| 1979 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $221,200 | Race Date: | Sep 3, 1979 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps+ Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 58m 14s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 126.259 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 52 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #15 Ford | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Osterlund Racing | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 74 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 154.880 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | David Pearson | Osterlund Racing | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 74 |
| 2 | 6 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Kings Inn Daytona | Running |  | 175 | 365 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 165 | 365 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 165 | 365 | 1 |
| 5 | 13 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 155 | 364 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 150 | 362 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Dubis Corp. | Running | | 146 | 361 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 142 | 361 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 138 | 361 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 139 | 356 | 37 |
| 11 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 140 | 355 | 165 |
| 12 | 7 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 127 | 352 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Army | Running |  | 124 | 350 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 121 | 347 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 118 | 347 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 115 | 345 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 68 | Chuck Bown | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 112 | 342 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 109 | 341 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 106 | 336 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dick Brooks Honda | Running | Chrysler | 103 | 333 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 100 | 332 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 97 | 331 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 94 | 324 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 91 | 310 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 88 | 281 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 85 | 246 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Rear Gear |  | 82 | 244 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 9 | Jim Vandiver | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 79 | 240 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Burned Piston | | 76 | 224 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Kencoal | Engine | | 73 | 206 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Cylinder Head | | 75 | 195 | 82 |
| 32 | 9 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Steering | | 72 | 185 | 2 |
| 33 | 39 | 10 | Billy Smith | Tidewater Glass | Driveshaft | | 64 | 179 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 65 | Dick May | Spohn's Body Shop | Accident | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Accident | | 58 | 133 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 55 | 112 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Valves | | 52 | 83 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Valves | | 49 | 46 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Oil Leak | | 46 | 17 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 96 | Ferrel Harris | Cronkite Racing | Too Slow | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
