1979 Gould Twin Dixie 125


The 1979 Gould Dixie Twin 125 were the second and third rounds of the 1979 IndyCar season, held on April 22, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia.

Race 1

Summary

won the pole for the first race, with Gordon Johncock starting second, Mike Mosley in third, Danny Ongais in fourth, and Tom Sneva in fifth.
In the race, Rutherford and Johncock dominated the first 60 laps. After a caution period ended with just 14 laps to go, Lee Kunzman managed to jump out to the lead. Johnny Rutherford caught up to him with eight laps to go, and the two dueled, with Rutherford passing him on the penultimate lap and holding on to win. Tom Sneva claimed third, Gordon Johncock fourth, and Rick Mears fifth.

Results

Lap Leader Breakdown

LeaderForm LapTo Lap# Of Laps
Johnny Rutherford11010
Gordon Johncock114232
Johnny Rutherford436018
Bobby Unser61611
Tom Sneva62687
Lee Kunzman698012
Johnny Rutherford81822

Points standings after this race

Note: Only top ten are listed
RankDriverPointsDiffPos Change
1Johnny Rutherford460+2
2Gordon Johncock450-10-1
3Rick Mears365-95-1
4Al Unser280-180=0
5Lee Kunzman260-200+4
6Bobby Unser225-235-1
7Tom Sneva181-279+13
8Tom Bagley138-322=0
9Mike Mosley125-335-3
10Wally Dallenbach115-345-3

Race 2

Summary

won the pole for the second straight race, with Lee Kunzman, Tom Sneva, Gordon Johncock, and Rick Mears rounding out the top five. The race was dominated by Rutherford, who led 61 of the 82 laps, being only challenged by Bobby Unser and Salt Walther, who led 13 laps thanks to pit shuffling. Rick Mears placed second, Al Unser, who ran out of fuel on the last lap claimed third, Bobby Unser fourth and Tom Sneva fifth.

Results

Lap Leader Breakdown

LeaderFrom LapTo Lap# Of Laps
Johnny Rutherford177
Bobby Unser8147
Johnny Rutherford152511
Salt Walther263813
Johnny Rutherford396830
Rick Mears69691
Johnny Rutherford708213

Points standings after this race

Note: Only top ten are listed
RankDriverPointsDiffPos Change
1Johnny Rutherford710=0
2Rick Mears565-145+1
3Gordon Johncock500-210-1
4Al Unser455-255=0
5Bobby Unser375-335+1
6Tom Sneva306-404+1
7Lee Kunzman265-445-2
8Tom Bagley213-497=0
9Wally Dallenbach178-532+1
10Mike Mosley130-580-1