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1979 - Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 Race Results


Race Name - Sun-Drop Music City USA 420
Date - 5/12/1979
Race Track - Nashville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.596 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 104.155 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 27
Average Race Speed - 88.652 mph
Lead Changes - 9
Total Race Purse - $70,100
Race Number - 11
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 420 Oldsmobile 83 $12,275
2 5 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 420 Chevrolet 164 $8,150
3 6 Bobby Allison 15 Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) 419 Ford 0 $6,450
4 7 Dale Earnhardt 2 Rod Osterlund 419 Chevrolet 0 $5,350
5 9 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 418 Chevrolet 111 $3,080
6 21 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 418 Chevrolet 0 $2,450
7 8 Benny Parsons 27 MC Anderson 417 Chevrolet 0 $1,830
8 2 Buddy Baker 28 Spectra (Harry Ranier) 412 Chevrolet 0 $3,910
9 10 Terry Labonte 44 Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) 411 Chevrolet 0 $1,875
10 12 Ricky Rudd 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 410 Ford 0 $1,850
11 16 Jimmy Means 52 Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) 408 Chevrolet 0 $1,685
12 15 Steve Spencer 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 405 Buick 0 $1,595
13 19 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 396 Ford 0 $1,415
14 26 Bobby Wawak 74 Bobby Wawak 390 Chevrolet 0 $525
15 18 Al Elmore 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 389 Chevrolet 0 $1,265
16 13 DK Ulrich 24 GordonBarnicle (Cecil Gordon) 383 Oldsmobile 0 $1,135
17 25 Ronnie Thomas 25 1st National City Travelers Checks (Ronnie Thomas) 378 Chevrolet 0 $2,020
18 28 Mike Kempton 69 Pro Shoppe (Mike Kempton) 364 Chevrolet 0 $455
19 22 Baxter Price 45 Baxter Price 356 Chevrolet 0 $890
20 17 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 355 Dodge 0 $675
21 3 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 335 Chevrolet 31 $3,115
22 14 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 324 Chevrolet 0 $655
23 1 Joe Millikan 72 Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) 124 Chevrolet 31 $5,345
24 24 Darrell Basham 34 Marine Welding (Jim Patrick) 101 Mercury 0 $385
25 27 Nelson Oswald 9 Nelson Oswald 95 Chevrolet 0 $375
26 23 Buddy Arrington 67 Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) 63 Dodge 0 $620
27 20 Dick Brooks 5 Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) 36 Chevrolet 0 $365
28 11 Harry Gant 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 18 Chevrolet 0 $360