| 1979 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $111,200 | Race Date: | Apr 22, 1979 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 25m 43s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 76.562 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 32 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | DiGard Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 247 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 87.383 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 247 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running | | 175 | 500 | 196 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Accident | | 170 | 499 | 49 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 165 | 498 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 150 | 497 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Accident | | 151 | 495 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 142 | 495 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 138 | 494 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 134 | 493 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 130 | 492 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 127 | 489 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running |  | 124 | 488 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 121 | 485 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 118 | 476 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 115 | 476 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 112 | 474 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running |  | 109 | 472 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Power Tool Service | Running | | 106 | 458 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 103 | 454 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Running | | 100 | 437 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine | | 97 | 312 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 68 | Chuck Bown | King Mountain Truck | Engine | | 0 | 263 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Engine | | 91 | 247 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Head Gasket |  | 88 | 207 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Engine | | 85 | 167 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Engine | | 82 | 137 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Overheating | | 79 | 132 | 0 |
| 29 | 6 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Engine | | 76 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
