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Los Angeles Times 500
NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA
November 18, 1979
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 27,050
| running
| 56 |
| 2
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 200
| 17,350
| running
| 17 |
| 3
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 18,000
| running
| 55 |
| 4
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 7,000
| running
| 39 |
| 5
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 9,025
| running
| 6 |
| 6
| 7
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 200
| 4,600
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 3,900
| running
| 16 |
| 8
| 10
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 7,550
| running
| 2 |
| 9
| 6
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 7,500
| running
| 8 |
| 10
| 8
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 199
| 5,860
| running
| 1 |
| 11
| 9
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 2,600
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 11
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 6,075
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 21
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Oldsmobile
| 196
| 4,450
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 196
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 17
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 196
| 1,975
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 23
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 195
| 3,880
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 28
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 195
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 15
| Bill Schmitt
| 73
| Bill Schmitt
| Oldsmobile
| 194
| 3,020
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 194
| 3,410
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 19
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 1,750
| water pump
| 0 |
| 21
| 30
| Roy Smith
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Oldsmobile
| 193
| 2,690
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 33
| Tim Williamson
| 10
| Tim Williamson
| Chevrolet
| 191
| 2,505
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 29
| Hal Callentine
| 74
| Hal Callentine
| Oldsmobile
| 191
| 1,475
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 31
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 190
| 2,795
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 34
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 186
| 2,635
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 27
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 153
| 2,425
| brakes
| 0 |
| 27
| 18
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 147
| 3,165
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 16
| Randy Ogden
| 18
| Jack Ogden
| Chevrolet
| 135
| 1,225
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 12
| Buck Simmons
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 123
| 1,175
| transmission
| 0 |
| 30
| 37
| Richard White
| 22
| Mike White
| Chevrolet
| 121
| 1,480
| running
| 0 |
| 31
| 20
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 104
| 1,920
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 35
| Jim Robinson
| 78
| A.J. Kurten
| Chevrolet
| 104
| 1,350
| ignition
| 0 |
| 33
| 22
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 57
| 1,450
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 36
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 49
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 35
| 24
| John Rezek
| 31
| Curtis Payne
| Buick
| 38
| 850
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 14
| Jimmy Insolo
| 01
| Gerald Craker
| Oldsmobile
| 36
| 1,825
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 32
| Vince Giamformaggio
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 26
| 825
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| David Hobbs
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Brock Yates
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 03:45:52
Average Speed: 132.822 MPH
Pole Speed: 58.101 seconds
6 cautions for 26 laps
Attendance: 56,153