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Atlanta Motor Speedway
The Atlanta 500
Sunday, March 18, 1979
Race 5 of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup |
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Atlanta March 18, 1979 |
| Finish |
Start |
# |
Driver |
Make |
Pts |
Laps |
Led |
Status |
|
Winnings |
Team |
| 1 |
1 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Oldsmobile |
180/5 |
328 |
88 |
Running |
|
$35,975 |
Ranier Racing |
| 2 |
2 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
180/10 |
328 |
167 |
Running |
|
$32,875 |
Bud Moore Engineering |
| 3 |
6 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
170/5 |
328 |
3 |
Running |
|
$15,400 |
DiGard Motorsports |
| 4 |
4 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
165/5 |
327 |
22 |
Running |
|
$11,725 |
Junior Johnson & Associates |
| 5 |
3 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
155/0 |
327 |
0 |
Running |
|
$5,775 |
M.C. Anderson Racing |
| 6 |
15 |
#02 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
150/0 |
327 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,775 |
Marcis Auto Racing |
| 7 |
14 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
146/0 |
326 |
0 |
Running |
|
$7,075 |
Ellington Racing |
| 8 |
13 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Oldsmobile |
142/0 |
326 |
0 |
Running |
|
$8,925 |
DeWitt Racing |
| 9 |
8 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Mercury |
138/0 |
325 |
0 |
Running |
|
$5,720 |
Donlavey Racing |
| 10 |
12 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Oldsmobile |
134/0 |
325 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,025 |
Nelson Malloch (Owner) |
| 11 |
11 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Oldsmobile |
130/0 |
324 |
0 |
Running |
|
$6,025 |
Petty Enterprises |
| 12 |
17 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Buick |
127/0 |
321 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,835 |
Osterlund Motorsports |
| 13 |
22 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
124/0 |
321 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,390 |
Hylton Engineering |
| 14 |
24 |
#40 |
D.K. Ulrich |
Buick |
121/0 |
321 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,155 |
Ulrich Racing |
| 15 |
16 |
#50 |
Bruce Hill |
Oldsmobile |
118/0 |
321 |
0 |
Running |
|
$1,825 |
Ballard Racing |
| 16 |
9 |
#68 |
Chuck Bown |
Buick |
115/0 |
315 |
0 |
Running |
|
$1,600 |
Testa Racing |
| 17 |
32 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Oldsmobile |
112/0 |
314 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,640 |
McDuffie Racing |
| 18 |
5 |
#21 |
David Pearson |
Mercury |
114/5 |
299 |
42 |
engine |
|
$1,990 |
Wood Brothers Racing |
| 19 |
37 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Chevrolet |
106/0 |
295 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,410 |
Price Racing |
| 20 |
26 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Oldsmobile |
103/0 |
295 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,295 |
Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 |
23 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
100/0 |
282 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,705 |
Langley-Woodfield Racing |
| 22 |
30 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
97/0 |
273 |
0 |
engine |
|
$2,470 |
Warren Racing |
| 23 |
29 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Oldsmobile |
94/0 |
249 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,285 |
Gordon Racing |
| 24 |
27 |
#19 |
Dick May |
Chevrolet |
91/0 |
221 |
0 |
overheating |
|
$2,000 |
Gray Racing |
| 25 |
7 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
88/0 |
211 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,965 |
Hagan Enterprises |
| 26 |
36 |
#17 |
Roger Hamby |
Chevrolet |
85/0 |
172 |
0 |
accident |
|
$1,880 |
Hamby Racing |
| 27 |
35 |
#6 |
Claude Ballot-Lena |
Oldsmobile |
0/0 |
168 |
0 |
accident |
|
$950 |
GC Spencer Racing |
| 28 |
34 |
#41 |
Grant Adcox |
Chevrolet |
79/0 |
133 |
0 |
accident |
|
$925 |
Adcox-Kirby |
| 29 |
38 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
76/0 |
129 |
0 |
head gasket |
|
$1,785 |
Arrington Racing |
| 30 |
20 |
#39 |
Blackie Wangerin |
Mercury |
73/0 |
126 |
0 |
transmission |
|
$875 |
Wangerin Racing |
| 31 |
31 |
#98 |
Ralph Jones |
Ford |
70/0 |
125 |
0 |
clutch |
|
$1,835 |
Ralph Jones (Owner) |
| 32 |
18 |
#37 |
Dave Watson |
Chevrolet |
72/5 |
123 |
6 |
withdrew |
|
$1,075 |
Phil Howard (Owner) |
| 33 |
25 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
64/0 |
82 |
0 |
transmission |
|
$1,315 |
Jimmy Means Racing |
| 34 |
39 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Buick |
61/0 |
71 |
0 |
handling |
|
$2,305 |
Robertson Racing |
| 35 |
21 |
#47 |
Geoff Bodine |
Oldsmobile |
58/0 |
66 |
0 |
handling |
|
$795 |
Race Hill Farm Team |
| 36 |
10 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Mercury |
0/0 |
61 |
0 |
steering |
|
$765 |
George Elliott Racing |
| 37 |
28 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
52/0 |
54 |
0 |
steering |
|
$1,255 |
Ballard Racing |
| 38 |
19 |
#14 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
Chevrolet |
49/0 |
53 |
0 |
accident |
|
$745 |
Cunningham-Kelley |
| 39 |
33 |
#0 |
John Kennedy |
Chevrolet |
46/0 |
50 |
0 |
accident |
|
$735 |
John Kennedy (Owner) |
| 40 |
40 |
#53 |
Keith Davis |
Chevrolet |
43/0 |
15 |
0 |
rear end |
|
$725 |
Keith Davis (Owner) |
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Led |
Status |
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