| 1979 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $137,160 | Race Date: | Mar 4, 1979 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 52.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 6m 30s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 122.727 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 39 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #15 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 311 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 136.790 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 311 |
| 2 | 11 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Hayes Jewelers | Running |  | 175 | 491 | 50 |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Running |  | 165 | 487 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running |  | 160 | 485 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 155 | 484 | 0 |
| 6 | 27 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 150 | 476 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 146 | 473 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 37 | Dave Watson | Amsoil | Running | | 142 | 471 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running |  | 138 | 468 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Russell Bennett Chevrolet | Running | | 139 | 462 | 3 |
| 11 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 130 | 462 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 127 | 460 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 124 | 459 | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 121 | 450 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 118 | 432 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Rear Gear | | 115 | 431 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 112 | 416 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 114 | 413 | 9 |
| 19 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine | | 106 | 361 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Transmission | | 103 | 353 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Accident | | 100 | 294 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 47 | Geoffrey Bodine | Race Hill Farm | Rear Gear | | 0 | 278 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Engine |  | 99 | 249 | 119 |
| 24 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Rear Gear | | 91 | 131 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Accident | | 88 | 123 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 12 | Harry Gant (R) | Kencoal | Accident | | 85 | 111 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 87 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Heating | Engine | | 82 | 37 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Oswald Racing | Too Slow | | 79 | 23 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson-Thomas | Steering | | 76 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Accident | | 73 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Accident | | 70 | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 67 | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | 10 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Tek-Tor | Accident | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 61 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Auto Parts | Ignition | | 58 | 1 | 0 |
