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Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 3, 1979
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| David Pearson
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 29,925
| running
| 74 |
| 2
| 6
| Bill Elliott
| 17
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 365
| 19,235
| running
| 6 |
| 3
| 16
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 13,460
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 7,975
| running
| 1 |
| 5
| 13
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 364
| 8,915
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 19
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 362
| 5,650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 8
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 361
| 4,900
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 361
| 7,105
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 4
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 361
| 7,800
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 356
| 10,950
| running
| 37 |
| 11
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 355
| 12,200
| running
| 165 |
| 12
| 7
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 352
| 4,100
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 350
| 5,595
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 22
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 347
| 5,375
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 12
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 347
| 7,000
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 24
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 345
| 5,015
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| Chuck Bown
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Buick
| 342
| 3,100
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 38
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 341
| 4,530
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 11
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 336
| 8,000
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 33
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Chrysler
| 333
| 2,850
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 30
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 332
| 3,845
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 32
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 331
| 3,585
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 35
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 324
| 3,300
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 28
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 310
| 4,215
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 15
| Lennie Pond
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 281
| 3,280
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 31
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 246
| 2,885
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| Pontiac
| 244
| 1,825
| overheating
| 0 |
| 28
| 26
| Jim Vandiver
| 9
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 240
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 25
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 224
| 2,200
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 20
| Jack Ingram
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 206
| 1,650
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 195
| 4,550
| engine
| 82 |
| 32
| 9
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 185
| 2,150
| steering
| 2 |
| 33
| 39
| Billy Smith
| 10
| Bill Champion
| Ford
| 179
| 1,575
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 34
| 23
| Dick May
| 65
| Ron Spohn
| Ford
| 148
| 1,450
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 29
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 133
| 2,400
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 18
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 112
| 1,300
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 40
| Ralph Jones
| 98
| Ralph Jones
| Ford
| 83
| 1,275
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 27
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 46
| 1,750
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 37
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 17
| 1,225
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 40
| 34
| Ferrel Harris
| 96
| Will Cronkrite
| Ford
| 2
| 1,260
| flagged
| 0 |
|
|
| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
|
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| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 03:58:14
Average Speed: 126.259 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.751 seconds
9 cautions for 52 laps
Attendance: 60,000