1979 Gabriel 400

Race 16 of 31

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:56:44
Average speed of winner: 135.798 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 47 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 33 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett 1-2, Baker 3, Bonnett 4-8, Baker 9-13, Bonnett 14, D. Allison 15-22, Baker 23, D. Allison 24-26, Green 27-28, Thomas 29, Waltrip 30, B. Allison 31, Waltrip 32-37, Baker 38-39, Yarborough 40, Baker 41-43, Yarborough 44, Baker 45-48, D. Allison 49-50, Baker 51-52, D. Allison 53, Petty 54-60, D. Allison 61-63, Baker 64-67, Petty 68, Elliott 69, Petty 70-77, D. Allison 78-79, Bonnett 80, Yarborough 81-82, Petty 83-84, Baker 85-118, Marcis 119, Petty 120-124, Baker 125-129, Earnhardt 130, Baker 131, Waltrip 132, Marcis 133-135, Baker 136-157, D. Allison 158-159, Baker 160-165, D. Allison 166, Baker 167-173, D. Allison 174-175, Baker 176-180, D. Allison 181, Baker 182-200

Race notes: Debut for David Sosebee and Sandy Satullo. Finale for Paul Fess, Bill Green, and Bill Seifert.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		200	16	121	running	16870	185
2	2	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		200	10	25	running	12970	175
3	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		200	3	4	running	12620	170
4	1	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	162.371	200	4	9	running	7410	165
5	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		200	5	23	running	8325	160
6	13	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		200	1	1	running	7540	155
7	6	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		200	1	1	running	6830	151
8	8	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			199	0	0	running	5665	142
9	12	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		199	0	0	running	5480	138
10	34	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Malloch			199	0	0	running	4650	0
11	19	Lennie Pond	12	Kencoal	Chevrolet	Childers			199	0	0	running	2425	130
12	11	Bill Elliott	9	Knutson's Ski-Doo	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		198	1	1	running	2315	132
13	9	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		197	3	8	engine	5655	129
14	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			196	0	0	running	4060	121
15	30	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			196	0	0	running	3865	118
16	26	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			193	0	0	running	3625	115
17	24	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			193	0	0	running	1440	112
18	27	John Kennedy	0	Avanti CB	Chevrolet	John Kennedy			192	0	0	running	1385	109
19	36	Sandy Satullo	38	Copper Kettle Marina	Buick	Satullo			192	0	0	running	1345	106
20	21	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			190	0	0	running	3125	103
21	31	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Buick	Ulrich			190	0	0	running	2830	100
22	20	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			186	0	0	accident	2585	97
23	23	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Childress			186	0	0	running	2380	94
24	25	Bob Burcham	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			184	0	0	engine	2085	91
25	7	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			184	0	0	running	2050	88
26	15	Dave Marcis	71	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Marcis			173	2	4	accident	1765	90
27	17	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			150	1	1	oil pressure	2970	87
28	35	David Sosebee	81	Sosebee Racing	Chevrolet	David Sosebee			135	0	0	valve	1060	0
29	18	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn	Chevrolet	Hamby			122	0	0	accident	1545	76
30	4	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			103	0	0	connecting rod	4725	73
31	16	Benny Parsons	27	Griffin's Marine	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		97	0	0	valve	1510	70
32	28	Paul Fess	82	Lasky Construction	Oldsmobile	Lasky			97	0	0	valve	1000	67
33	32	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			84	0	0	shock mounts	1490	64
34	14	Bill Green	49	A.K. Cartage	Chevrolet	Charles Dean			76	1	2	engine	980	0
35	29	Marty Robbins	42	Marty Robbins Racing	Dodge	Robbins			64	0	0	connecting rod	970	58
36	33	Bill Seifert	09	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Oswald			32	0	0	oil pressure	960	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	2555	16	3	4	12	12
2	Bobby Allison	2514	16	2	4	11	12
3	Cale Yarborough	2397	16	0	2	10	12
4	Richard Petty	2362	16	0	2	11	12
5	Dale Earnhardt	2172	16	1	1	5	8
6	Joe Millikan	2079	16	1	0	3	12
7	Benny Parsons	2065	16	1	0	7	10
8	Terry Labonte	1933	16	0	0	1	8
9	Richard Childress	1931	16	0	0	1	6
10	J.D. McDuffie	1902	16	0	0	1	5
11	Buddy Baker	1889	15	4	2	6	9
12	D.K. Ulrich	1864	16	0	0	0	2
13	Buddy Arrington	1843	16	0	0	1	4
14	James Hylton	1808	15	0	0	0	4
15	Frank Warren	1732	16	0	0	0	3
16	Ricky Rudd	1641	14	0	0	0	6
17	Donnie Allison	1550	12	1	0	4	7
18	Ronnie Thomas	1506	16	0	0	0	0
19	Cecil Gordon	1363	13	0	0	0	0
20	Tommy Gale	1355	13	0	0	0	1
21	Dave Marcis	1274	12	0	0	0	1
22	Baxter Price	1218	12	0	0	0	0
23	Dick Brooks	1163	13	0	0	1	4
24	Jimmy Means	1147	13	0	0	0	0
25	Neil Bonnett	984	10	2	1	2	2