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Talladega
Aug 5, 1979 Race Results
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NASCAR Race Results at Talladega - Aug 5, 1979
Talladega 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Sunday, August 5, 1979
Race 20 of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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Talladega August 5, 1979
Finish
Start
#
Driver
Make
Pts
Laps
Led
Status
Team
S1
S2
S3
Rating
1
8
#88
Darrell Waltrip
Oldsmobile
185
188
102
running
DiGard Motorsports
2
2
#2
David Pearson
Oldsmobile
175
188
17
running
Osterlund Motorsports
3
11
#90
Ricky Rudd
Mercury
165
186
0
running
Donlavey Racing
4
13
#43
Richard Petty
Oldsmobile
165
186
4
running
Petty Enterprises
5
25
#77
Jody Ridley
Mercury
155
186
0
running
Donlavey Racing
6
3
#30
Tighe Scott
Buick
150
186
0
running
Ballard Racing
7
21
#47
Harry Gant
Oldsmobile
146
184
0
running
Race Hill Farm Team
8
6
#67
Buddy Arrington
Dodge
142
181
0
running
Arrington Racing
9
18
#42
Kyle Petty
Dodge
138
181
0
running
Petty Enterprises
10
20
#3
Richard Childress
Oldsmobile
134
179
0
running
Richard Childress Racing
11
24
#05
Dick Brooks
Oldsmobile
130
177
0
running
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
12
22
#9
Bill Elliott
Mercury
127
176
0
running
George Elliott Racing
13
37
#52
Jimmy Means
Chevrolet
124
175
0
running
Jimmy Means Racing
14
38
#19
Bob Burcham
Chevrolet
121
172
0
running
Gray Racing
15
34
#20
Rick Newsom
Oldsmobile
118
172
0
running
Newsom Racing
16
10
#50
Bruce Hill
Oldsmobile
115
171
0
engine
Ballard Racing
17
39
#73
Steve Moore
Chevrolet
112
170
0
running
Gilbert Moore (Owner)
18
31
#70
J.D. McDuffie
Chevrolet
109
163
0
running
McDuffie Racing
19
7
#41
Grant Adcox
Oldsmobile
111
162
5
dropped valve
Adcox-Kirby
20
30
#48
James Hylton
Oldsmobile
103
159
0
running
Hylton Engineering
21
12
#27
Benny Parsons
Oldsmobile
105
146
5
engine
M.C. Anderson Racing
22
32
#25
Ronnie Thomas
Buick
97
143
0
engine
Robertson Racing
23
9
#79
Frank Warren
Dodge
94
142
0
running
Warren Racing
24
5
#11
Cale Yarborough
Oldsmobile
96
138
14
engine
Junior Johnson & Associates
25
26
#72
Joe Millikan
Oldsmobile
93
120
1
engine
DeWitt Racing
26
36
#45
Baxter Price
Oldsmobile
85
95
0
engine
Price Racing
27
35
#40
D.K. Ulrich
Buick
82
92
0
engine
Ulrich Racing
28
19
#15
Bobby Allison
Ford
79
90
0
engine
Bud Moore Engineering
29
33
#14
Coo Coo Marlin
Chevrolet
76
87
0
engine
Cunningham-Kelley
30
23
#1
Donnie Allison
Chevrolet
73
83
0
dropped valve
Ellington Racing
31
14
#71
Dave Marcis
Chevrolet
70
75
0
timing chain
Marcis Auto Racing
32
40
#36
Marty Robbins
Dodge
67
75
0
engine
Robbins Racing
33
15
#44
Terry Labonte
Buick
64
75
0
engine
Hagan Enterprises
34
1
#21
Neil Bonnett
Mercury
66
71
40
engine
Wood Brothers Racing
35
16
#12
Jack Ingram
Oldsmobile
58
70
0
clutch
Kennie Childers (Owner)
36
27
#64
Tommy Gale
Ford
55
58
0
engine
Langley-Woodfield Racing
37
29
#39
Blackie Wangerin
Mercury
52
50
0
oil pressure
Wangerin Racing
38
17
#7
Al Holbert
Oldsmobile
0
47
0
engine
Al Holbert (Owner)
39
4
#28
Buddy Baker
Oldsmobile
46
41
0
dropped valve
Ranier Racing
40
41
#24
Cecil Gordon
Oldsmobile
43
40
0
engine
Gordon Racing
41
28
#87
Dick May
Oldsmobile
0
0
0
oil pressure
Billie Harvey (Owner)
1979 Standings
1979 Schedule
Date
Track
Winner
1
Jan 14, 1979
Riverside
Darrell Waltrip
2
Feb 18, 1979
Daytona
Richard Petty
3
Mar 4, 1979
Rockingham
Bobby Allison
4
Mar 11, 1979
Richmond
Cale Yarborough
5
Mar 18, 1979
Atlanta
Buddy Baker
6
Mar 25, 1979
North Wilkesboro
Bobby Allison
7
Apr 1, 1979
Bristol
Dale Earnhardt
8
Apr 8, 1979
Darlington
Darrell Waltrip
9
Apr 22, 1979
Martinsville
Richard Petty
10
May 6, 1979
Talladega
Bobby Allison
11
May 12, 1979
Nashville Fgds
Cale Yarborough
12
May 20, 1979
Dover
Neil Bonnett
13
May 27, 1979
Charlotte
Darrell Waltrip
14
Jun 3, 1979
Texas World Speedway
Darrell Waltrip
15
Jun 10, 1979
Riverside
Bobby Allison
16
Jun 17, 1979
Michigan
Buddy Baker
17
Jul 4, 1979
Daytona
Neil Bonnett
18
Jul 14, 1979
Nashville Fgds
Darrell Waltrip
19
Jul 30, 1979
Pocono
Cale Yarborough
20
Aug 5, 1979
Talladega
Darrell Waltrip
21
Aug 19, 1979
Michigan
Richard Petty
22
Aug 25, 1979
Bristol
Darrell Waltrip
23
Sep 3, 1979
Darlington
David Pearson
24
Sep 9, 1979
Richmond
Bobby Allison
25
Sep 16, 1979
Dover
Richard Petty
26
Sep 23, 1979
Martinsville
Buddy Baker
27
Oct 7, 1979
Charlotte
Cale Yarborough
28
Oct 14, 1979
North Wilkesboro
Benny Parsons
29
Oct 21, 1979
Rockingham
Richard Petty
30
Nov 4, 1979
Atlanta
Neil Bonnett
31
Nov 18, 1979
Ontario
Benny Parsons
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