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1979 Dixie 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$170,725Race Date:Nov 4, 1979EchoPark Speedway
Margin of Victory:328 Car LengthsRace Duration:3h 33m 46sHampton, Georgia
Lead Changes:25Average Speed:140.120 MPH1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:41No. of Cautions:5 For 29 Lapsechoparkspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Neil Bonnett N. BonnettDriver: Buddy Baker B. BakerMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#28 ChevroletChevrolet:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Ranier Racing with MDMOldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Waddell WilsonFord:0
Laps Led:54 of 328Pole Speed:164.813 MPH
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Official 1979 Dixie 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1421 Neil BonnettPurolatorRunning18032854
272 Dale Earnhardt (R)Osterlund RacingRunning17532869
3211 Cale YarboroughBuschRunning175328136
4315 Bobby AllisonHodgdon / MooreRunning1653283
51488 Darrell WaltripGatoradeRunning16032710
61343 Richard PettySTPRunning1503270
71244 Terry Labonte (R)Stratagraph IncorporatedRunning1463250
8690 Ricky RuddTruxmore IndustriesRunning1423240
91072 Joe Millikan (R)Appliance WheelsRunning1383210
102477 Jody RidleySunny King Ford & HondaRunning1343200
111747 Harry Gant (R)Race Hill FarmRunning1303200
121870 J.D. McDuffieBailey ExcavatingRunning1273190
133351 Slick JohnsonJohnson RacingRunning1243170
142612 Buck SimmonsKencoalRunning1213150
15223 Richard ChildressCRC ChemicalsRunning1183140
162148 James HyltonPalatine AutomotiveRunning1153140
173167 Buddy ArringtonReid Trailer SalesRunning1123140
18340 Freddy SmithPetty's Of SpartanburgRunning03130
192752 Jimmy MeansMr. TransmissionRunning1063120
203036 H.B. BaileyAlmeda Auto PartsRunning03070
213679 Frank WarrenNative TanRunning1002970
221564 Tommy GaleSunny King Ford & HondaRunning972700
231171 Dave MarcisShoney'sEngine942660
24168 John AndersonDraime Race EnginesEngine912560
251940 D.K. UlrichHoward Johnson'sEngine882450
263955 Wayne WatercutterWayne Watercutter (Car Owner)Running852430
272041 Grant AdcoxAdcox-KirbyOil Leak822360
282325 Ronnie ThomasStone's CafeteriaEngine792120
29530 Tighe ScottRuss TogsAccident762110
303298 Ralph JonesRalph Jones (Car Owner)Battery732020
31827 Benny ParsonsGriffin's MarineEngine7519353
323742 Kyle PettySTPEngine671760
333581 David SosebeeSosebee RacingEngine641630
342817 Steve PfeiferKings Inn DaytonaAccident611620
3591 Donnie AllisonHawaiian TropicOil Leak581580
363831 John RezekRPM EnterprisesEngine01170
374018 Randy OgdenOgden RacingEngine01110
384124 Cecil GordonGordon RacingToo Slow491030
39128 Buddy BakerW.I.N. IncorporatedEngine51883
40255 Dick BrooksNelson Malloch RacingIgnition43440
41290 Dick MayJohn Kennedy (Car Owner)Valves4040
(R) Denotes Rookie   —   (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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