
| 1979 Capital City 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Official 1979 Capital City 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running | ![]() | 185 | 400 | 369 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | ![]() | 175 | 400 | 11 |
| 3 | 10 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | ![]() | 170 | 399 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | ![]() | 165 | 399 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | ![]() | 155 | 398 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | ![]() | 150 | 398 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | ![]() | 146 | 397 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | ![]() | 142 | 397 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | ![]() | 138 | 397 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | ![]() | 134 | 395 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | ![]() | 130 | 390 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | ![]() | 127 | 386 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | ![]() | 124 | 384 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | ![]() | 121 | 381 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | ![]() | 118 | 379 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Running | ![]() | 115 | 372 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | ![]() | 112 | 371 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | ![]() | 109 | 365 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | ![]() | 106 | 365 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | ![]() | 103 | 330 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Accident | ![]() | 100 | 262 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Rear Gear | ![]() | 97 | 233 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Engine | ![]() | 94 | 227 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Track Bar | ![]() | 91 | 173 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt | Brakes | ![]() | 88 | 141 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Distributor | ![]() | 85 | 2 | 0 |