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1979 - Winston 500 Race Results


Race Name - Winston 500
Date - 5/6/1979
Race Track - Alabama International Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.66 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 195.644 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 30
Average Race Speed - 154.77 mph
Lead Changes - 21
Total Race Purse - $245,260
Race Number - 10
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 12 Bobby Allison 15 Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) 188 Ford 58 $33,750
2 1 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 187 Oldsmobile 1 $25,025
3 4 Buddy Arrington 67 Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) 186 Dodge 2 $18,120
4 7 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 185 Oldsmobile 0 $13,100
5 9 Joe Millikan 72 Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) 185 Oldsmobile 0 $11,900
6 24 Bill Elliott 9 Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott) 182 Mercury 0 $7,100
7 30 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 179 Ford 0 $9,060
8 13 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 179 Dodge 0 $8,265
9 16 Terry Labonte 44 Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) 178 Buick 1 $7,580
10 19 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 177 Chevrolet 0 $5,050
11 34 Cecil Gordon 24 GordonBarnicle (Cecil Gordon) 177 Oldsmobile 0 $6,335
12 29 Jimmy Means 52 Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) 176 Chevrolet 0 $6,005
13 37 Ed Negre 8 Brooks Honda Sales (Ed Negre) 176 Chrysler 0 $5,635
14 10 Dave Marcis 71 Shoneys (Dave Marcis) 154 Chevrolet 0 $3,610
15 27 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 151 Oldsmobile 2 $5,155
16 25 Kevin Housby 22 Taylor Martin (Jack Housby) 149 Chevrolet 0 $3,190
17 3 Neil Bonnett 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 148 Mercury 122 $10,130
18 11 Connie Saylor 6 Mitco (GC Spencer) 148 Oldsmobile 0 $2,970
19 31 Jimmy Finger 32 Vita Fresh Oriange Juice (Don Bierschwale) 130 Buick 0 $2,860
20 38 Dick May 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 117 Chevrolet 0 $2,750
21 28 DK Ulrich 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 113 Buick 0 $3,890
22 32 Jerry Jolly 96 Will Cronkrite 99 Ford 0 $2,440
23 21 Donnie Allison 1 Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) 81 Oldsmobile 0 $5,510
24 17 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 77 Oldsmobile 0 $3,365
25 39 Ronnie Thomas 25 1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson) 73 Buick 0 $4,050
26 33 Baxter Price 45 Baxter Price 65 Chevrolet 0 $2,720
27 18 Ricky Rudd 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 38 Mercury 0 $2,655
28 23 Blackie Wangerin 39 Blackie Wangerin 37 Mercury 0 $1,695
29 35 Wayne Broome 61 Crawford Brown (Jim Norris) 33 Oldsmobile 0 $1,185
30 36 Keith Davis 53 Keith Davis 30 Oldsmobile 0 $1,585
31 26 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 30 Chevrolet 0 $2,415
32 2 Buddy Baker 28 Spectra (Harry Ranier) 4 Oldsmobile 1 $5,800
33 8 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 4 Oldsmobile 1 $6,670
34 5 Tighe Scott 30 Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) 4 Buick 0 $2,010
35 6 Benny Parsons 27 Griffin Marine (MC Anderson) 4 Oldsmobile 0 $1,405
36 14 Dale Earnhardt 2 Rod Osterlund 4 Buick 0 $5,075
37 22 Dick Brooks 5 Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) 4 Oldsmobile 0 $1,345
38 15 Lennie Pond 12 Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers) 4 Oldsmobile 0 $1,315
39 20 Harry Gant 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 4 Oldsmobile 0 $1,285
40 40 Travis Tiller 46 Ring Enterprises (Travis Tiller) 0 Dodge 0 $1,255