1979 Gould Twin Dixie 125

Race 3 of 14

Atlanta
82 laps
Time of race: 0:45:40
Average speed of winner: 166.159 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: Rutherford 1-7, B. Unser 8-14, Rutherford 15-25, Walther 26-38, Rutherford 39-68, Mears 69, Rutherford 70-82

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		82	4	61	flagged	250
2	5	Rick Mears	9	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske		82	1	1	flagged	200
3	6	Al Unser	2	Pennzoil	Chaparral	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall		82	0	0	flagged	175
4	7	Bobby Unser	12	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske		82	1	7	flagged	150
5	3	Tom Sneva	1	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren	Cosworth	Goodyear	O Connell		81	0	0	flagged	125
6	14	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope		81	0	0	flagged	100
7	8	Tom Bagley	11	Kent Oil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin		81	0	0	flagged	75
8	11	Wally Dallenbach	40	Patrick Racing	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		80	0	0	flagged	63
9	4	Gordon Johncock	20	North American Van Lines	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick		80	0	0	flagged	50
10	10	Salt Walther	77	Dayton-Walther	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Walmotor		79	1	13	flagged	38
11	9	Pancho Carter	10	Alex XLNT Foods	Lightning	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales		78	0	0	flagged	25
12	12	Vern Schuppan	34	Wysard Motors	Wildcat	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Wysard		74	0	0	out of fuel	13
13	13	Joe Saldana	69	Snyder Industries	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Hoffman		72	0	0	flagged	5
14	18	Larry Rice	35	S&M Electric	Lightning	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Santello		62	0	0	flagged	5
15	15	Bill Alsup	41	WASP Racing	McLaren	Offenhauser	Goodyear	WASP		52	0	0	overheating	5
16	17	Spike Gehlhausen	19	Sta-On Car Glaze	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	Gehlhausen		13	0	0	oil leak	5
17	16	Mike Mosley	36	Theodore Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Theodore		3	0	0	engine	5
18	2	Lee Kunzman	21	Conqueste	Parnelli	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hamm		3	0	0	gearbox	5

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnny Rutherford	710	3	1	2	3
2	Rick Mears	565	3	0	0	2
3	Gordon Johncock	500	3	0	1	1
4	Al Unser	455	3	0	0	1
5	Bobby Unser	375	3	1	0	0
6	Tom Sneva	306	3	0	0	1
7	Lee Kunzman	265	3	0	0	1
8	Tom Bagley	213	3	0	0	0
9	Wally Dallenbach	178	3	0	0	0
10	Mike Mosley	130	3	0	0	0
11	Danny Ongais	113	3	0	0	0
12	Salt Walther	91	3	0	0	0
13	Pancho Carter	81	3	0	0	0
14	Larry Rice	50	2	0	0	0
15	Bill Alsup	40	3	0	0	0
16	Vern Schuppan	31	3	0	0	0
17	Joe Saldana	18	3	0	0	0
18	Spike Gehlhausen	16	3	0	0	0
19	Steve Krisiloff	13	2	0	0	0
20	Tom Frantz	8	1	0	0	0
21	John Mahler	6	1	0	0	0