| 1979 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $79,830 | Race Date: | Aug 25, 1979 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 54m 46s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 91.493 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 60 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #43 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 33 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 110.524 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 33 |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 175 | 500 | 77 |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 106 |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Valleydale Meats | Running | | 170 | 499 | 254 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 150 | 497 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | David Pearson | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 146 | 496 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 142 | 493 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 138 | 493 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 134 | 487 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 130 | 484 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 127 | 483 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 124 | 472 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 121 | 468 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 456 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 120 | 445 | 16 |
| 17 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 112 | 444 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Accident | | 114 | 434 | 14 |
| 19 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 106 | 416 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Rear Gear |  | 103 | 392 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Accident | | 100 | 392 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 97 | 388 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 76 | Mike Potter | Brockwell Entertainment | Ignition | | 94 | 311 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 91 | 274 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Ramey's Chevy City | Valve Spring | | 88 | 197 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Valves | | 85 | 104 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Engine | | 82 | 79 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 59 | Melvin Revis | Danny Queen (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 69 | Henry Jones | Pro-Shoppe Sports | Too Slow | | 76 | 48 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti Cb | Cylinder Head | | 73 | 2 | 0 |
