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Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
January 14, 1979
119 laps on 2.62 mile road course; 311.78 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Wanda/Chevrolet
| 119
| 21,150
| running
| 87 |
| 2
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 119
| 14,200
| running
| 9 |
| 3
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 119
| 12,675
| running
| 3 |
| 4
| 8
| Bill Schmitt
| 73
| Bill Schmitt
| Oldsmobile
| 118
| 8,000
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 17
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 118
| 7,550
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 15
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 118
| 7,050
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 11
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 118
| 6,350
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| Jim Thirkettle
| 51
|
| Buick
| 117
| 2,450
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 26
| Tim Williamson
| 74
| Tim Williamson
| Chevrolet
| 116
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 21
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 116
| 2,350
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 16
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 114
| 4,200
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 24
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 114
| 4,780
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 34
| Vince Giamformaggio
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 113
| 3,470
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 12
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 113
| 3,310
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 23
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 112
| 3,060
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 7
| Jimmy Insolo
| 01
| Gerald Craker
| Oldsmobile
| 111
| 3,380
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 109
| 2,720
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 30
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Ford
| 109
| 2,560
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 105
| 4,950
| engine
| 15 |
| 20
| 13
| Al Holbert
| 7
| Al Holbert
| Chevrolet
| 104
| 1,195
| running
| 5 |
| 21
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 103
| 2,230
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 35
| Don Graham
| 52
| Rodney Friesen
| Chevrolet
| 100
| 1,495
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 33
| Harry Goularte
| 17
| Harry Goularte
| Chevrolet
| 82
| 1,460
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 81
| 1,055
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 19
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 66
| 1,875
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 56
| 955
| transmission
| 0 |
| 27
| 18
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 48
| 1,755
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 32
| Don Puskarich
| 13
| Matt Puskarich
| Chevrolet
| 47
| 855
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 27
| Richard White
| 22
| Mike White
| Chevrolet
| 32
| 805
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 31
| John Borneman Jr.
| 81
| John Borneman
| Chevrolet
| 17
| 755
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 29
| Don Noel
| 99
| Don Noel
| Chevrolet
| 15
| 700
| transmission
| 0 |
| 32
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 14
| 4,600
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 22
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 12
| 600
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 28
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 1,050
| clutch
| 0 |
| 35
| 25
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 7
| 1,000
| engine
| 0 |
|
| 16
| Hershel McGriff
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
|
|
| Rick McCray
|
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:53:30
Average Speed: 107.82 MPH
Pole Speed: 82.985 seconds
0 cautions
Attendance: 68,000