1979 Winston 500

Race 10 of 31

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:13:52
Average speed of winner: 154.770 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 50 sec.
Lead changes: 21 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1, Yarborough 2, Baker 3, Bonnett 4-13, Labonte 14, Arrington 15-16, Hylton 17-18, B. Allison 19-22, Bonnett 23-25, B. Allison 26, Bonnett 27-71, B. Allison 72, Bonnett 73-79, B. Allison 80, Bonnett 81-98, B. Allison 99-100. Bonnett 101-124, B. Allison 125-128, Bonnett 129, B. Allison 130-134, Bonnett 135-148, B. Allison 149-188

Race notes: Debut for Wayne Broome and Kevin Housby. Finale for Keith Davis.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		188	8	58	running	33750	180
2	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Oldsmobile	DiGard	Buddy Parrott	195.644	187	1	1	running	25025	175
3	4	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			186	1	2	running	18120	170
4	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Oldsmobile	Petty	Inman		185	0	0	running	13100	160
5	9	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt			185	0	0	running	11900	155
6	24	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		182	0	0	running	7100	150
7	30	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			179	0	0	running	9060	146
8	13	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			179	0	0	running	8265	142
9	16	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Buick	Hagan			178	1	1	running	7580	143
10	19	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			177	0	0	running	5050	134
11	34	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			177	0	0	running	6335	130
12	29	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			176	0	0	running	6005	127
13	37	Ed Negre	8	Brooks Honda	Chrysler	Negre			176	0	0	running	5635	124
14	10	Dave Marcis	71	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			154	0	0	running	3610	121
15	27	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Oldsmobile	Hylton			151	1	2	running	5155	123
16	25	Kevin Housby	22	Taylor & Martin	Chevrolet	Taylor and Martin			149	0	0	accident	3190	115
17	3	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		148	8	122	engine	10130	122
18	11	Connie Saylor	6	Mitco Fil	Oldsmobile	G.C. Spencer			148	0	0	accident	2970	109
19	31	Jimmy Finger	32	Vita Fresh	Buick	Bierschwale			130	0	0	engine	2860	106
20	38	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			117	0	0	engine	2750	103
21	28	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Buick	Ulrich			113	0	0	running	3890	100
22	32	Jerry Jolly	96	Cronkite Racing	Ford	Cronkite			99	0	0	engine	2440	97
23	21	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Oldsmobile	Ellington	Pittman		81	0	0	engine	5510	94
24	17	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Childress			77	0	0	engine	3365	91
25	39	Ronnie Thomas	25	1st National City Travelers Checks	Buick	Don Robertson			73	0	0	camshaft	4050	88
26	33	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			65	0	0	engine	2720	85
27	18	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			38	0	0	steering	2655	82
28	23	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			37	0	0	engine	1695	79
29	35	Wayne Broome	61	Cranford & Brown	Oldsmobile	Norris			33	0	0	head gasket	1640	0
30	36	Keith Davis	53	Davis	Oldsmobile	Keith Davis			30	0	0	engine	1585	73
31	26	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			30	0	0	piston	2415	70
32	2	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson		4	1	1	accident	5800	72
33	8	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		4	1	1	accident	6670	69
34	6	Benny Parsons	27	Griffin's Marine	Oldsmobile	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		4	0	0	accident	1435	61
35	5	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		4	0	0	accident	1980	58
36	14	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Buick	Osterlund	Elder		4	0	0	accident	5075	55
37	22	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			4	0	0	accident	1345	52
38	15	Lennie Pond	12	Kencoal	Oldsmobile	Childers			4	0	0	accident	1315	49
39	20	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			4	0	0	accident	1285	0
40	39	Travis Tiller	46	Tiller	Dodge	Tiller			0	0	0	did not start	1255	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	1662	10	2	2	9	9
2	Bobby Allison	1581	10	2	3	7	7
3	Richard Petty	1459	10	0	2	7	7
4	Joe Millikan	1397	10	0	0	3	9
5	Cale Yarborough	1377	10	0	1	4	6
6	Donnie Allison	1318	10	1	0	3	6
7	Benny Parsons	1305	10	1	0	5	6
8	Dale Earnhardt	1271	10	0	1	2	4
9	D.K. Ulrich	1231	10	0	0	0	2
10	Richard Childress	1181	10	0	0	1	2
11	James Hylton	1172	9	0	0	0	3
12	Buddy Baker	1162	10	3	1	3	5
13	Terry Labonte	1142	10	0	0	0	4
14	Frank Warren	1129	10	0	0	0	3
15	Buddy Arrington	1103	10	0	0	1	1
16	J.D. McDuffie	1101	10	0	0	0	3
17	Dave Marcis	1099	10	0	0	0	1
18	Dick Brooks	1035	10	0	0	1	3
19	Ricky Rudd	1010	9	0	0	0	3
20	Cecil Gordon	927	9	0	0	0	0
21	Ronnie Thomas	892	10	0	0	0	0
22	Tommy Gale	855	8	0	0	0	1
23	Baxter Price	800	8	0	0	0	0
24	Jimmy Means	668	8	0	0	0	0
25	Roger Hamby	552	6	0	0	0	0