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1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Atlanta
Mar 18, 1979 Race Results
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NASCAR Race Results at Atlanta - Mar 18, 1979
Atlanta 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sunday, March 18, 1979
Race 5 of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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Atlanta March 18, 1979
Finish
Start
#
Driver
Make
Pts
Laps
Led
Status
Team
S1
S2
S3
Rating
1
1
#28
Buddy Baker
Oldsmobile
180
328
88
running
Ranier Racing
2
2
#15
Bobby Allison
Ford
180
328
167
running
Bud Moore Engineering
3
6
#88
Darrell Waltrip
Chevrolet
170
328
3
running
DiGard Motorsports
4
4
#11
Cale Yarborough
Oldsmobile
165
327
22
running
Junior Johnson & Associates
5
3
#27
Benny Parsons
Chevrolet
155
327
0
running
M.C. Anderson Racing
6
15
#02
Dave Marcis
Chevrolet
150
327
0
running
Marcis Auto Racing
7
14
#1
Donnie Allison
Chevrolet
146
326
0
running
Ellington Racing
8
13
#72
Joe Millikan
Oldsmobile
142
326
0
running
DeWitt Racing
9
8
#90
Ricky Rudd
Mercury
138
325
0
running
Donlavey Racing
10
12
#05
Dick Brooks
Oldsmobile
134
325
0
running
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
11
11
#43
Richard Petty
Oldsmobile
130
324
0
running
Petty Enterprises
12
17
#2
Dale Earnhardt
Buick
127
321
0
running
Osterlund Motorsports
13
22
#48
James Hylton
Chevrolet
124
321
0
running
Hylton Engineering
14
24
#40
D.K. Ulrich
Buick
121
321
0
running
Ulrich Racing
15
16
#50
Bruce Hill
Oldsmobile
118
321
0
running
Ballard Racing
16
9
#68
Chuck Bown
Buick
115
315
0
running
Testa Racing
17
32
#70
J.D. McDuffie
Oldsmobile
112
314
0
running
McDuffie Racing
18
5
#21
David Pearson
Mercury
114
299
42
engine
Wood Brothers Racing
19
37
#45
Baxter Price
Chevrolet
106
295
0
running
Price Racing
20
26
#3
Richard Childress
Oldsmobile
103
295
0
running
Richard Childress Racing
21
23
#64
Tommy Gale
Ford
100
282
0
running
Langley-Woodfield Racing
22
30
#79
Frank Warren
Dodge
97
273
0
engine
Warren Racing
23
29
#24
Cecil Gordon
Oldsmobile
94
249
0
running
Gordon Racing
24
27
#19
Dick May
Chevrolet
91
221
0
overheating
Gray Racing
25
7
#44
Terry Labonte
Chevrolet
88
211
0
engine
Hagan Enterprises
26
36
#17
Roger Hamby
Chevrolet
85
172
0
accident
Hamby Racing
27
35
#6
Claude Ballot-Lena
Oldsmobile
0
168
0
accident
GC Spencer Racing
28
34
#41
Grant Adcox
Chevrolet
79
133
0
accident
Adcox-Kirby
29
38
#67
Buddy Arrington
Dodge
76
129
0
head gasket
Arrington Racing
30
20
#39
Blackie Wangerin
Mercury
73
126
0
transmission
Wangerin Racing
31
31
#98
Ralph Jones
Ford
70
125
0
clutch
Ralph Jones (Owner)
32
18
#37
Dave Watson
Chevrolet
72
123
6
withdrew
Phil Howard (Owner)
33
25
#52
Jimmy Means
Chevrolet
64
82
0
transmission
Jimmy Means Racing
34
39
#25
Ronnie Thomas
Buick
61
71
0
handling
Robertson Racing
35
21
#47
Geoff Bodine
Oldsmobile
58
66
0
handling
Race Hill Farm Team
36
10
#9
Bill Elliott
Mercury
0
61
0
steering
George Elliott Racing
37
28
#30
Tighe Scott
Buick
52
54
0
steering
Ballard Racing
38
19
#14
Coo Coo Marlin
Chevrolet
49
53
0
accident
Cunningham-Kelley
39
33
#0
John Kennedy
Chevrolet
46
50
0
accident
John Kennedy (Owner)
40
40
#53
Keith Davis
Chevrolet
43
15
0
rear end
Keith Davis (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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