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Daytona International Speedway
The Daytona 500
Sunday, February 18, 1979
Race 2 of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup |
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Daytona February 18, 1979 |
| Finish |
Start |
# |
Driver |
Make |
Pts |
Laps |
Led |
Status |
|
Winnings |
Team |
| 1 |
13 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Oldsmobile |
180/5 |
200 |
12 |
Running |
|
$73,900 |
Petty Enterprises |
| 2 |
4 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Oldsmobile |
175/5 |
200 |
4 |
Running |
|
$59,350 |
DiGard Motorsports |
| 3 |
6 |
#51 |
A.J. Foyt |
Oldsmobile |
0/0 |
200 |
4 |
Running |
|
$38,550 |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
| 4 |
2 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Oldsmobile |
170/10 |
199 |
93 |
accident |
|
$39,600 |
Ellington Racing |
| 5 |
3 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
160/5 |
199 |
3 |
accident |
|
$34,525 |
Junior Johnson & Associates |
| 6 |
33 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
150/0 |
199 |
0 |
Running |
|
$24,540 |
Ballard Racing |
| 7 |
28 |
#68 |
Chuck Bown |
Buick |
146/0 |
199 |
0 |
Running |
|
$18,895 |
Testa Racing |
| 8 |
10 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Buick |
147/5 |
199 |
10 |
Running |
|
$22,845 |
Osterlund Motorsports |
| 9 |
37 |
#14 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
Chevrolet |
138/0 |
198 |
0 |
Running |
|
$15,885 |
Cunningham-Kelley |
| 10 |
24 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
134/0 |
197 |
0 |
Running |
|
$17,475 |
Warren Racing |
| 11 |
7 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
135/5 |
197 |
1 |
Running |
|
$17,725 |
Bud Moore Engineering |
| 12 |
15 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
127/0 |
197 |
0 |
Running |
|
$13,795 |
Arrington Racing |
| 13 |
35 |
#40 |
D.K. Ulrich |
Buick |
124/0 |
197 |
0 |
Running |
|
$11,355 |
Ulrich Racing |
| 14 |
38 |
#19 |
Bill Dennis |
Chevrolet |
121/0 |
196 |
0 |
Running |
|
$10,115 |
Gray Racing |
| 15 |
26 |
#98 |
Ralph Jones |
Ford |
118/0 |
195 |
0 |
Running |
|
$8,110 |
Ralph Jones (Owner) |
| 16 |
19 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
115/0 |
189 |
0 |
Running |
|
$8,820 |
Hagan Enterprises |
| 17 |
31 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Oldsmobile |
112/0 |
188 |
0 |
Running |
|
$6,865 |
Richard Childress Racing |
| 18 |
5 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Oldsmobile |
114/5 |
183 |
37 |
Running |
|
$10,435 |
M.C. Anderson Racing |
| 19 |
17 |
#50 |
Bruce Hill |
Oldsmobile |
106/0 |
168 |
0 |
Running |
|
$5,375 |
Ballard Racing |
| 20 |
36 |
#39 |
Blackie Wangerin |
Mercury |
103/0 |
160 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,005 |
Wangerin Racing |
| 21 |
30 |
#74 |
Bobby Wawak |
Oldsmobile |
100/0 |
152 |
0 |
overheating |
|
$4,840 |
Wawak Racing |
| 22 |
23 |
#82 |
Paul Fess |
Oldsmobile |
97/0 |
135 |
0 |
engine |
|
$3,860 |
Stan Lasky (Owner) |
| 23 |
21 |
#41 |
Grant Adcox |
Chevrolet |
94/0 |
129 |
0 |
rear wheel cylinder |
|
$3,730 |
Adcox-Kirby |
| 24 |
12 |
#02 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
91/0 |
119 |
0 |
engine |
|
$3,950 |
Marcis Auto Racing |
| 25 |
29 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Oldsmobile |
88/0 |
116 |
0 |
cylinder head |
|
$4,470 |
McDuffie Racing |
| 26 |
25 |
#37 |
Dave Watson |
Chevrolet |
90/5 |
115 |
1 |
clutch |
|
$2,850 |
Phil Howard (Owner) |
| 27 |
8 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Oldsmobile |
82/0 |
105 |
0 |
transmission |
|
$5,275 |
Nelson Malloch (Owner) |
| 28 |
22 |
#00 |
John A. Utsman |
Chevrolet |
79/0 |
101 |
0 |
engine |
|
$2,850 |
Ed Whitaker (Owner) |
| 29 |
16 |
#47 |
Geoff Bodine |
Oldsmobile |
81/5 |
99 |
6 |
engine |
|
$3,275 |
Race Hill Farm Team |
| 30 |
40 |
#54 |
Lennie Pond |
Oldsmobile |
78/5 |
83 |
2 |
brakes |
|
$2,085 |
Al Rudd Auto |
| 31 |
11 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Mercury |
70/0 |
79 |
0 |
broken valve |
|
$4,110 |
Donlavey Racing |
| 32 |
20 |
#5 |
Neil Bonnett |
Oldsmobile |
72/5 |
76 |
12 |
suspension |
|
$4,475 |
Jim Stacy Racing |
| 33 |
14 |
#12 |
Harry Gant |
Oldsmobile |
64/0 |
72 |
0 |
accident |
|
$2,875 |
Kennie Childers (Owner) |
| 34 |
41 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Chevrolet |
61/0 |
64 |
0 |
piston |
|
$4,045 |
Robertson Racing |
| 35 |
27 |
#87 |
Gary Balough |
Oldsmobile |
58/0 |
53 |
0 |
accident |
|
$3,425 |
Billie Harvey (Owner) |
| 36 |
32 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Oldsmobile |
55/0 |
53 |
0 |
accident |
|
$5,340 |
DeWitt Racing |
| 37 |
9 |
#21 |
David Pearson |
Mercury |
52/0 |
53 |
0 |
accident |
|
$3,275 |
Wood Brothers Racing |
| 38 |
18 |
#17 |
Skip Manning |
Oldsmobile |
49/0 |
53 |
0 |
accident |
|
$3,555 |
Hamby Racing |
| 39 |
34 |
#75 |
Butch Mock |
Buick |
46/0 |
38 |
0 |
accident |
|
$2,165 |
RahMoc Enterprises |
| 40 |
1 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Oldsmobile |
48/5 |
38 |
15 |
engine |
|
$23,775 |
Ranier Racing |
| 41 |
39 |
#89 |
Jim Vandiver |
Oldsmobile |
40/0 |
27 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,930 |
Vandiver Racing |
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Led |
Status |
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