| 1979 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $106,050 | Race Date: | Sep 23, 1979 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 29m 40s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 72.119 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 54 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | DiGard Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 209 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 82.650 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Old Dominion 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 209 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 170 | 499 | 74 |
| 4 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Rear Gear |  | 165 | 495 | 30 |
| 5 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 155 | 494 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 150 | 491 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 146 | 491 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 147 | 489 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Rear Gear | | 138 | 483 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | LaFayette | Running | | 134 | 479 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 135 | 471 | 184 |
| 12 | 11 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 127 | 465 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 124 | 455 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 121 | 453 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch Racing | Running | | 118 | 450 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 115 | 413 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Rear Gear | | 112 | 386 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Valves |  | 109 | 384 | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Rear Gear | | 106 | 362 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 103 | 352 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 100 | 347 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Valves | | 97 | 282 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 94 | 262 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 91 | 250 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 88 | 258 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 95 | Dave Dion | Miller Roofing | Rear Gear | | 85 | 148 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Engine | | 82 | 89 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 12 | Butch Lindley | Kencoal | Rear Gear | | 79 | 82 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 76 | 67 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 99 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Auto Parts | Quit | | 73 | 39 | 0 |
