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Rockingham Speedway
The American 500
Sunday, October 21, 1979
Race 29 of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup |
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Rockingham October 21, 1979 |
| Finish |
Start |
# |
Driver |
Make |
Pts |
Laps |
Led |
Status |
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Winnings |
Team |
| 1 |
7 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Chevrolet |
180/5 |
492 |
139 |
Running |
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$20,960 |
Petty Enterprises |
| 2 |
2 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
180/10 |
492 |
168 |
Running |
|
$15,950 |
M.C. Anderson Racing |
| 3 |
9 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
170/5 |
492 |
50 |
Running |
|
$11,800 |
Junior Johnson & Associates |
| 4 |
6 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
165/5 |
490 |
6 |
Running |
|
$5,000 |
Ellington Racing |
| 5 |
10 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
155/0 |
488 |
0 |
Running |
|
$8,300 |
Osterlund Motorsports |
| 6 |
3 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
155/5 |
484 |
29 |
Running |
|
$7,100 |
DiGard Motorsports |
| 7 |
15 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Chevrolet |
146/0 |
476 |
0 |
Running |
|
$5,400 |
Richard Childress Racing |
| 8 |
20 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Chevrolet |
142/0 |
476 |
0 |
Running |
|
$5,950 |
Robertson Racing |
| 9 |
16 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
138/0 |
475 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,575 |
Marcis Auto Racing |
| 10 |
30 |
#51 |
Slick Johnson |
Chevrolet |
134/0 |
474 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,300 |
JD Johnson Racing |
| 11 |
22 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
130/0 |
470 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,080 |
Hylton Engineering |
| 12 |
32 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
127/0 |
456 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,670 |
Langley-Woodfield Racing |
| 13 |
29 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Oldsmobile |
124/0 |
456 |
0 |
Running |
|
$3,440 |
Gordon Racing |
| 14 |
36 |
#75 |
Bill Elswick |
Oldsmobile |
0/0 |
453 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,100 |
RahMoc Enterprises |
| 15 |
11 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Chevrolet |
118/0 |
452 |
0 |
engine |
|
$1,750 |
Nelson Malloch (Owner) |
| 16 |
34 |
#00 |
Freddy Smith |
Chevrolet |
0/0 |
452 |
0 |
Running |
|
$1,400 |
Marvin Petty |
| 17 |
25 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
112/0 |
434 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,890 |
Arrington Racing |
| 18 |
5 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Chevrolet |
109/0 |
426 |
0 |
Running |
|
$4,900 |
DeWitt Racing |
| 19 |
8 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
106/0 |
422 |
0 |
accident |
|
$4,800 |
Bud Moore Engineering |
| 20 |
13 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
103/0 |
420 |
0 |
accident |
|
$2,480 |
Donlavey Racing |
| 21 |
12 |
#47 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
100/0 |
416 |
0 |
Running |
|
$825 |
Race Hill Farm Team |
| 22 |
28 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Oldsmobile |
97/0 |
412 |
0 |
accident |
|
$2,170 |
Price Racing |
| 23 |
19 |
#17 |
Bill Elliott |
Chevrolet |
94/0 |
391 |
0 |
Running |
|
$2,035 |
Hamby Racing |
| 24 |
33 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
91/0 |
376 |
0 |
overheating |
|
$1,850 |
Warren Racing |
| 25 |
37 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
88/0 |
354 |
0 |
rear end |
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$1,615 |
McDuffie Racing |
| 26 |
31 |
#99 |
Dick May |
Chevrolet |
0/0 |
267 |
0 |
overheating |
|
$700 |
Hollar Racing |
| 27 |
14 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
87/5 |
259 |
1 |
engine |
|
$1,555 |
Hagan Enterprises |
| 28 |
21 |
#40 |
D.K. Ulrich |
Buick |
79/0 |
253 |
0 |
Running |
|
$1,500 |
Ulrich Racing |
| 29 |
4 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Mercury |
81/5 |
233 |
95 |
accident |
|
$1,120 |
Wood Brothers Racing |
| 30 |
27 |
#18 |
Randy Ogden |
Chevrolet |
0/0 |
227 |
0 |
driver fatigue |
|
$610 |
Ogden Racing |
| 31 |
23 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
70/0 |
227 |
0 |
overheating |
|
$1,450 |
Jimmy Means Racing |
| 32 |
18 |
#19 |
Glenn Jarrett |
Chevrolet |
67/0 |
164 |
0 |
oil pressure |
|
$1,115 |
Gray Racing |
| 33 |
1 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
69/5 |
141 |
4 |
rear end |
|
$2,580 |
Ranier Racing |
| 34 |
24 |
#46 |
Travis Tiller |
Buick |
61/0 |
76 |
0 |
rotor |
|
$570 |
Morgan-McClure |
| 35 |
35 |
#76 |
Mike Potter |
Chevrolet |
0/0 |
73 |
0 |
engine |
|
$560 |
Potter Racing |
| 36 |
26 |
#61 |
Bub Strickler |
Oldsmobile |
55/0 |
67 |
0 |
accident |
|
$550 |
Jim Norris (Owner) |
| 37 |
17 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
52/0 |
17 |
0 |
oil cooler |
|
$1,100 |
Ballard Racing |
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Laps |
Led |
Status |
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