| 1979 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $99,350 | Race Date: | Apr 1, 1979 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 55m 39s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 91.033 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 44 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Osterlund Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 163 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 111.338 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 163 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 170 | 500 | 155 |
| 4 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 160 | 498 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Valleydale Meats | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 155 | 495 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 490 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 142 | 486 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 138 | 486 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 134 | 485 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 130 | 484 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 127 | 481 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 124 | 480 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 121 | 473 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 118 | 470 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 76 | Mike Potter | Miller | Running | | 115 | 463 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 112 | 462 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 109 | 460 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 106 | 456 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 103 | 429 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 100 | 385 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Water Pump | | 97 | 366 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Accident | | 94 | 335 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Accident | | 96 | 216 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Accident | | 93 | 211 | 138 |
| 26 | 7 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Rear Gear | | 85 | 197 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 82 | 141 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Engine | | 79 | 100 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Quit | | 76 | 33 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 73 | 31 | 0 |
