Gould Grand Prix
Michigan International Speedway
2 Mile Paved Oval
75 Laps/150 Miles
September 15, 1979
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | Bobby Unser | 12 | Norton Spirit | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth TC | 75 | 0:51:22 175.211 | 300 |
| 2 | 6 | Tom Sneva | 1 | Sugaripe Prune | McLaren | Cosworth TC | 75 | Finished | 240 |
| 3 | 2 | Rick Mears | 9 | Gould Charge | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth TC | 74 | Out of fuel | 210 |
| 4 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 4 | Budweiser | McLaren | Cosworth TC | 74 | Flagged | 180 |
| 5 | 10 | Tom Bagley | 11 | Dairy Queen/Kent Oil | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth TC | 74 | Flagged | 150 |
| 6 | 7 | Wally Dallenbach | 40 | Foreman Industries | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth TC | 73 | Engine | 120 |
| 7 | 14 | Steve Krisiloff | 60 | Patrick Racing | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth TC | X | Flagged | 90 |
| 8 | 12 | Pancho Carter | 10 | Alex XLNT Foods | Lightning | Offy TC | 71 | Flagged | 75 |
| 9 | 11 | Bill Alsup | 41 | WASP Racing | McLaren | Cosworth TC |
65 |
Flagged | 60 |
| 10 | 5 | Al Unser | 2 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth TC | 53 | Wrecked | 45 |
| 11 | 8 | Spike Gehlhausen | 55 | Frosty Acres | Lightning | Cosworth TC | 48 | Ignition | 30 |
| 12 | 9 | Salt Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth TC | 38 | Broken rear end link | 15 |
| 13 | 3 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | North American Van Lines | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth TC | 36 | Engine | 8 |
| 14 | 11 | Tom Frantz | 18 | Kent Oil | Wildcat | DGS | 27 | Oil leak | 8 |
| -- | -- | Mike Mosley | 36 | Theodore Racing | Eagle | Cosworth TC | -- | DNS, engine | |
| -- | -- | Larry Cannon | 95 | Cannon Racing | Wildcat | Offy TC | -- | Did not start | |
| -- | -- | Vern Schuppan | 34 | Wysard-Barrett | Wildcat | DGS | -- | Did not start | |
| -- | -- | Mario Andretti | 99 | Gould Charge | Penske PC-6 | Cosworth TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Danny Ongais | 25 | Interscope/Panasonic | Parnelli | Cosworth TC | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Joe Saldana | 69 | Hoffman Racing | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | Lost oil pressure, practice |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Bobby Unser | 49 | 1-9, 36-75 |
| Gordon Johncock | 25 | 10-28, 30-35 |
| Tom Sneva | 1 | 29 |