| 1979 Champion 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $142,905 | Race Date: | Aug 19, 1979 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 4Min 5Sec. | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 130.376 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 35 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Osterlund Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 9 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 162.992 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Champion 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 180 | 200 | 115 |
| 3 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | David Pearson | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 160 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 8 | John Anderson | Draime Race Engines | Running | | 155 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 155 | 199 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running |  | 142 | 197 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 138 | 197 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running |  | 134 | 197 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Knutson's RV | Running | | 130 | 195 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 127 | 195 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running |  | 124 | 195 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 121 | 193 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti Cb | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Engine | | 117 | 185 | 3 |
| 18 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 109 | 183 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 106 | 173 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Engine | | 103 | 150 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 100 | 146 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 97 | 145 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Engine | | 99 | 141 | 38 |
| 24 | 32 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Rear Gear | | 91 | 131 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Clutch | | 93 | 129 | 5 |
| 26 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Engine | | 90 | 108 | 5 |
| 27 | 33 | 6 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Cylinder Head | | 82 | 96 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 79 | 85 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Exhaust | | 76 | 81 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 73 | 67 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt | Rear Gear | | 70 | 57 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 22 | Al Rudd, Jr. | Al Rudd (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 33 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Ignition | | 69 | 28 | 17 |
| 34 | 36 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Scope Mount | Piston | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Caldwell Knapp Cadillac | Accident |  | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Accident | | 55 | 2 | 0 |
