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Cardinal 500
NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
October 28, 1979
250 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 131.25 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| Morgan Shepherd
| 7
|
| Pontiac
| 250
| 10,000
| running
| 122 |
| 2
| 19
| Joe Thurman
| 54
|
| Pontiac
| 250
| 4,575
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 10
| Monk Tate
| 88
|
| Oldsmobile
| 249
| 2,825
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 3
| Jay Hedgecock
| 35
|
| Pontiac
| 249
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 3
| Langis Caron
| 35
|
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 13
| Tommy Ellis
| 12
|
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 9
| Satch Worley
| 81
|
| Pontiac
| 247
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 20
| Lennie Pond
| 55
|
| Pontiac
| 246
| 1,125
| running
| 3 |
| 9
| 33
| Gene Glover
| 71
|
| Pontiac
| 244
| 1,050
| differential
| 92 |
| 10
| 16
| Larry Utsman
| 23
|
| Chevrolet
| 243
| 1,000
| accident
| 0 |
| 11
| 32
| Harry Lee Hill
| 97
|
| Pontiac
| 243
| 975
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 28
| Eddie Falk
| 04
|
| Chevrolet
| 241
| 965
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 38
| John Linville
| 10
|
| Pontiac
| 240
| 925
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 11
| Billy Smith
| 89
|
| Pontiac
| 239
| 875
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 22
| Charlie Ford
| 5
|
| Chevrolet
| 232
| 925
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 23
| Don Miller
| 69
|
| Chevrolet
| 230
| 875
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 8
| Sonny Hutchins
| 01
|
| Pontiac
| 228
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 26
| Steve Poulin
| 34
|
| Pontiac
| 223
| 815
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 37
| Dave Dion
| 29
|
| Ford
| 214
| 775
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 29
| Sterling Marlin
| 14
|
| Chevrolet
| 210
| 775
| accident
| 0 |
| 21
| 4
| Tommy Houston
| 95
|
| Pontiac
| 204
| 700
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 34
| Steve Jarvis
| 87
|
| Chevrolet
| 204
| 700
| transmission
| 0 |
| 23
| 36
| Dickie Boswell
| 6
|
| Pontiac
| 182
| 675
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 39
| Bobby Fleming
| 51
|
| Pontiac
| 151
| 650
| withdrew
| 0 |
| 25
| 24
| Jody Ridley
| 98
|
| Pontiac
| 133
| 650
| push rod
| 0 |
| 26
| 1
| Ray Hendrick
| 02
|
| Pontiac
| 116
| 675
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 31
| Bob Pressley
| 4
|
| Pontiac
| 115
| 580
| accident
| 13 |
| 28
| 17
| Sam Ard
| 00
|
| Oldsmobile
| 115
| 525
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 35
| Stan Meserve
| 9
|
| Pontiac
| 115
| 525
| transmission
| 0 |
| 30
| 15
| Mike Porter
| 3
|
| Pontiac
| 111
| 475
| water pump
| 7 |
| 31
| 21
| Dick McCabe
| 0
|
| Pontiac
| 105
| 675
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 25
| Bill Dennis
| 1
|
| Pontiac
| 104
| 475
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 6
| Jack Bland
| 41
|
| Pontiac
| 101
| 400
| overheating
| 0 |
| 34
| 2
| Butch Lindley
| 16
|
| Pontiac
| 98
| 775
| rear end
| 13 |
| 35
| 20
| Jerry Miller
| 48
|
| Dodge
| 80
| 375
| steering
| 0 |
| 36
| 27
| Paul Radford
| 57
|
| Pontiac
| 67
| 365
| overheating
| 0 |
| 37
| 30
| Geoff Bodine
| 99
|
| Dodge
| 59
| 330
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 18
| Jimmy Hensley
| 63
|
| Chevrolet
| 32
| 275
| water pump
| 0 |
| 39
| 14
| Jack Ingram
| 11
|
| Chevrolet
| 8
| 250
| oil line
| 0 |
| 40
| 7
| Bosco Lowe
| 27
|
| Chevrolet
| 7
| 225
| ignition
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:54:18
Average Speed: 68.971 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.788 seconds
9 cautions for 48 laps