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Texas 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX
June 3, 1979
200 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Wanda/Chevrolet
| 200
| 21,750
| running
| 155 |
| 2
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 199
| 14,600
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 1
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 13,950
| running
| 3 |
| 4
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 12,150
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 2
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 196
| 12,150
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 195
| 8,700
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 193
| 6,250
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 192
| 7,200
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 17
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 192
| 5,080
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 16
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 190
| 4,670
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 24
| John Rezek
| 31
| Curtis Payne
| Oldsmobile
| 190
| 2,400
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 189
| 6,400
| accident
| 41 |
| 13
| 13
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 189
| 2,200
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 21
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 186
| 3,810
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 12
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 186
| 3,590
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| Pontiac
| 185
| 1,900
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 22
| Billy Hagan
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 185
| 3,280
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 29
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 184
| 1,700
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 18
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 181
| 3,020
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 14
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 180
| 2,960
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 31
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 174
| 2,650
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 26
| Mike Potter
| 76
| Mike Potter
| Chevrolet
| 174
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 23
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 173
| 2,340
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 27
| Jim Hurlbert
| 96
| Will Cronkrite
| Ford
| 150
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 143
| 2,230
| spindle
| 0 |
| 26
| 15
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 140
| 3,170
| wheel
| 0 |
| 27
| 20
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 139
| 2,100
| transmission
| 0 |
| 28
| 7
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 135
| 1,700
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 33
| Mike Kempton
| 69
| Mike Kempton
| Chevrolet
| 135
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 30
| Dick May
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Oldsmobile
| 113
| 1,100
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 11
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 70
| 1,050
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 32
| Bill Meazell
| 55
| Bill Meazell
| Chevrolet
| 46
| 1,000
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 34
| John Haver
| 58
| John Haver
| Chevrolet
| 36
| 950
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 28
| Jimmy Finger
| 32
| Don Bierschwale
| Buick
| 5
| 1,150
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:33:39
Average Speed: 156.216 MPH
Pole Speed: 42.882 seconds
1 caution for 5 laps
Attendance: 11,500