| 1979 Gabriel 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $148,505 | Race Date: | Jun 17, 1979 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 2h 56m 44s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 47 | Average Speed: | 135.798 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 33 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 121 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 162.371 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Gabriel 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 121 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 175 | 200 | 25 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 9 |
| 5 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 200 | 23 |
| 6 | 13 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 155 | 200 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 151 | 200 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running |  | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 34 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Running | | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Running | | 130 | 199 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Knutson's Ski-Doo | Running | | 132 | 198 | 1 |
| 13 | 9 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 129 | 197 | 8 |
| 14 | 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 121 | 196 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 118 | 196 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 115 | 193 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 112 | 193 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti Cb | Running | | 109 | 192 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 38 | Sandy Satullo | Copper Kettle Marina | Running | | 106 | 192 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 103 | 190 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 100 | 190 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Accident | | 97 | 186 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 94 | 186 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 19 | Bob Burcham | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 91 | 184 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 88 | 184 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Accident | | 90 | 173 | 4 |
| 27 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Oil Pressure | | 87 | 150 | 1 |
| 28 | 35 | 81 | David Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Valves | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Accident | | 76 | 122 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Engine | | 73 | 103 | 0 |
| 31 | 16 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Valves | | 70 | 97 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | 82 | Paul Fess | Lasky Construction | Valves | | 67 | 97 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Suspension | | 64 | 84 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 49 | Bill Green | A.K. Cartage | Engine | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Broken Wheel | | 58 | 64 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 9 | Bill Seifert | CRC Chemicals | Oil Pressure | | 55 | 32 | 0 |
