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1979 - Richmond 400 Race Results


Race Name - Richmond 400
Date - 3/11/1979
Race Track - Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.542 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 217 miles
Pole Speed - 92.957 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps - 8
Average Race Speed - 83.608 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $83,660
Race Number - 4
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 9 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 400 Oldsmobile 178 $16,275
2 1 Bobby Allison 15 Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) 400 Ford 220 $10,750
3 3 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 399 Chevrolet 0 $6,925
4 2 Benny Parsons 27 MC Anderson 399 Chevrolet 0 $2,550
5 7 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 399 Chevrolet 0 $4,800
6 16 Joe Millikan 72 Hayes Jewelers (LG DeWitt) 397 Chevrolet 0 $4,800
7 8 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 397 Chevrolet 2 $2,900
8 5 Terry Labonte 44 Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) 395 Chevrolet 0 $2,775
9 11 Donnie Allison 1 Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) 394 Chevrolet 0 $3,710
10 14 DK Ulrich 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 391 Buick 0 $2,405
11 15 Ricky Rudd 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 390 Chevrolet 0 $2,245
12 29 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 390 Chevrolet 0 $2,100
13 4 Dale Earnhardt 2 Rod Osterlund 390 Chevrolet 0 $2,015
14 12 Lennie Pond 54 Brenco Bearings (Al Rudd) 387 Oldsmobile 0 $890
15 20 Buddy Arrington 67 Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) 385 Dodge 0 $1,830
16 10 Dave Marcis 2 Shoneys (Dave Marcis) 385 Chevrolet 0 $750
17 22 Ronnie Thomas 25 1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson) 384 Buick 0 $2,570
18 17 Dave Watson 37 Ams Oil (Phil Howard) 383 Chevrolet 0 $675
19 13 Dave Dion 29 Merrimack LincolnMercury (Dave Dion) 380 Ford 0 $675
20 28 Lawrence Fields 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 379 Chevrolet 0 $1,385
21 23 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 371 Dodge 0 $1,250
22 26 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 360 Ford 0 $1,125
23 24 Baxter Price 45 Baxter Price 311 Chevrolet 0 $1,000
24 30 Bill Hollar 9 Hollar Auto Parts (Bill Hollar) 307 Chevrolet 0 $535
25 27 Cecil Gordon 24 GordonBarnicle (Cecil Gordon) 259 Oldsmobile 0 $775
26 18 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 238 Chevrolet 0 $750
27 25 Jimmy Means 52 Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) 199 Chevrolet 0 $725
28 19 Dick Brooks 5 Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) 180 Oldsmobile 0 $450
29 6 Buddy Baker 28 Spectra (Harry Ranier) 167 Chevrolet 0 $3,375
30 21 Roger Hamby 17 HambyEllis (Roger Hamby) 68 Chevrolet 0 $650