1979 Sun-Drop Music City USA 420

Race 11 of 31

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:49:25
Average speed of winner: 88.652 mph
Margin of victory: 2.8 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 27 laps
Lap leaders: Millikan 1-31, McDuffie 32-43, Waltrip 44-72, McDuffie 73-139, Waltrip 140-141, McDuffie 142-146, Petty 147-249, McDuffie 250-276, Petty 277-337, Yarborough 338-420

Race notes: Only pole for Joe Millikan. Debut for Al Elmore and Steve Spencer. Only start for Darrell Busham.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		420	1	83	running	12275	180
2	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		420	2	164	running	8150	180
3	6	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		419	0	0	running	6450	165
4	7	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		419	0	0	running	5350	160
5	9	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			418	4	111	running	3080	160
6	21	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			418	0	0	running	2450	150
7	8	Benny Parsons	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		417	0	0	running	1830	146
8	2	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		412	0	0	running	3910	142
9	10	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			411	0	0	running	1875	138
10	12	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			410	0	0	running	1850	134
11	16	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			408	0	0	running	1605	130
12	15	Steve Spencer	19	Belden Asphalt	Buick	Henley Gray			405	0	0	running	1595	127
13	19	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			396	0	0	running	1415	124
14	26	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			390	0	0	running	1035	121
15	18	Al Elmore	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			389	0	0	running	1155	118
16	13	D.K. Ulrich	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			383	0	0	running	1035	115
17	25	Ronnie Thomas	25	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			378	0	0	running	1920	112
18	28	Mike Kempton	69	Pro-Shoppe Sports	Chevrolet				364	0	0	running	455	109
19	22	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			356	0	0	clutch	690	106
20	17	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			355	0	0	crankshaft	675	103
21	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		335	2	31	running	3115	105
22	14	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			324	0	0	running	655	97
23	1	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt		104.155	124	1	31	cam	5345	99
24	24	Darrell Busham	34	Marine Welding	Mercury				101	0	0	rear end	385	0
25	27	Nelson Oswald	09	Oswald	Chevrolet	Oswald			95	0	0	ignition	375	0
26	23	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			63	0	0	valve	620	85
27	20	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Malloch			36	0	0	transmission	365	82
28	11	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			18	0	0	engine	360	79

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	1767	11	2	2	9	9
2	Bobby Allison	1746	11	2	3	8	8
3	Richard Petty	1639	11	0	2	8	8
4	Cale Yarborough	1557	11	0	2	5	7
5	Joe Millikan	1496	11	1	0	3	9
6	Benny Parsons	1451	11	1	0	5	7
7	Dale Earnhardt	1431	11	0	1	3	5
8	D.K. Ulrich	1346	11	0	0	0	2
9	Richard Childress	1331	11	0	0	1	3
10	Donnie Allison	1318	10	1	0	3	6
11	Buddy Baker	1304	11	3	1	3	6
12	Terry Labonte	1280	11	0	0	0	5
13	James Hylton	1269	10	0	0	0	3
14	J.D. McDuffie	1261	11	0	0	1	4
15	Frank Warren	1232	11	0	0	0	3
16	Buddy Arrington	1188	11	0	0	1	1
17	Ricky Rudd	1144	10	0	0	0	4
18	Dick Brooks	1117	11	0	0	1	3
19	Dave Marcis	1099	10	0	0	0	1
20	Ronnie Thomas	1004	11	0	0	0	0
21	Tommy Gale	979	9	0	0	0	1
22	Cecil Gordon	927	9	0	0	0	0
23	Baxter Price	906	9	0	0	0	0
24	Jimmy Means	798	9	0	0	0	0
25	Harry Gant	612	7	0	0	0	2