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The 1979 Gabriel 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) race that took place on June 17, 1979, at Michigan International Speedway in the American community of Brooklyn, Michigan. By the following season, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. ==Summary== Two hundred laps were done on a paved oval track spanning .〔〔 The total time of the race was two hours, fifty-six minutes, and forty-four seconds.〔〔 There were six cautions for thirty-three laps with the race finishing under caution.〔〔 Speeds were: as the average and as the pole position speed.〔〔 Sixty-two thousand fans managed to see Buddy Baker defeat Donnie Allison under caution.〔〔 The race was also Bill Seifert's final start in addition to being Bill Elliott's 33rd start in the NASCAR Cup Series; Elliott would lead the first lap of his NASCAR Cup Series career during this event. Other famous drivers like Darrell Waltrip (who retained the championship points lead after this race〔 but lost it at the 1979 running of the Los Angeles Times 500 by 11 points〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Darrell Waltrip's Lost Championship Hopes )〕), Richard Childress (now the owner of Richard Childress Racing), Benny Parsons, and Terry Labonte have participated in this race.〔 While substituting for Roger Hamby during the middle of this racing event, Steve Pfieffer lost control of his car during a caution period and injured a couple of spectators on the pit wall while attempting to stop his vehicle for maintenance. He would be later sent to Foote West Hospital in nearby Jackson; where the doctors gave him a good prognosis and eventually released him with cuts on his right knee and chest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ''Baker Garners Gabriel 400'' )〕 The total winnings of this race were $148,505 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Buddy Baker earned $16,780 in cash prizes for his win ($ when adjusted for inflation) while Bill Seifert walked away only $960 wealthier ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 1979 Gabriel 400 racing results (second reference) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1979 Gabriel 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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