1979 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Race 8 of 31

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:06:59
Average speed of winner: 121.721 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 car length
Lead changes: 25 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 53 laps
Lap leaders: D. Allison pole, Waltrip 1-2, D. Allison 3-4, Waltrip 5-30, Marcis 31, Earnhardt 32-35, Rudd 36-54, B. Allison 55-60, Waltrip 61-108, Petty 109-112, Waltrip 113-128, Pearson 129-130, Waltrip 131-215, Pearson 216, Waltrip 217-228, Petty 229-283, D. Allison 284, Waltrip 285-302, Petty 303-322, Waltrip 323-349, Petty 350-356, Waltrip 357-362, Petty 363-364, Waltrip 365, Petty 366, Waltrip 367

Race notes: Finale for Butch Hartman. Darrell Waltrip took the points lead from Bobby Allison.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		367	11	242	running	23400	185
2	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		367	6	89	running	16100	175
3	1	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman	154.797	367	2	3	running	13650	170
4	5	Benny Parsons	27	Griffin's Marine	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		365	0	0	running	5700	160
5	7	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		365	0	0	running	8500	155
6	9	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		364	0	0	running	9450	150
7	12	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		362	0	0	running	3700	146
8	4	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			360	1	19	running	5950	147
9	16	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			360	0	0	running	3150	138
10	20	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			358	0	0	running	7250	134
11	21	Lennie Pond	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			356	0	0	running	4925	130
12	19	D.K. Ulrich	40	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Ulrich			354	0	0	running	4430	127
13	10	Neil Bonnett	12	Kencoal	Oldsmobile	Childers			352	0	0	running	2300	124
14	27	Butch Hartman	75	Hartman	Chevrolet	Hartman	Rahilly		351	0	0	running	2225	121
15	17	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			348	0	0	running	3845	118
16	22	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			342	0	0	running	3660	115
17	18	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			340	0	0	running	3440	112
18	34	Ed Negre	8	Brooks Honda	Chrysler	Negre			340	0	0	running	2730	109
19	26	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			338	0	0	running	3070	106
20	35	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			330	0	0	running	2810	103
21	14	Al Holbert	7	Holbert Porsche	Chevrolet	Holbert			308	0	0	steering	1525	100
22	8	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		301	2	3	accident	2125	102
23	13	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		300	1	4	running	5600	99
24	36	Ronnie Thomas	25	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			286	0	0	running	3350	91
25	29	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			285	0	0	running	2115	88
26	3	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		246	1	6	engine	4750	90
27	15	Dave Marcis	02	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			193	1	1	cylinder head	1000	87
28	23	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			165	0	0	engine	950	79
29	11	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			135	0	0	overheating	1820	76
30	24	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			119	0	0	accident	1800	73
31	30	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			109	0	0	engine	1775	70
32	25	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn	Oldsmobile	Hamby			87	0	0	valve	1495	67
33	33	Dick May	99	Hollar	Chevrolet	Hollar			87	0	0	oil pressure	915	64
34	28	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			71	0	0	engine	1410	61
35	31	Earle Canavan	01	Global Heat Exchange	Dodge	Canavan			49	0	0	overheating	905	58
36	32	Travis Tiller	46	Little B Coal	Dodge	Tiller			5	0	0	engine	900	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	1317	8	0	2	7	7
2	Bobby Allison	1236	8	2	2	5	5
3	Cale Yarborough	1178	8	0	1	4	6
4	Donnie Allison	1142	8	1	0	3	6
5	Benny Parsons	1138	8	1	0	5	6
6	Richard Petty	1114	8	0	1	5	5
7	Joe Millikan	1087	8	0	0	1	7
8	Dale Earnhardt	1074	8	0	1	2	3
9	D.K. Ulrich	1013	8	0	0	0	2
10	Richard Childress	969	8	0	0	1	2
11	Buddy Baker	915	8	3	1	2	4
12	James Hylton	898	7	0	0	0	2
13	J.D. McDuffie	897	8	0	0	0	2
14	Dave Marcis	893	8	0	0	0	1
15	Dick Brooks	883	8	0	0	1	3
16	Frank Warren	878	8	0	0	0	2
17	Terry Labonte	861	8	0	0	0	2
18	Buddy Arrington	836	8	0	0	0	0
19	Ricky Rudd	801	7	0	0	0	3
20	Ronnie Thomas	701	8	0	0	0	0
21	Cecil Gordon	685	7	0	0	0	0
22	Baxter Price	624	6	0	0	0	0
23	Tommy Gale	594	6	0	0	0	0
24	Roger Hamby	552	6	0	0	0	0
25	David Pearson	542	5	1	0	1	1