| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Champion 400 | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 19, 1979 | Race 21 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 130.376 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 03:04:05 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 35 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $21,100 |
| 2 | 11 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.i.n., Inc. | 180/10 | 200 | Running | $12,425 |
| 3 | 6 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool Company | 165/0 | 200 | Running | $12,820 |
| 4 | 1 | #2 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 160/0 | 199 | Running | $10,215 |
| 5 | 20 | #08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Draime Race Engines | 155/0 | 199 | Running | $4,355 |
| 6 | 7 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 155/5 | 199 | Running | $7,195 |
| 7 | 16 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | Truxmore | 146/0 | 199 | Running | $5,320 |
| 8 | 28 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 142/0 | 197 | Running | $4,890 |
| 9 | 15 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 138/0 | 197 | Running | $4,670 |
| 10 | 12 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 134/0 | 197 | Running | $4,550 |
| 11 | 13 | #17 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Knutson's RV | 130/0 | 195 | Running | $4,120 |
| 12 | 31 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 127/0 | 195 | Running | $3,850 |
| 13 | 34 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | STP | 124/0 | 195 | Running | $1,675 |
| 14 | 18 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 121/0 | 193 | Running | $3,130 |
| 15 | 29 | #0 | John Kennedy | Chevrolet | Avanti Cb | PE | 188 | Running | $1,490 |
| 16 | 30 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $2,725 |
| 17 | 8 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 117/5 | 185 | Engine Failure | $6,270 |
| 18 | 35 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon Racing | 109/0 | 183 | Running | $2,300 |
| 19 | 10 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 106/0 | 173 | Running | $4,775 |
| 20 | 22 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 103/0 | 150 | Engine Failure | $1,965 |
| 21 | 26 | #45 | Baxter Price | Oldsmobile | Iron Peddlers | 100/0 | 146 | Running | $1,920 |
| 22 | 19 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 97/0 | 145 | Running | $1,875 |
| 23 | 2 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 99/5 | 141 | Engine Failure | $4,935 |
| 24 | 32 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 91/0 | 131 | Overheating | $2,785 |
| 25 | 9 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 93/5 | 129 | Clutch | $875 |
| 26 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 90/5 | 108 | Engine Failure | $1,475 |
| 27 | 33 | #6 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Marty Robbins Racing | 82/0 | 96 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $825 |
| 28 | 17 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Midwestern Farm Lines | 79/0 | 85 | Running | $1,300 |
| 29 | 14 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | 76/0 | 81 | Exhaust System | $785 |
| 30 | 21 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 73/0 | 67 | Engine Failure | $765 |
| 31 | 24 | #19 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 70/0 | 57 | Overheating | $1,250 |
| 32 | 23 | #22 | Al Rudd Jr. | Chevrolet | Bill Lewis | PE | 39 | Clutch | $740 |
| 33 | 3 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 69/5 | 28 | Ignition | $1,405 |
| 34 | 36 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Scope Mount | PE | 23 | Broken Piston | $720 |
| 35 | 25 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Caldwell Knapp Cadillac | 58/0 | 2 | Accident | $710 |
| 36 | 27 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 55/0 | 2 | Accident | $700 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||