| 1979 NAPA National 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $266,680 | Race Date: | Oct 7, 1979 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 43m 53s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 134.226 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 40 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 164.304 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 NAPA National 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 180 | 334 | 58 |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 175 | 333 | 61 |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 170 | 332 | 26 |
| 4 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 165 | 332 | 11 |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 155 | 331 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 155 | 331 | 22 |
| 7 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Yandle / Thermo King | Running |  | 151 | 330 | 1 |
| 8 | 20 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Compcon Incorporated | Running | | 142 | 328 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Army | Running |  | 138 | 327 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 139 | 327 | 55 |
| 11 | 21 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 130 | 327 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 127 | 324 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 124 | 324 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 126 | 324 | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 118 | 323 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 8 | John Anderson | Draime Race Engines | Running | | 120 | 322 | 1 |
| 17 | 27 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors | Running | | 0 | 322 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 109 | 321 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Almeda Auto Parts | Running | | 106 | 320 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Valves | | 108 | 319 | 7 |
| 21 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 100 | 311 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 97 | 309 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 94 | 308 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running |  | 91 | 302 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | Accident | | 98 | 282 | 79 |
| 26 | 39 | 77 | Jody Ridley | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 85 | 281 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 81 | David Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Accident | | 82 | 249 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 31 | John Rezek | RPM Enterprises | Running | | 79 | 239 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Steering | | 76 | 223 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 17 | Steve Pfeifer | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 73 | 198 | 0 |
| 31 | 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine | | 75 | 184 | 9 |
| 32 | 22 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | Natural Light | Clutch | | 67 | 155 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Boy Scouts Special | Engine | | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Accident | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | 75 | Bobby Brack | Rahmoc Racing | Accident | | 63 | 70 | 1 |
| 36 | 15 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Ramey's Chevy City | Engine | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Accident | | 52 | 26 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Engine | | 49 | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 16 | Richard Brickhouse | Pender Auto Parts | Cylinder Head | | 46 | 15 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 14 | Jimmy Means | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Handling | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
