| 1979 Busch Nashville 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $69,205 | Race Date: | Jul 14, 1979 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2h 42m 51s | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 92.227 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 19 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 409 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 105.430 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Busch Nashville 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 420 | 409 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 170 | 419 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 165 | 417 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 160 | 417 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 406 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 150 | 406 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 146 | 405 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 142 | 404 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 138 | 396 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 134 | 394 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 130 | 391 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 55 | Wayne Watercutter | Ward Racing Enterprises | Running | | 127 | 390 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 124 | 380 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running |  | 121 | 374 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Wheel Stud | | 123 | 341 | 11 |
| 16 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 115 | 340 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine | | 112 | 272 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Accident | | 109 | 250 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Oil Leak | | 106 | 155 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 19 | Steve Spencer | Performance Racing | Water Pump | | 103 | 151 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Accident | | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 97 | 142 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Overheating | | 94 | 114 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Jones Supply | Oil Leak | | 91 | 92 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Piston | | 88 | 40 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 69 | Henry Jones | Pro-Shoppe Sports | Engine | | 85 | 19 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | J&S Truck Service | Engine | | 82 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 79 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 58 | Dick May | Satterfield Racing | Engine | | 76 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 10 | Jimmy Hindman | Jerry Hindman (Car Owner) | Oil Leak | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
