1979 Gould Twin Dixie 125

**1979 Atlanta 1 Grand Prix**
Race details
Race 2 of 14 in the 1979 CART World Series season.
Date	April 22, 1979
Official name	Gould Dixie Twin 125
Location	Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia, United States
Course	Quad-Oval 1.540 mi / 2.450 km
Distance	82 laps, 126.28 mi / 200.900 km
Weather	Unknown
Pole
Driver	Johnny Rutherford	Mclaren International
Time	27.166
Fastest Lap
Driver	Unknown	Unknown
Time	Unknown (on lap Unknown of 82)
Podium
First	Johnny Rutherford	Mclaren International
Second	Lee Kunzman	Hamm
Third	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune

The 1979 Gould Dixie Twin 125 - Heat 1 was the second round of the 1979 CART World Series Season, held on April 22, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia.

[edit] Qualifying results

Pos	Name	Team	Qual 1	Best
1	Johnny Rutherford	Mclaren International	27.166	27.166
DNQ	Tom Frantz	Frantz Racing	Piston
DNQ	Larry Rice	S-M Electric
DNQ	John Mahler	Sport Magazine	Contact

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	4	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren International	82	47:28.000
2	21	Lee Kunzman	Hamm	82	-
3	1	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	82	-
4	20	Gordon Johncock	Patrick Racing	82	-
5	9	Rick Mears	Team Penske	82	-
6	2	Al Unser	Chapparal	82	-
7	12	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	82	-
8	11	Tom Bagley	Longhorn Racing	81	+ 1 Laps
9	10	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	81	+ 1 Laps
10	77	Salt Walther	Walmotor	80	+ 2 Laps
11	40	Wally Dallenbach	Patrick Racing	79	+ 3 Laps
12	34	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motor Co.	75	+ 7 Laps
13	69	Joe Saldana	Hoffman Racing	58	Fire
14	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	56	Fuel Line
15	7	Steve Krisiloff	Fletcher Racing	53	Transmission
16	41	Bill Alsup	WASP Racing	42	Over-Heating
17	36	Mike Mosley	All American Racers	20	Gearbox
18	19	Spike Gehlhausen	Gehlhausen Racing	12	Ignition

**1979 Atlanta 2 Grand Prix**
Race details
Race 3 of 14 in the 1979 CART World Series season.
Date	April 22, 1979
Official name	Gould Dixie Twin 125
Location	Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia, United States
Course	Quad-Oval 1.540 mi / 2.450 km
Distance	82 laps, 126.28 mi / 200.900 km
Weather	Unknown
Pole
Driver	N/A	N/A
Time	N/A
Fastest Lap
Driver	Unknown	Unknown
Time	Unknown (on lap Unknown of 82)
Podium
First	Johnny Rutherford	Mclaren International
Second	Rick Mears	Team Penske
Third	Al Unser	Chaparral Cars Inc.

The 1979 Gould Dixie Twin 125 - Heat 2 was the third round of the 1979 CART World Series Season, held on April 22, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	4	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren International	82	45:40.000
2	9	Rick Mears	Team Penske	82	-
3	2	Al Unser	Chapparal	82	-
4	12	Bobby Unser	Team Penske	82	-
5	1	Tom Sneva	Sugaripe Prune	81	+ 1 Lap
6	11	Tom Bagley	Longhorn Racing	81	+ 1 Laps
7	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	81	+ 1 Lap
8	40	Wally Dallenbach	Patrick Racing	80	+ 2 Laps
9	20	Gordon Johncock	Patrick Racing	80	+ 2 Laps
10	77	Salt Walther	Walmotor	79	+ 3 Laps
11	10	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	78	+ 4 Laps
12	34	Vern Schuppan	Wysard Motor Co.	74	Out of Fuel
13	69	Joe Saldana	Hoffman Racing	72	+ 10 Laps
14	35	Larry Rice	S-M Electric	62	+ 20 Laps
15	41	Bill Alsup	WASP Racing	52	Over-Heating
16	19	Spike Gehlhausen	Gehlhausen Racing	13	Oil Leak
17	36	Mike Mosley	All American Racers	3	Engine
18	21	Lee Kunzman	Hamm	3	Gearbox

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