1979 Busch Nashville 420

Race 18 of 31

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:42:51
Average speed of winner: 92.227 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 1 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-23, Marlin 24-34, Waltrip 35-420

Race notes: Debut for Henry Jones and Wayne Watercutter. Only start for Jimmy Hindman.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott	105.430	420	2	409	running	14000	185
2	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Chevrolet	Johnson	Carter		419	0	0	running	8700	170
3	3	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		417	0	0	running	7200	165
4	9	Benny Parsons	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		417	0	0	running	3650	160
5	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		406	0	0	running	4280	155
6	19	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			406	0	0	running	2450	150
7	17	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			405	0	0	running	2180	146
8	10	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			404	0	0	running	1930	142
9	21	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			396	0	0	running	2805	138
10	20	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			394	0	0	running	1715	134
11	16	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			391	0	0	running	1925	130
12	18	Wayne Watercutter	55	Ward	Chevrolet	Ward			390	0	0	running	565	127
13	26	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn	Oldsmobile	Hamby			380	0	0	running	1415	124
14	27	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			374	0	0	running	1285	121
15	14	Sterling Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			341	1	11	lug nut	505	123
16	2	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		340	0	0	running	3935	115
17	23	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			272	0	0	engine	1120	112
18	24	Baxter Price	45	Iron Peddlers	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			250	0	0	accident	1005	109
19	7	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Malloch			155	0	0	oil leak	640	106
20	11	Steve Spencer	19	Performance Racing	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			151	0	0	water pump	675	103
21	4	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			150	0	0	accident	3115	100
22	13	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			142	0	0	engine	405	97
23	12	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			114	0	0	overheating	645	94
24	25	Ralph Jones	98	Jones Supply	Ford	Ralph Jones			92	0	0	oil leak	385	91
25	8	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			40	0	0	piston	625	88
26	28	Henry Jones	69	Pro-Shoppe Sports	Chevrolet	Jayhawk Sports			19	0	0	engine	370	85
27	15	Nelson Oswald	09	J&S Truck Service	Chevrolet	Oswald			6	0	0	engine	365	82
28	22	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			5	0	0	engine	610	79
29	30	Dick May	58	Satterfield Racing	Chevrolet	Satterfield			3	0	0	engine	355	76
30	29	Jimmy Hindman	10	Hindman	Ford	Hindman			2	0	0	oil leak	350	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	2905	18	4	5	14	14
2	Bobby Allison	2702	18	2	4	11	12
3	Richard Petty	2677	18	0	2	13	14
4	Cale Yarborough	2670	18	0	2	11	13
5	Dale Earnhardt	2507	18	1	1	7	10
6	Benny Parsons	2400	18	1	0	9	12
7	Joe Millikan	2321	18	1	0	3	13
8	J.D. McDuffie	2144	18	0	0	1	6
9	Richard Childress	2129	18	0	0	1	7
10	Terry Labonte	2097	18	0	0	1	8
11	Buddy Arrington	2073	18	0	0	1	4
12	James Hylton	2069	17	0	0	0	5
13	D.K. Ulrich	2067	18	0	0	0	2
14	Buddy Baker	1955	16	5	2	6	9
15	Frank Warren	1896	18	0	0	0	3
16	Ricky Rudd	1765	15	0	0	0	6
17	Donnie Allison	1677	13	1	0	4	7
18	Ronnie Thomas	1644	17	0	0	0	1
19	Cecil Gordon	1551	15	0	0	0	0
20	Tommy Gale	1516	15	0	0	0	1
21	Dick Brooks	1407	15	0	0	1	5
22	Dave Marcis	1386	13	0	0	0	1
23	Jimmy Means	1378	15	0	0	0	1
24	Baxter Price	1327	13	0	0	0	0
25	Neil Bonnett	1169	11	2	2	3	3