1979 Gould Twin Dixie 125

Race 2 of 14

Atlanta
82 laps
Time of race: 0:47:28
Average speed of winner: 157.758 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Rutherford 1-10, Johncock 11-42, Rutherford 43-60, B. Unser 61, Sneva 62-68, Kunzman 69-80, Rutherford 81-82

Race notes: First win for Johnny Rutherford. First pole for Johnny Rutherford. Johnny Rutherford took the points lead from Gordon Johncock.

Video links: Highlights from both twins

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Johnny Rutherford	4	Budweiser	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	McLaren	201.693	82	3	30	flagged	250
2	9	Lee Kunzman	21	Conqueste	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hamm	190.302	82	1	12	flagged	200
3	5	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell	197.683	82	1	7	flagged	175
4	2	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	199.156	82	1	32	flagged	150
5	11	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	196.535	82	0	0	flagged	125
6	7	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	194.132	82	0	0	flagged	100
7	8	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	193.331	82	1	1	flagged	75
8	16	Tom Bagley	11	Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	186.907	81	0	0	flagged	63
9	13	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	188.079	81	0	0	flagged	50
10	14	Salt Walther	77	Dayton-Walther	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Walmotor	188.308	80	0	0	flagged	38
11	6	Wally Dallenbach	40	Patrick Racing	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	196.344	79	0	0	flagged	25
12	18	Vern Schuppan	34	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Wysard	181.870	75	0	0	flagged	13
13	15	Joe Saldana	69	Snyder Industries	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman	187.156	58	0	0	fire	5
14	4	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope/Panasonic	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	197.769	56	0	0	fuel line	5
15	12	Steve Krisiloff	7	Frosty Acres	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	191.573	53	0	0	transmission	5
16	17	Bill Alsup	41	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP	182.670	42	0	0	overheating	5
17	3	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore	198.442	20	0	0	gearbox	5
18	10	Spike Gehlhausen	19	Sta-On KJ	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	190.170	12	0	0	ignition	5

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	460	2	1	1	2
2	Gordon Johncock	450	2	0	1	1
3	Rick Mears	365	2	0	0	1
4	Al Unser	280	2	0	0	0
5	Lee Kunzman	260	2	0	0	1
6	Bobby Unser	225	2	1	0	0
7	Tom Sneva	181	2	0	0	1
8	Tom Bagley	138	2	0	0	0
9	Mike Mosley	125	2	0	0	0
10	Wally Dallenbach	115	2	0	0	0
11	Pancho Carter	56	2	0	0	0
12	Salt Walther	53	2	0	0	0
13	Larry Rice	45	1	0	0	0
14	Bill Alsup	35	2	0	0	0
15	Vern Schuppan	18	2	0	0	0
16	Joe Saldana	13	2	0	0	0
17	Danny Ongais	13	2	0	0	0
18	Steve Krisiloff	13	2	0	0	0
19	Spike Gehlhausen	11	2	0	0	0
20	Tom Frantz	8	1	0	0	0
21	John Mahler	6	1	0	0	0