| 词条 | 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type = CUST | Description = Race 21 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | Race Name = Champion Spark Plug 400 | Details ref = [1][2][3] | Fulldate = {{Start date|1979|August|19}} | Year = 1979 | Race_No = 21 | Season_No = 31 | Image = Michigan International Speedway.PNG | Caption = Layout of Michigan International Speedway | Official name = Champion Spark Plug 400 | Location = Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | Course_mi = 2.000 | Course_km = 3.218 | Distance_laps = 200 | Distance_mi = 400 | Distance_km = 643 | Weather = Mild with temperatures of {{convert|78.1|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|9.9|mph|km/h}} | Avg = {{convert|130.367|mi/h}} | Attendance = 60,000[3] | Pole_Driver = David Pearson | Pole_Team = Osterlund Motorsports | Most_Driver = Buddy Baker | Most_Team = Ranier Racing | Most_laps = 115 | Car = 43 | First_Driver = Richard Petty | First_Team = Petty Enterprises | Network = untelevised | Announcers = none }} The 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on August 19, 1979, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. BackgroundMichigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is {{convert|2|mi|km}} long.[4] Opened in 1968, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees.[4] The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long.[4]SummaryThere were 36 American-born male drivers on the grid.[3][5] Richard Petty defeated Buddy Baker[5] by one second in front of 60,000.[3][2] There were 21 lead changes and five caution flags for 35 laps; making the race three hours and four minutes long.[3][2] David Pearson earned the pole position with a speed of {{convert|162.992|mph|km/h}} while the average speed was {{convert|130.376|mph|km/h}}.[3][2] Blackie Wangerin would receive the last-place finish due to a crash with H.B. Bailey on lap 2 which resulted in Wangerin's car flipping outside of the track. John Anderson got his only top five finish in his Cup debut. [3][2][5]Al Rudd, Jr. would race his only NASCAR event here. The entire purse was $142,905 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|142905|1979|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).[6] Notable crew chiefs for this race were Buddy Parrott, Joey Arrington, Kirk Shelmerdine, Darrell Bryant, Dale Inman, Harry Hyde, Bud Moore, Tim Brewer, and Jake Elder.[7]Qualifying
Failed to qualify: Jan Opperman (#96)[8] Finishing order{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
Standings after the race
References1. ^Weather for the 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac {{s-start}}{{succession box |2. ^1 2 3 4 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 racing information at Race Database 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 racing information at Racing Reference 4. ^1 2 {{cite web | url=http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/michigan/michigan-international-speedway | title=Michigan International Speedway | publisher=CBS Sports | accessdate=2013-06-11}} 5. ^1 2 3 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 racing information at Driver Averages 6. ^1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 racing purse at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 7. ^[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1979-21/W/C 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 crew chiefs] at Racing Reference 8. ^Qualifying information at Racing Reference before = 1979 Talladega 500 | after = 1979 Volunteer 500| title = NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season| years = 1979 | }}{{s-end}}{{s-start}}{{succession box | before = 1979 Virginia 500 | after = 1979 CRC Chemicals 500| title = Richard Petty's Career Wins| years = 1960-1984 | }}{{s-end}} 3 : 1979 in sports in Michigan|1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway |
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