| 1979 Music City 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $70,100 | Race Date: | May 12, 1979 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | TBA | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 88.652 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 27 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Joe Millikan J. Millikan | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | DeWitt Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 83 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 104.155 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Music City 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 180 | 420 | 83 |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 420 | 164 |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 165 | 419 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 160 | 419 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 160 | 418 | 111 |
| 6 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 150 | 418 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 146 | 417 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running | | 142 | 412 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 138 | 411 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 134 | 410 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 130 | 408 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 19 | Steve Spencer | Belden Asphalt | Running |  | 127 | 405 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 124 | 396 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 121 | 390 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 40 | Al Elmore | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 118 | 389 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 24 | D.K. Ulrich | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 115 | 383 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 112 | 378 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 69 | Mike Kempton | Pro-Shoppe Sports | Running | | 109 | 364 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Clutch | | 106 | 356 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Crankshaft |  | 103 | 355 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 105 | 335 | 31 |
| 22 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 97 | 324 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Camshaft | | 99 | 124 | 31 |
| 24 | 24 | 34 | Darrell Basham | Marine Welding | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Oswald Racing | Ignition | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Valves | | 85 | 63 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Transmission | | 82 | 36 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 79 | 18 | 0 |
