| 1979 Music City 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Official 1979 Music City 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
