1979 World 600

Race 13 of 31

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:23:24
Average speed of winner: 136.674 mph
Margin of victory: 5.6 sec.
Lead changes: 59 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 48 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett 1-3, Petty 4, Waltrip 5-6, Petty 7-16, Baker 17-29, B. Allison 30, Hylton 31, Earnhardt 32-43, Waltrip 44-45, Earnhardt 46, Waltrip 47-48, Petty 49, Waltrip 50, Petty 51, Waltrip 52, Petty 53, Earnhardt 54-75, D. Allison 76-84, Earnhardt 85, Waltrip 86-97, Petty 98-99, B. Allison 100, Pond 101-112, Petty 113-114, Waltrip 115-119, Bonnett 120, Waltrip 121-129, Bonnett 130, Waltrip 131-133, Bonnett 134-135, Waltrip 136-141, Bonnett 142, Waltrip 143-144, Millikan 145-152, Bonnett 153-155, Waltrip 156-160, Bonnett 161, Waltrip 162-165, Bonnett 166-167, Waltrip 168-172, Bonnett 173-174, Waltrip 175-182, Earnhardt 183-186, Petty 187, Millikan 188-191, Bonnett 192-202, Earnhardt 203, Bonnett 204, Earnhardt 205-253, Petty 254-258, Earnhardt 259-263, Petty 264-267, Earnhardt 268-282, Waltrip 283, Earnhardt 284-293, Waltrip 294-307, Earnhardt 308, Waltrip 309-340, Petty 341, Waltrip 342-400

Race notes: Finale for Bobby Fisher, Ron Hutcherson, and Skip Manning. Darrell Waltrip took the points lead from Bobby Allison.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		400	19	173	running	55400	185
2	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		400	11	29	running	35650	175
3	15	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		400	11	121	running	27100	170
4	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		398	0	0	running	18125	160
5	4	Benny Parsons	27	Griffin's Marine	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		398	0	0	running	14070	155
6	10	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			397	0	0	running	14845	150
7	14	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			397	0	0	running	11580	146
8	20	Al Holbert	7	Holbert Porsche	Chevrolet	Holbert			396	0	0	running	8315	142
9	30	Lennie Pond	12	Kencoal	Chevrolet	Childers			394	1	12	running	6815	143
10	23	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Childress			393	0	0	running	9445	134
11	27	Grant Adcox	41	Adcox-Kirby	Oldsmobile	Adcox			391	0	0	running	6090	130
12	33	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			391	0	0	running	7535	127
13	31	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			389	0	0	running	6865	124
14	29	Ronnie Thomas	0	Avanti CB	Chevrolet	John Kennedy			379	0	0	running	5490	121
15	19	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			375	0	0	running	4290	118
16	22	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		372	0	0	steering	5705	115
17	40	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			366	0	0	running	5095	112
18	37	D.K. Ulrich	40	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Ulrich			353	0	0	running	4785	109
19	35	Jim Vandiver	89	O.L. Nixon	Oldsmobile	Vandiver			348	0	0	hub	3340	106
20	34	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			340	0	0	clutch	4425	103
21	39	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			336	0	0	running	3715	100
22	7	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		331	2	2	running	6440	102
23	17	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			320	0	0	clutch	2615	94
24	38	Bruce Hill	50	Global Heat Exchange	Buick	Ballard			306	0	0	engine	2390	91
25	1	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	160.125	252	11	28	valve	18790	93
26	13	Dave Marcis	71	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			250	0	0	crankshaft	2440	85
27	11	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			212	2	12	valve	5380	87
28	36	Bill Dennis	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			191	0	0	oil line	2560	79
29	21	Glenn Jarrett	49	Natural Light	Chevrolet	Charles Dean			166	0	0	axle	1630	0
30	12	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			142	0	0	engine	1610	73
31	18	Bobby Fisher	4	Pabst Blue Ribbon	Buick	Bobby Fisher			136	0	0	engine	1465	70
32	25	Skip Manning	17	Kings Inn	Chevrolet	Hamby			129	0	0	axle	2325	67
33	26	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			128	1	1	valve	1890	69
34	16	Connie Saylor	6	Lady & Son	Oldsmobile	G.C. Spencer			114	0	0	accident	1465	61
35	28	Travis Tiller	46	Ring Enterprises	Dodge	Tiller			91	0	0	overheating	1315	58
36	8	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		88	1	13	engine	5040	60
37	6	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		88	1	9	cylinder head	1315	57
38	9	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		36	0	0	engine	1290	49
39	24	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			10	0	0	accident	1190	46
40	32	Chuck Bown	68	Kings Mountain	Buick	Testa			0	0	0	engine	1215	0
41	41	Ron Hutcherson	57	McClure Motors	Ford	McClure Motors			0	0	0	rear end	1165	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	2066	13	3	3	10	10
2	Bobby Allison	2013	13	2	3	9	9
3	Cale Yarborough	1897	13	0	2	7	9
4	Richard Petty	1887	13	0	2	9	9
5	Dale Earnhardt	1756	13	0	1	5	7
6	Benny Parsons	1752	13	1	0	6	9
7	Joe Millikan	1730	13	1	0	3	10
8	D.K. Ulrich	1582	13	0	0	0	2
9	Terry Labonte	1576	13	0	0	0	7
10	Richard Childress	1541	13	0	0	1	4
11	Buddy Baker	1534	13	3	1	4	7
12	J.D. McDuffie	1514	13	0	0	1	4
13	James Hylton	1450	12	0	0	0	3
14	Buddy Arrington	1449	13	0	0	1	2
15	Frank Warren	1432	13	0	0	0	3
16	Ricky Rudd	1420	12	0	0	0	5
17	Donnie Allison	1375	11	1	0	3	6
18	Ronnie Thomas	1240	13	0	0	0	0
19	Tommy Gale	1188	11	0	0	0	1
20	Dave Marcis	1184	11	0	0	0	1
21	Dick Brooks	1163	12	0	0	1	3
22	Cecil Gordon	1133	11	0	0	0	0
23	Baxter Price	1024	10	0	0	0	0
24	Jimmy Means	868	10	0	0	0	0
25	Harry Gant	794	9	0	0	0	2