| 1979 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $246,260 | Race Date: | May 6, 1979 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 13m 52s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 154.770 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 30 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | DiGard Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 195.644 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 58 |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 187 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 170 | 186 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 185 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 155 | 185 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running |  | 150 | 182 | 0 |
| 7 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 146 | 179 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 142 | 179 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running |  | 143 | 178 | 1 |
| 10 | 19 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running |  | 134 | 177 | 0 |
| 11 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 130 | 177 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 127 | 176 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dick Brooks Honda | Running | Chrysler | 124 | 176 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 121 | 154 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 123 | 151 | 2 |
| 16 | 25 | 22 | Kevin Housby | Taylor & Martin | Accident | | 115 | 149 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine | | 122 | 148 | 122 |
| 18 | 11 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Mitco Fil | Accident | | 109 | 148 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 32 | Jimmy Finger | Vita Fresh | Engine | | 106 | 130 | 0 |
| 20 | 38 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 103 | 117 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 100 | 113 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 96 | Jerry Jolly | Cronkite Racing | Engine | | 97 | 99 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Engine | | 94 | 81 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Engine | | 91 | 77 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Camshaft | | 88 | 73 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Engine | | 85 | 65 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Steering | | 82 | 38 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Engine | | 79 | 37 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 61 | Wayne Broome | Cranford & Brown | Head Gasket | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 53 | Keith Davis | Keith Davis (Car Owner) | Engine | | 73 | 30 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Burned Piston | | 70 | 30 | 0 |
| 32 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Accident | | 72 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Accident | | 69 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Accident | | 61 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Accident | | 58 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 55 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 22 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Accident | | 52 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Accident | | 49 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | 20 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Accident | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Riley Racing | Did Not Start | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
