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1978 Gould Grand Prix
Held on September 16, 1978 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI
75 L, 150 M, 241.425 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	20	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	Parnelli / Cosworth	75	17	running	300
2	2	1	Tom Sneva	Norton Spirit	Penske / Cosworth	75	0	running	240
3	9	20	Gordon Johncock	North American Van Lines	Wildcat / DGS	75	0	running	210
4	16	43	Tom Bigelow	Armstrong Moulding	Wildcat / DGS	75	10	running	180
5	3	14	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore, American Racing	Parnelli / Cosworth	75	9	running	150
6	14	22	Tom Bagley	Kent Oil	Watson / Offy	74	0	running	120
7	10	16	Johnny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks	Lightning / Offy	73	0	running	90
8	11	24	Sheldon Kinser	Thermo King	Watson / Offy	73	0	running	75
9	13	26	Jim McElreath	Circle City Coal	Eagle / Offy	72	0	running	60
10	18	69	Joe Saldana	Team 69	Eagle / Offy	71	0	running	45
11	6	6	Wally Dallenbach	Sugaripe Prune	McLaren / Cosworth	61	13	engine	30
12	19	58	Eldon Rasmussen	Rent-A-Racer	Rascar / Foyt	60	0	running	15
13	1	4	Johnny Rutherford	1st National City Travelers Checks	McLaren / Cosworth	35	26	gear	8
14	17	30	Jerry Sneva	Schram GM Parts	McLaren / Offy	24	0	gearbox	8
15	16	40	Steve Krisiloff	Foreman Industries	Wildcat / Offy	21	0	engine	8
16	8	19	Spike Gehlhausen	Tibon	Eagle / Offy	7	0	accident	8
17	5	2	Al Unser	1st National City Travelers Checks	Lola / Cosworth	7	0	accident	6
18	7	8	Pancho Carter	Budweiser	Lightning / Cosworth	7	0	transmission	6
19	15	85	Larry Cannon	Natural Lite Beer	Wildcat / DGS	1	0	bearing	6
20	4	7	Mario Andretti	Gould Charge	Penske / Cosworth	0	0	engine	6

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 1h:01:32
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Johnny Rutherford
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Margin of Victory: Race Ended Under Green
Average Speed: 146.246 mph
Cautions: 4 for 13 laps - Laps 2-4 #22 lost wheel turn 2, Laps 8-11 #2,19 accident turn 3, Laps 24-27 #40 stalled turn 4, Laps 62-63 #6 stalled turn 4
Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers - Johnny Rutherford 1-25, A.J. Foyt 26, Tom Bigelow 27-33, Rutherford 34, Bigelow 35-37, Foyt 38-44, Wally Dallenbach 45-55, Foyt 56, Dallenbach 57-58, Danny Ongais 59-75
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered