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1979 - Gabriel 400 Race Results


Race Name - Gabriel 400
Date - 6/17/1979
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 400 miles
Pole Speed - 162.371 mph
Number of Cautions - 6
Caution Laps - 33
Average Race Speed - 135.79 mph
Lead Changes - 47
Total Race Purse - $148,505
Race Number - 16
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 3 Buddy Baker 28 Spectra (Harry Ranier) 200 Chevrolet 121 $16,870
2 2 Donnie Allison 1 Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) 200 Chevrolet 25 $12,970
3 5 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 200 Oldsmobile 4 $12,620
4 1 Neil Bonnett 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 200 Mercury 9 $7,410
5 10 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 200 Chevrolet 23 $8,325
6 13 Dale Earnhardt 2 Rod Osterlund 200 Chevrolet 1 $7,540
7 6 Bobby Allison 15 Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) 200 Ford 1 $6,830
8 8 Ricky Rudd 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 199 Mercury 0 $5,665
9 12 Tighe Scott 30 Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) 199 Buick 0 $5,480
10 34 Dick Brooks 5 Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) 199 Chevrolet 0 $4,650
11 19 Lennie Pond 12 Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers) 199 Chevrolet 0 $2,425
12 11 Bill Elliott 9 Knutsons SkiDoo (George Elliott) 198 Mercury 1 $2,315
13 9 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 197 Chevrolet 8 $5,655
14 22 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 196 Chevrolet 0 $4,060
15 30 Buddy Arrington 67 Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) 196 Dodge 0 $3,865
16 26 Jimmy Means 52 Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) 193 Chevrolet 0 $3,625
17 24 Harry Gant 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 193 Chevrolet 0 $1,440
18 27 John Kennedy 0 Avanti CB (John Kennedy) 192 Chevrolet 0 $1,385
19 36 Sandy Satullo 38 Copper Kettle Marina (Sandy Satullo) 192 Buick 0 $1,345
20 21 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 190 Chevrolet 0 $3,125
21 31 DK Ulrich 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 190 Buick 0 $2,830
22 20 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 186 Dodge 0 $2,585
23 23 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 186 Oldsmobile 0 $2,380
24 25 Bob Burcham 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 184 Chevrolet 0 $2,085
25 7 Terry Labonte 44 Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) 184 Chevrolet 0 $2,050
26 15 Dave Marcis 71 Transmissions Unlimited (Dave Marcis) 173 Chevrolet 4 $1,765
27 17 Ronnie Thomas 25 Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) 150 Chevrolet 1 $2,970
28 35 David Sosebee 81 Gober Sosebee 135 Chevrolet 0 $1,060
29 18 Roger Hamby 17 Kings Inn (Roger Hamby) 122 Chevrolet 0 $1,545
30 4 Joe Millikan 72 Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) 103 Chevrolet 0 $4,725
31 16 Benny Parsons 27 Griffin Marine (MC Anderson) 97 Chevrolet 0 $1,510
32 28 Paul Fess 82 Lasky Construction (Stan Lasky) 97 Oldsmobile 0 $1,000
33 32 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 84 Ford 0 $1,490
34 14 Bill Green 49 AK Cartage (Charles Dean) 76 Chevrolet 2 $980
35 29 Marty Robbins 42 Marty Robbins 64 Dodge 0 $970
36 33 Bill Seifert 9 CRC Chemicals (Nelson Oswald) 32 Oldsmobile 0 $960