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1979 - Southern 500 Race Results


Race Name - Southern 500
Date - 9/3/1979
Race Track - Darlington Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.366 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 501 miles
Pole Speed - 154.88 mph
Number of Cautions - 9
Caution Laps - 52
Average Race Speed - 126.25 mph
Lead Changes - 18
Total Race Purse - $221,200
Race Number - 23
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 5 David Pearson 2 Rod Osterlund 367 Chevrolet 74 $29,925
2 6 Bill Elliott 17 Kings Inn (George Elliott) 365 Mercury 6 $19,235
3 16 Terry Labonte 44 Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) 365 Chevrolet 0 $13,460
4 10 Buddy Baker 28 WIN (Harry Ranier) 365 Chevrolet 1 $7,975
5 13 Benny Parsons 27 MC Anderson 364 Chevrolet 0 $8,915
6 19 Dave Marcis 71 Shoneys (Dave Marcis) 362 Chevrolet 0 $5,650
7 8 Dick Brooks 5 Dubie Corp (Nelson Malloch) 361 Chevrolet 0 $4,900
8 14 Ricky Rudd 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 361 Mercury 0 $7,105
9 4 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 361 Chevrolet 0 $7,800
10 1 Bobby Allison 15 Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) 356 Ford 37 $10,950
11 3 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 355 Chevrolet 165 $12,200
12 7 Harry Gant 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 352 Chevrolet 0 $4,100
13 17 DK Ulrich 40 US Army (DK Ulrich) 350 Buick 0 $5,595
14 22 Buddy Arrington 67 Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) 347 Dodge 0 $5,375
15 12 Joe Millikan 72 Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) 347 Chevrolet 0 $7,000
16 24 Jimmy Means 52 Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) 345 Chevrolet 0 $5,015
17 21 Chuck Bown 68 Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa) 342 Buick 0 $3,100
18 38 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 341 Chevrolet 0 $4,530
19 11 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 336 Chevrolet 0 $8,000
20 33 Ed Negre 8 Dick Brooks Honda (Ed Negre) 333 Chrysler 0 $2,850
21 30 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 332 Ford 0 $3,845
22 32 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 331 Dodge 0 $3,585
23 35 Baxter Price 45 Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price) 324 Chevrolet 0 $3,300
24 28 Ronnie Thomas 25 Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) 310 Chevrolet 0 $4,215
25 15 Lennie Pond 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 281 Chevrolet 0 $3,280
26 31 Cecil Gordon 24 Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon) 246 Oldsmobile 0 $2,885
27 36 HB Bailey 36 Almeda Auto Parts (HB Bailey) 244 Pontiac 0 $1,825
28 26 Jim Vandiver 9 Kings Inn (Roger Hamby) 240 Chevrolet 0 $1,800
29 25 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 224 Chevrolet 0 $2,200
30 20 Jack Ingram 12 Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers) 206 Oldsmobile 0 $1,650
31 2 Donnie Allison 1 Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) 195 Chevrolet 82 $4,550
32 9 Neil Bonnett 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 185 Mercury 2 $2,150
33 39 Billy Smith 10 Tidewater Glass (Bill Champion) 179 Ford 0 $1,575
34 23 Dick May 65 Spohns Body Shop (Ron Spohn) 148 Ford 0 $1,450
35 29 Tighe Scott 30 Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) 133 Buick 0 $2,400
36 18 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 112 Chevrolet 0 $1,300
37 40 Ralph Jones 98 Ralph Jones 83 Ford 0 $1,275
38 27 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 46 Chevrolet 0 $1,750
39 37 Earle Canavan 1 Earle Canavan 17 Dodge 0 $1,225
40 34 Ferrel Harris 96 Will Cronkrite 2 Ford 0 $1,260