| 1979 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $538,330 | Race Date: | Feb 18, 1979 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Length | Race Duration: | 3h 28m 22s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 36 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 143.977 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 57 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #28 Oldsmobile | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 12 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 196.049 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 12 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 180 | 200 | 4 |
| 3 | 6 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore | Running | | 170 | 200 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Accident | | 170 | 199 | 93 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Accident | | 160 | 199 | 3 |
| 6 | 33 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running |  | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | 68 | Chuck Bown | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 147 | 199 | 10 |
| 9 | 37 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running |  | 138 | 198 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running |  | 134 | 197 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 135 | 197 | 1 |
| 12 | 15 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 127 | 197 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 124 | 197 | 0 |
| 14 | 38 | 19 | Bill Dennis | Belden Jennite | Running | | 121 | 196 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 118 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 115 | 189 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Running | | 114 | 183 | 37 |
| 19 | 17 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Newport & Associates | Running | | 106 | 168 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Running |  | 103 | 160 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Overheating | | 100 | 152 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 82 | Paul Fess | Lasky Construction | Engine | | 97 | 135 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Brakes | | 94 | 129 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Engine | | 91 | 119 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Cylinder Head | | 88 | 116 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 37 | Dave Watson | Amsoil | Clutch | | 90 | 115 | 1 |
| 27 | 8 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Transmission | | 82 | 105 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 0 | John Utsman | Ed Whitaker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 79 | 101 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 47 | Geoffrey Bodine | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 81 | 99 | 6 |
| 30 | 40 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Burger King | Brakes | | 78 | 83 | 2 |
| 31 | 11 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Valves | | 70 | 79 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | J.D. Stacy | Suspension | | 72 | 76 | 12 |
| 33 | 14 | 12 | Harry Gant (R) | J.W. Hunt Produce | Accident | | 64 | 72 | 0 |
| 34 | 41 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Sub-Tropic | Burned Piston | | 61 | 64 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 87 | Gary Balough | Fast Lane Ltd. | Accident | | 58 | 53 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | L.G. Dewitt | Accident | | 55 | 53 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Accident | | 52 | 53 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 17 | Skip Manning | Valvoline | Accident | | 49 | 53 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 75 | Butch Mock | Rahmock Racing | Accident | | 46 | 38 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Engine | | 48 | 38 | 15 |
| 41 | 39 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Engine | | 40 | 27 | 0 |
