RESULTS
1979 Official Race Results : CRC Chemicals 500
CRC Chemicals 500 | September 16, 1979 | Race 25 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 180/5 | 500 | Running | 21,650 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 175/5 | 500 | Running | 11,350 |
| 3 | 12 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 175/10 | 500 | Running | 11,250 |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.i.n., Inc. | 165/5 | 499 | Running | 4,700 |
| 5 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 155/0 | 499 | Running | 7,500 |
| 6 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 150/0 | 496 | Running | 6,000 |
| 7 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 146/0 | 496 | Running | 2,000 |
| 8 | 14 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 142/0 | 496 | Running | 4,400 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 143/5 | 495 | Running | 7,000 |
| 10 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 134/0 | 487 | Running | 4,050 |
| 11 | 13 | 08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Draime Race Engines | 130/0 | 486 | Running | 1,600 |
| 12 | 24 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127/0 | 480 | Running | 3,400 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 124/0 | 477 | Running | 3,195 |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | Palatine Automotive | 121/0 | 476 | Running | 3,060 |
| 15 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118/0 | 473 | Running | 2,865 |
| 16 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 115/0 | 472 | Running | 2,680 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 112/0 | 471 | Running | 2,495 |
| 18 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Kruger Trailers | 109/0 | 467 | Running | 2,310 |
| 19 | 29 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | Peles Racing | 106/0 | 465 | Running | 1,000 |
| 20 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon | 103/0 | 463 | Running | 2,000 |
| 21 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 105/5 | 456 | Engine Failure | 1,650 |
| 22 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 102/5 | 454 | Running | 1,665 |
| 23 | 19 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 94/0 | 451 | Running | 1,605 |
| 24 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 91/0 | 437 | Running | 2,570 |
| 25 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 88/0 | 373 | Accident | 1,525 |
| 26 | 17 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Malloch | 85/0 | 362 | Overheating | 650 |
| 27 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 82/0 | 358 | Engine Failure | 1,125 |
| 28 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 79/0 | 351 | Transmission | 1,100 |
| 29 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 76/0 | 307 | Running | 4,475 |
| 30 | 33 | 99 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | 73/0 | 173 | Oil Pressure | 550 |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 70/0 | 156 | Running | 1,040 |
| 32 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 67/0 | 132 | Faulty Coil | 1,030 |
| 33 | 28 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Python | 64/0 | 52 | Oil Leak | 520 |
| 34 | 36 | 58 | Dick May | Oldsmobile | Satterfield Racing | 61/0 | 11 | Not Handling | 510 |
| 35 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | Mars | 58/0 | 1 | Accident | 500 |
| 36 | 34 | 13 | Jeff Halverson | Chevrolet | Halverson Racing | 55/0 | 1 | Accident | 490 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 114.366 mph
Margin of Victory: one half car length
Time of Race: 04:22:19
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 11 for 49 laps.
Margin of Victory: one half car length
Time of Race: 04:22:19
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 11 for 49 laps.
Updated: Sunday 9:53 pm
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