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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
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Maybeline/Oldsmobile
| 50
| 11,500
| running
| 34 |
| 2
| 4
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 5,725
| running
| 1 |
| 3
| 23
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 3,650
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 8
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 2,525
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 18
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 1,700
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 13
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 7
| Geoff Bodine
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 19
| Skip Manning
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 1,450
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 14
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 15
| John A. Utsman
| 00
| Ed Whitaker
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 6
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 50
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 21
| Ralph Jones
| 98
| Ralph Jones
| Ford
| 50
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 9
| Chuck Bown
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Buick
| 50
| 1,100
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 25
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Oldsmobile
| 50
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 26
| Dick May
| 57
| Alfred McClure
| Ford
| 50
| 975
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 16
| Bobby Ligarski
| 10
| SIR Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 49
| 940
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 28
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 49
| 905
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 10
| Butch Mock
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 49
| 870
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 29
| Jerry Jolly
| 96
| Will Cronkrite
| Ford
| 49
| 835
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 20
| Ferrel Harris
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 48
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 30
| Bill Green
| 49
| Charles Dean
|
| 47
| 765
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 12
| Jim Vandiver
| 89
| O.L. Nixon
| Oldsmobile
| 47
| 730
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 5
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 41
| 695
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 11
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 40
| 690
|
| 3 |
| 25
| 1
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Oldsmobile
| 37
| 550
| engine
| 10 |
| 26
| 3
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 33
| 290
| overheating
| 2 |
| 27
| 27
| Morgan Shepherd
| 84
| Jim Makar
| Mercury
| 22
| 255
|
| 0 |
| 28
| 17
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Al Rudd
| Oldsmobile
| 11
| 235
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 24
| Bill Dennis
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 6
| 220
|
| 0 |
| 30
| 22
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 4
| 200
|
| 0 |
|
|
| David Hobbs
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
|
| Brock Yates
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Notes: The race was a non-championship event.
Time of race: 00:49:01
Average Speed: 153.009 MPH
Pole Speed: 46.18 seconds
2 cautions for 10 laps
Attendance: 50,000