1979 Richmond 400

Race 4 of 31

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 2:35:34
Average speed of winner: 83.608 mph
Margin of victory: 6 sec.
Lead changes: 3 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 8 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison 1-156, Yarborough 157-161, B. Allison 162-224, Yarborough 225-400

Race notes: Debut for Joe Fields.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		400	2	181	running	16275	180
2	1	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore	92.957	400	2	219	running	10750	180
3	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		399	0	0	running	6925	165
4	2	Benny Parsons	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		399	0	0	running	2550	160
5	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		399	0	0	running	4800	155
6	16	Joe Millikan	72	Hayes Jewelers	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			397	0	0	running	4800	150
7	8	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			397	0	0	running	2900	151
8	5	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			395	0	0	running	2775	142
9	11	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		394	0	0	running	3710	138
10	14	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Buick	Ulrich			391	0	0	running	2405	134
11	15	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Chevrolet	Donlavey			390	0	0	running	2245	130
12	29	James Hylton	48	Palatine Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Hylton			390	0	0	running	2100	127
13	4	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		390	0	0	running	2015	124
14	12	Lennie Pond	54	Brenco Bearings	Oldsmobile	Al Rudd			387	0	0	running	890	121
15	20	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			385	0	0	running	1830	118
16	10	Dave Marcis	02	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			385	0	0	running	750	115
17	22	Ronnie Thomas	25	1st National City Travelers Checks	Buick	Don Robertson			384	0	0	running	2570	112
18	17	Dave Watson	37	Amsoil	Chevrolet	Phil Howard			383	0	0	running	675	109
19	13	Dave Dion	29	Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury	Ford	Dave Dion			380	0	0	running	675	106
20	28	Joe Fields	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			379	0	0	running	1385	103
21	23	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			371	0	0	running	1250	100
22	26	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			360	0	0	running	1125	97
23	24	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			311	0	0	running	1000	94
24	30	Bill Hollar	9	Hollar	Chevrolet	Hollar	Elliott		307	0	0	engine	535	91
25	27	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			259	0	0	rear end	775	88
26	18	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			238	0	0	engine	750	85
27	25	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			199	0	0	rear end	725	82
28	19	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			180	0	0	rear end	450	79
29	6	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		167	0	0	rear end	3375	76
30	21	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			68	0	0	overheating	650	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	637	4	0	1	3	3
2	Cale Yarborough	624	4	0	1	3	3
3	Bobby Allison	611	4	2	1	2	2
4	Donnie Allison	536	4	0	0	2	3
5	Joe Millikan	530	4	0	0	1	3
6	D.K. Ulrich	529	4	0	0	0	2
7	Benny Parsons	498	4	0	0	1	2
8	Dale Earnhardt	498	4	0	0	0	1
9	Richard Childress	470	4	0	0	1	1
10	Richard Petty	469	4	0	1	2	2
11	Buddy Arrington	460	4	0	0	0	0
12	Frank Warren	454	4	0	0	0	2
13	J.D. McDuffie	439	4	0	0	0	1
14	Terry Labonte	433	4	0	0	0	1
15	Dave Marcis	412	4	0	0	0	0
16	James Hylton	403	3	0	0	0	1
17	Dick Brooks	390	4	0	0	1	1
18	Ronnie Thomas	376	4	0	0	0	0
19	Dave Watson	341	3	0	0	0	1
20	Buddy Baker	340	4	1	0	0	1
21	David Pearson	326	3	1	0	1	1
22	Tighe Scott	310	2	0	0	1	2
23	Cecil Gordon	306	3	0	0	0	0
24	Harry Gant	283	3	0	0	0	1
25	Ricky Rudd	261	3	0	0	0	0