1979 Rich's Atlantic Classic

Race 13 of 14

Atlanta
100 laps
Time of race: 0:50:09
Average speed of winner: 182.094 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 1 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: B. Unser 1-36, Mears 37-40, Johncock 41-42, B. Unser 43-54, Rutherford 55-74, Mears 75-100

Race notes: Debut for Herm Johnson. Only start for Frank Weiss.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	200.378	100	2	30	flagged	300
2	10	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	192.178	99	1	2	out of fuel	240
3	1	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	203.121	99	2	48	flagged	210
4	9	Wally Dallenbach	40	Foreman Industries	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	193.701	99	0	0	flagged	180
5	3	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	199.650	97	0	0	flagged	150
6	16	Joe Saldana	79	Hoffman Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman		90	0	0	flagged	120
7	11	Herm Johnson	42	Mergard 20th Century	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Mergard	189.953	90	0	0	flagged	90
8	7	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	197.292	88	0	0	flagged	75
9	13	Frank Weiss	50	Intercomp-Bivouac Vans	Manta	Offenhauser	Goodyear		183.441	86	0	0	flagged	0
10	14	Bill Alsup	41	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP		79	0	0	flagged	45
11	5	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	199.084	75	1	20	engine	30
12	12	Larry Cannon	95	Cannon Racing	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Cannon	183.576	54	0	0	oil leak	15
13	15	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Morales		52	0	0	engine	8
14	6	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	198.954	47	0	0	transaxle	8
15	4	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	199.606	29	0	0	magneto	8
16	8	Spike Gehlhausen	55	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	195.924	8	0	0	suspension	8

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	3850	13	2	3	8
2	Bobby Unser	3580	13	5	6	8
3	Johnny Rutherford	2043	13	1	2	5
4	Gordon Johncock	2031	13	1	2	5
5	Al Unser	1785	13	1	0	3
6	Danny Ongais	1467	12	0	0	0
7	Tom Sneva	1210	13	0	0	4
8	Tom Bagley	1148	12	0	0	0
9	Wally Dallenbach	1134	13	0	0	1
10	Mike Mosley	1076	11	0	0	2
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	Bill Alsup	370	12	0	0	0
15	Joe Saldana	362	12	0	0	0
16	Pancho Carter	362	12	0	0	0
17	Salt Walther	314	8	0	0	0
18	Steve Krisiloff	279	10	0	0	0
19	Spike Gehlhausen	268	13	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	Herm Johnson	90	1	0	0	0
25	John Mahler	74	6	0	0	0