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Talladega 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
August 5, 1979
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Oldsmobile
| 188
| 32,325
| running
| 102 |
2
| 2
| David Pearson
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Oldsmobile
| 188
| 20,925
| running
| 17 |
3
| 11
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 186
| 13,920
| running
| 0 |
4
| 13
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
| 186
| 11,475
| running
| 4 |
5
| 25
| Jody Ridley
| 77
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 186
| 6,025
| running
| 0 |
6
| 3
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 186
| 8,000
| running
| 0 |
7
| 21
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 184
| 4,815
| running
| 0 |
8
| 6
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 181
| 5,960
| running
| 0 |
9
| 18
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge
| 181
| 3,315
| running
| 0 |
10
| 20
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 179
| 5,520
| running
| 0 |
11
| 24
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 177
| 4,560
| running
| 0 |
12
| 22
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 176
| 2,865
| running
| 0 |
13
| 37
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 175
| 4,740
| running
| 0 |
14
| 38
| Bob Burcham
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 172
| 4,480
| running
| 0 |
15
| 34
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Oldsmobile
| 172
| 2,565
| running
| 0 |
16
| 10
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 171
| 2,465
| engine
| 0 |
17
| 39
| Steve Moore
| 73
| Gilbert Moore
| Chevrolet
| 170
| 2,415
| running
| 0 |
18
| 31
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 163
| 3,920
| running
| 0 |
19
| 7
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Oldsmobile
| 162
| 2,515
| running
| 5 |
20
| 30
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Oldsmobile
| 159
| 3,510
| running
| 0 |
21
| 12
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 146
| 3,400
| engine
| 5 |
22
| 32
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Buick
| 143
| 3,965
| engine
| 0 |
23
| 9
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 142
| 2,830
| running
| 0 |
24
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 138
| 8,015
| engine
| 14 |
25
| 26
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 120
| 6,615
| engine
| 1 |
26
| 36
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Oldsmobile
| 95
| 2,620
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 35
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 92
| 2,600
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 19
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 90
| 5,365
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 33
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 87
| 1,590
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 23
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 83
| 1,515
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 14
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 83
| 1,350
| timing chain
| 0 |
32
| 40
| Marty Robbins
| 36
| Marty Robbins
| Dodge
| 75
| 1,325
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 15
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 75
| 2,300
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 71
| 6,025
| engine
| 40 |
35
| 16
| Jack Ingram
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 70
| 1,250
| clutch
| 0 |
36
| 27
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 58
| 1,725
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 29
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 50
| 1,350
| oil pressure
| 0 |
38
| 17
| Al Holbert
| 7
| Al Holbert
| Oldsmobile
| 47
| 1,175
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 41
| 1,750
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 41
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 40
| 1,550
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 28
| Dick May
| 87
| Billie Harvey
| Oldsmobile
| 0
| 1,050
| oil pressure
| 0 |
|
| Lee Petty
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Brock Yates
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:06:06
Average Speed: 161.229 MPH
Pole Speed: 49.463 seconds
5 cautions for 28 laps
Attendance: 80,000