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Talladega Superspeedway
The Talladega 500
Sunday, August 5, 1979
Race 20 of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup |
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Talladega August 5, 1979 |
| Finish |
Start |
# |
Driver |
Make |
Pts |
Laps |
Led |
Status |
|
Winnings |
Team |
| 1 |
8 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Oldsmobile |
185/10 |
188 |
102 |
Running |
|
$32,325 |
DiGard Motorsports |
| 2 |
2 |
#2 |
David Pearson |
Oldsmobile |
175/5 |
188 |
17 |
Running |
|
$20,925 |
Osterlund Motorsports |
| 3 |
11 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Mercury |
165/0 |
186 |
0 |
Running |
|
$13,920 |
Donlavey Racing |
| 4 |
13 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Oldsmobile |
165/5 |
186 |
4 |
Running |
|
$11,475 |
Petty Enterprises |
| 5 |
25 |
#77 |
Jody Ridley |
Mercury |
155/0 |
186 |
0 |
Running |
|
$6,025 |
Donlavey Racing |
| 6 |
3 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
150/0 |
186 |
0 |
Running |
|
$8,000 |
Ballard Racing |
| 7 |
21 |
#47 |
Harry Gant |
Oldsmobile |
146/0 |
184 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,815 |
Race Hill Farm Team |
| 8 |
6 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
142/0 |
181 |
0 |
Running |
|
$5,980 |
Arrington Racing |
| 9 |
18 |
#42 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
138/0 |
181 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,315 |
Petty Enterprises |
| 10 |
20 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Oldsmobile |
134/0 |
179 |
0 |
Running |
|
$5,520 |
Richard Childress Racing |
| 11 |
24 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Oldsmobile |
130/0 |
177 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,560 |
Nelson Malloch (Owner) |
| 12 |
22 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Mercury |
127/0 |
176 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,865 |
George Elliott Racing |
| 13 |
37 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
124/0 |
175 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,740 |
Jimmy Means Racing |
| 14 |
38 |
#19 |
Bob Burcham |
Chevrolet |
121/0 |
172 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,480 |
Gray Racing |
| 15 |
34 |
#20 |
Rick Newsom |
Oldsmobile |
118/0 |
172 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,565 |
Newsom Racing |
| 16 |
10 |
#50 |
Bruce Hill |
Oldsmobile |
115/0 |
171 |
0 |
engine |
|
$2,465 |
Ballard Racing |
| 17 |
39 |
#73 |
Steve Moore |
Chevrolet |
112/0 |
170 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,415 |
Gilbert Moore (Owner) |
| 18 |
31 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
109/0 |
163 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,920 |
McDuffie Racing |
| 19 |
7 |
#41 |
Grant Adcox |
Oldsmobile |
111/5 |
162 |
5 |
dropped valve |
|
$2,515 |
Adcox-Kirby |
| 20 |
30 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Oldsmobile |
103/0 |
159 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,510 |
Hylton Engineering |
| 21 |
12 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Oldsmobile |
105/5 |
146 |
5 |
engine |
|
$3,400 |
M.C. Anderson Racing |
| 22 |
32 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Buick |
97/0 |
143 |
0 |
engine |
|
$3,965 |
Robertson Racing |
| 23 |
9 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
94/0 |
142 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,830 |
Warren Racing |
| 24 |
5 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
96/5 |
138 |
14 |
engine |
|
$8,015 |
Junior Johnson & Associates |
| 25 |
26 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Oldsmobile |
93/5 |
120 |
1 |
engine |
|
$6,615 |
DeWitt Racing |
| 26 |
36 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Oldsmobile |
85/0 |
95 |
0 |
engine |
|
$2,670 |
Price Racing |
| 27 |
35 |
#40 |
D.K. Ulrich |
Buick |
82/0 |
92 |
0 |
engine |
|
$2,600 |
Ulrich Racing |
| 28 |
19 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
79/0 |
90 |
0 |
engine |
|
$5,365 |
Bud Moore Engineering |
| 29 |
33 |
#14 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
Chevrolet |
76/0 |
87 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,590 |
Cunningham-Kelley |
| 30 |
23 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
73/0 |
83 |
0 |
dropped valve |
|
$1,515 |
Ellington Racing |
| 31 |
14 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
70/0 |
75 |
0 |
timing chain |
|
$1,350 |
Marcis Auto Racing |
| 32 |
40 |
#36 |
Marty Robbins |
Dodge |
67/0 |
75 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,325 |
Robbins Racing |
| 33 |
15 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
64/0 |
75 |
0 |
engine |
|
$2,300 |
Hagan Enterprises |
| 34 |
1 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Mercury |
66/5 |
71 |
40 |
engine |
|
$6,025 |
Wood Brothers Racing |
| 35 |
16 |
#12 |
Jack Ingram |
Oldsmobile |
58/0 |
70 |
0 |
clutch |
|
$1,250 |
Kennie Childers (Owner) |
| 36 |
27 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
55/0 |
58 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,725 |
Langley-Woodfield Racing |
| 37 |
29 |
#39 |
Blackie Wangerin |
Mercury |
52/0 |
50 |
0 |
oil pressure |
|
$1,350 |
Wangerin Racing |
| 38 |
17 |
#7 |
Al Holbert |
Oldsmobile |
0/0 |
47 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,175 |
Al Holbert (Owner) |
| 39 |
4 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Oldsmobile |
46/0 |
41 |
0 |
dropped valve |
|
$1,750 |
Ranier Racing |
| 40 |
41 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Oldsmobile |
43/0 |
40 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,550 |
Gordon Racing |
| 41 |
28 |
#87 |
Dick May |
Oldsmobile |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
oil pressure |
|
$1,050 |
Billie Harvey (Owner) |
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Pts |
Laps |
Led |
Status |
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