1979 Gould Grand Prix

Race 12 of 14

Michigan
75 laps
Time of race: 0:51:22
Average speed of winner: 175.211 mph
Margin of victory: 10.6 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-9, Johncock 10-28, Sneva 29, Johncock 30-35, B. Unser 36-75

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	204.001	75	2	49	flagged	300
2	6	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	199.878	75	1	1	flagged	240
3	2	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	203.252	74	0	0	out of fuel	210
4	4	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	201.534	74	0	0	flagged	180
5	10	Tom Bagley	11	Dairy Queen - Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	195.043	74	0	0	flagged	150
6	7	Wally Dallenbach	40	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	199.639	73	0	0	engine	120
7	15	Steve Krisiloff	60	Patrick Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		73	0	0	flagged	90
8	12	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Morales	189.788	71	0	0	flagged	75
9	11	Bill Alsup	41	WASP Racing	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	WASP	191.454	65	0	0	flagged	60
10	5	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	200.323	53	0	0	accident	45
11	8	Spike Gehlhausen	55	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	198.566	48	0	0	ignition	30
12	9	Salt Walther	77	Dayton-Walther	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Walmotor	196.196	38	0	0	rear end	15
13	3	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	203.183	36	2	25	engine	8
14	14	Tom Frantz	18	Kent Oil	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Frantz	179.888	27	0	0	oil leak	8
15	16	Larry Cannon	95	Cannon Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Cannon		0	0	0	did not start	0
16	13	Vern Schuppan	34	Wysard-Barrett	Wildcat	DGS	Goodyear	Wysard	181.214	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	3550	12	2	2	7
2	Bobby Unser	3370	12	4	6	7
3	Johnny Rutherford	2013	12	1	2	5
4	Gordon Johncock	1791	12	1	2	4
5	Al Unser	1635	12	1	0	3
6	Danny Ongais	1459	11	0	0	0
7	Tom Bagley	1148	12	0	0	0
8	Tom Sneva	1135	12	0	0	4
9	Mike Mosley	1068	10	0	0	2
10	Wally Dallenbach	954	12	0	0	1
11	Mario Andretti	700	1	0	0	1
12	Lee Kunzman	485	8	0	0	1
13	Vern Schuppan	441	7	0	0	0
14	Pancho Carter	354	11	0	0	0
15	Bill Alsup	325	11	0	0	0
16	Salt Walther	314	8	0	0	0
17	Steve Krisiloff	279	10	0	0	0
18	Spike Gehlhausen	260	12	0	0	0
19	Joe Saldana	242	11	0	0	0
20	Tom Frantz	236	7	0	0	0
21	Jerry Sneva	155	2	0	0	0
22	Larry Rice	105	5	0	0	0
23	Tim Richmond	104	4	0	0	0
24	John Mahler	74	6	0	0	0
25	Al Loquasto	70	3	0	0	0