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Twin 125 Qualifying Race
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 15, 1979
50 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 125 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 17,500
| running
| 38 |
2
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 6,700
| running
| 10 |
3
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 3,575
| running
| 0 |
4
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 50
| 2,525
| running
| 0 |
5
| 8
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 50
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
6
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 50
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
7
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
| 50
| 1,400
| running
| 2 |
8
| 4
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 50
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
9
| 7
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
10
| 9
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 50
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
11
| 19
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
12
| 18
| Paul Fess
| 82
| Stan Lasky
| Oldsmobile
| 49
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
13
| 14
| Dave Watson
| 37
| Phil Howard
| Chevrolet
| 49
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
14
| 29
| Bruce Jacobi
| 87
| Don Satterfield
| Chevrolet
| 49
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
15
| 23
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Oldsmobile
| 49
| 975
| running
| 0 |
16
| 25
| Claude Ballot-Léna
| 6
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 49
| 940
| running
| 0 |
17
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 48
| 905
| running
| 0 |
18
| 15
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 47
| 870
| running
| 0 |
19
| 21
| Jim Hurtubise
| 04
|
| Buick
| 47
| 835
| running
| 0 |
20
| 13
| Woody Fisher
| 75
|
| Chevrolet
| 46
| 800
| running
| 0 |
21
| 17
| Nestor Peles
| 34
| Steve Peles
| Chevrolet
| 46
| 765
| running
| 0 |
22
| 26
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 45
| 730
| running
| 0 |
23
| 27
| Connie Saylor
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| Dodge
| 32
| 695
|
| 0 |
24
| 16
| Roger Hamby
| 0
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 17
| 660
|
| 0 |
25
| 28
| John Rezek
| 31
| Curtis Payne
| Buick
| 12
| 550
|
| 0 |
26
| 3
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 5
| 200
|
| 0 |
27
| 24
| Bobby Fisher
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 4
| 255
|
| 0 |
28
| 11
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 3
| 235
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 20
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 3
| 220
| accident
| 0 |
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
| Brock Yates
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Notes: The race was a non-championship event.
Time of race: 00:44:45
Average Speed: 167.598 MPH
Pole Speed: 45.907 seconds
1 caution for 5 laps
Attendance: 50,000