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Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
May 6, 1979
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 188
| 33,750
| running
| 58 |
| 2
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Oldsmobile
| 187
| 25,025
| running
| 1 |
| 3
| 4
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 186
| 18,120
| running
| 2 |
| 4
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
| 185
| 13,100
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 185
| 11,900
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 24
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 182
| 7,100
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 30
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 179
| 9,060
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 179
| 8,265
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 16
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 178
| 7,580
| running
| 1 |
| 10
| 19
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 177
| 5,050
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 34
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 177
| 6,335
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 176
| 6,005
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 37
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Chrysler
| 176
| 5,635
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 10
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 154
| 3,610
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 27
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Oldsmobile
| 151
| 5,155
| running
| 2 |
| 16
| 25
| Kevin Housby
| 22
| Jack Housby
| Chevrolet
| 149
| 3,190
| accident
| 0 |
| 17
| 3
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 148
| 10,130
| engine
| 122 |
| 18
| 11
| Connie Saylor
| 6
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 148
| 2,970
| accident
| 0 |
| 19
| 31
| Jimmy Finger
| 32
| Don Bierschwale
| Buick
| 130
| 2,860
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 38
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 2,750
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 28
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 113
| 3,890
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 32
| Jerry Jolly
| 96
| Will Cronkrite
| Ford
| 99
| 2,440
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 21
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Oldsmobile
| 81
| 5,510
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 17
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 77
| 3,365
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 39
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Buick
| 73
| 4,050
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 33
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 65
| 2,720
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 18
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 38
| 2,655
| steering
| 0 |
| 28
| 23
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 37
| 1,695
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 35
| Wayne Broome
| 61
| Jim Norris
| Oldsmobile
| 33
| 1,185
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 36
| Keith Davis
| 53
| Keith Davis
| Oldsmobile
| 30
| 1,585
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 30
| 2,415
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 4
| 5,800
| accident
| 1 |
| 33
| 8
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 4
| 6,670
| accident
| 1 |
| 34
| 5
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 4
| 2,010
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 6
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 4
| 1,405
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 14
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Buick
| 4
| 5,075
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 22
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 4
| 1,345
| accident
| 0 |
| 38
| 15
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 4
| 1,315
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 20
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 4
| 1,285
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 40
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| Dodge
| 0
| 1,255
| did not start
| 0 |
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| Ned Jarrett
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| Motor Racing Network
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| Mike Joy
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| Motor Racing Network
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Time of race: 03:13:52
Average Speed: 154.77 MPH
Pole Speed: 48.946 seconds
4 cautions for 30 laps
Attendance: 80,000