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1979 Southeastern 500
Race 7 of 31
Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:55:39
Average speed of winner: 91.033 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 44 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-138, Earnhardt 139-140, D. Allison 141, Yarborough 142, Waltrip 143-212, B. Allison 213-254, Earnhardt 255-388, Waltrip 389-473, Earnhardt 474-500
Race notes: First win for Dale Earnhardt. Debut for Mike Potter.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Osterlund | Chevrolet | Osterlund | Elder | 500 | 3 | 163 | running | 19800 | 185 | |
2 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Hodgdon/Moore | Ford | Moore | Moore | 500 | 1 | 42 | running | 11150 | 175 | |
3 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade | Chevrolet | DiGard | Buddy Parrott | 500 | 2 | 155 | running | 8300 | 170 | |
4 | 13 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP | Oldsmobile | Petty | Inman | 498 | 0 | 0 | running | 5850 | 160 | |
5 | 6 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Valleydale Meats | Oldsmobile | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 497 | 0 | 0 | running | 3150 | 155 | |
6 | 3 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic | Chevrolet | Ellington | Pittman | 495 | 1 | 1 | running | 4100 | 155 | |
7 | 10 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Stratagraph | Chevrolet | Hagan | 490 | 0 | 0 | running | 4200 | 146 | ||
8 | 12 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Appliance Wheels | Chevrolet | L.G. DeWitt | 486 | 0 | 0 | running | 4050 | 142 | ||
9 | 16 | James Hylton | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 486 | 0 | 0 | running | 3530 | 138 | ||
10 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Truxmore | Ford | Donlavey | 485 | 0 | 0 | running | 3120 | 134 | ||
11 | 14 | Richard Childress | 3 | CRC Chemicals | Chevrolet | Childress | 484 | 0 | 0 | running | 2725 | 130 | ||
12 | 11 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | Midwestern Farm Lines | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 481 | 0 | 0 | running | 2800 | 127 | ||
13 | 27 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales | Dodge | Arrington | 480 | 0 | 0 | running | 2290 | 124 | ||
14 | 20 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | Oldsmobile | Hamby | 473 | 0 | 0 | running | 1780 | 121 | ||
15 | 25 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Gordon-Barnicle | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | 470 | 0 | 0 | running | 1645 | 118 | ||
16 | 28 | Mike Potter | 76 | Miller | Chevrolet | 463 | 0 | 0 | running | 660 | 115 | |||
17 | 8 | Dave Marcis | 02 | Shoney's | Chevrolet | Marcis | 462 | 0 | 0 | running | 635 | 112 | ||
18 | 24 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | Langley | 460 | 0 | 0 | running | 1410 | 109 | ||
19 | 23 | Baxter Price | 45 | Price Racing | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 456 | 0 | 0 | running | 1095 | 106 | ||
20 | 19 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan | Dodge | Frank Warren | 429 | 0 | 0 | running | 1080 | 103 | ||
21 | 17 | Harry Gant | 47 | Race Hill Farm | Oldsmobile | Jack Beebe | 385 | 0 | 0 | engine | 565 | 100 | ||
22 | 21 | Dick Brooks | 05 | Bearfinder | Oldsmobile | Malloch | 366 | 0 | 0 | water pump | 550 | 97 | ||
23 | 18 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Stone's Cafeteria | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | 335 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1785 | 94 | ||
24 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Busch | Oldsmobile | Johnson | Carter | 216 | 1 | 1 | accident | 4470 | 96 | |
25 | 1 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Spectra | Chevrolet | Ranier | Wilson | 111.668 | 211 | 1 | 138 | accident | 5210 | 93 |
26 | 7 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating | Chevrolet | McDuffie | 197 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 1000 | 85 | ||
27 | 26 | Dick May | 19 | Belden Asphalt | Chevrolet | Henley Gray | 141 | 0 | 0 | engine | 740 | 82 | ||
28 | 22 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Mr. Transmission | Chevrolet | Means | 100 | 0 | 0 | engine | 730 | 79 | ||
29 | 30 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak | 33 | 0 | 0 | withdrew | 470 | 76 | ||
30 | 29 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Jones | Ford | Ralph Jones | 31 | 0 | 0 | brakes | 460 | 73 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
1 | Bobby Allison | 1146 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
2 | Darrell Waltrip | 1132 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
3 | Cale Yarborough | 1028 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
4 | Benny Parsons | 978 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
5 | Dale Earnhardt | 975 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Donnie Allison | 972 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Joe Millikan | 953 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
8 | Richard Petty | 939 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
9 | D.K. Ulrich | 886 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Richard Childress | 854 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Dave Marcis | 806 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | J.D. McDuffie | 791 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Terry Labonte | 785 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
14 | James Hylton | 780 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Frank Warren | 766 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
16 | Buddy Baker | 760 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
17 | Buddy Arrington | 748 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Dick Brooks | 745 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Ricky Rudd | 654 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Cecil Gordon | 615 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Ronnie Thomas | 610 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Tommy Gale | 533 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Baxter Price | 521 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Roger Hamby | 485 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | David Pearson | 440 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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