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Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
September 23, 1979
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 19,900
| running
| 209 |
| 2
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 12,550
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 3
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 499
| 9,650
| running
| 74 |
| 4
| 8
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 495
| 6,950
| running
| 30 |
| 5
| 19
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 494
| 3,150
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 491
| 4,700
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 12
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 491
| 3,950
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 489
| 5,450
| running
| 3 |
| 9
| 13
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 483
| 3,080
| rear end
| 0 |
| 10
| 16
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 479
| 2,970
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 471
| 7,800
| running
| 184 |
| 12
| 11
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 465
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 455
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 30
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 453
| 2,140
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 450
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 413
| 1,930
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 386
| 1,795
| rear end
| 0 |
| 18
| 2
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 384
| 950
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 362
| 1,635
| rear end
| 0 |
| 20
| 24
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 352
| 2,450
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 17
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 347
| 1,140
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 22
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 282
| 1,130
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 20
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 262
| 870
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 28
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 250
| 860
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 23
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 258
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 25
| Dave Dion
| 95
| Junior Miller
| Chevrolet
| 148
| 590
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 9
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 89
| 830
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 14
| Butch Lindley
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 82
| 570
| overheating
| 0 |
| 29
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 67
| 3,510
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 29
| Bill Hollar
| 99
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 39
| 550
| quit
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:29:40
Average Speed: 75.119 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.868 seconds
10 cautions for 54 laps
Attendance: 25,000