1979 Gabriel 400
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
|
1979 Gabriel 400 program cover | |||
| Date | June 17, 1979 | ||
| Official name | Gabriel 400 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan, USA) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.000 miles (3.218 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures of 90.9 °F (32.7 °C); wind speeds of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 135.798 miles per hour (218.546 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 62,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | |
| Laps | 121 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Buddy Baker | Ranier Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Al Michaels Jackie Stewart | ||
The 1979 Gabriel 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on June 17, 1979, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.
The NASCAR Winston Cup Series races that were being shown at Michigan International Speedway between the late-1970s and the late-1980s were exceptionally good by modern standards.