RESULTS
1979 Official Race Results : Coca-Cola 500
Coca-Cola 500 | July 30, 1979 | Race 19 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 180/5 | 200 | Running | 21,465 |
| 2 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 175/5 | 200 | Running | 15,465 |
| 3 | 9 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 170/5 | 200 | Running | 8,490 |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Harrisburg East Mall | 160/0 | 200 | Running | 7,765 |
| 5 | 6 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | Truxmore | 155/0 | 200 | Running | 6,215 |
| 6 | 15 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 150/0 | 200 | Running | 7,215 |
| 7 | 18 | 22 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 156/10 | 200 | Running | 2,715 |
| 8 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 147/5 | 200 | Running | 2,815 |
| 9 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 143/5 | 199 | Running | 5,915 |
| 10 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 134/0 | 198 | Running | 4,295 |
| 11 | 23 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 130/0 | 197 | Running | 3,685 |
| 12 | 39 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 127/0 | 196 | Running | 3,525 |
| 13 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 124/0 | 196 | Running | 3,305 |
| 14 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 121/0 | 196 | Running | 4,095 |
| 15 | 1 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 123/5 | 195 | Running | 2,915 |
| 16 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 115/0 | 194 | Running | 2,785 |
| 17 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112/0 | 190 | Running | 2,555 |
| 18 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon | 109/0 | 189 | Running | 2,370 |
| 19 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 106/0 | 188 | Ignition | 2,135 |
| 20 | 19 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | 103/0 | 188 | Running | 1,600 |
| 21 | 36 | 34 | Steve Peles | Chevrolet | Peles Racing | 100/0 | 187 | Running | 1,180 |
| 22 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 97/0 | 187 | Ignition | 2,025 |
| 23 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 94/0 | 184 | Running | 1,980 |
| 24 | 29 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Shaw Motors | 91/0 | 172 | Running | 1,105 |
| 25 | 33 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | J&S Truck Service | 88/0 | 168 | Engine Failure | 1,080 |
| 26 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | Mars, Inc. | 85/0 | 166 | Running | 1,055 |
| 27 | 32 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Green's Auto Parts | 82/0 | 140 | Engine Failure | 1,030 |
| 28 | 22 | 57 | Dick May | Ford | McClure Motors | 79/0 | 103 | Engine Failure | 1,005 |
| 29 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 81/5 | 98 | Accident | 4,680 |
| 30 | 35 | 61 | Wayne Broome | Oldsmobile | Norris | 73/0 | 92 | Engine Failure | 955 |
| 31 | 31 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 70/0 | 88 | Engine Failure | 1,430 |
| 32 | 27 | 55 | Wayne Watercutter | Chevrolet | Ward Racing Enterprises | PE | 48 | Accident | 905 |
| 33 | 38 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 64/0 | 40 | Broken Valve | 1,380 |
| 34 | 11 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Kencoal | 61/0 | 15 | Broken Steering | 850 |
| 35 | 14 | 87 | Gary Balough | Oldsmobile | Fast Lane Ltd. | 58/0 | 9 | Clutch | 840 |
| 36 | 37 | 23 | Louis Gatto | Chevrolet | L&J Automotive | 55/0 | 5 | Ignition | 820 |
| 37 | 8 | 7 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Holbert Porsche-Audi | 52/0 | 1 | Accident | 1,065 |
| 38 | 26 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn | 49/0 | 1 | Accident | 1,310 |
| 39 | 30 | 19 | Steve Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 46/0 | 1 | Accident | 1,305 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 115.207 mph
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Time of Race: 04:20:24
Lead Changes: 56
Cautions: 7 for 46 laps.
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Time of Race: 04:20:24
Lead Changes: 56
Cautions: 7 for 46 laps.
Updated: Sunday 4:26 pm
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