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Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 18, 1979
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 13
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
| 200
| 73,900
| running
| 12 |
2
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 59,350
| running
| 4 |
3
| 6
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 38,550
| running
| 4 |
4
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Oldsmobile
| 199
| 39,600
| accident
| 93 |
5
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 199
| 34,525
| accident
| 3 |
6
| 33
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 199
| 24,550
| running
| 0 |
7
| 28
| Chuck Bown
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Buick
| 199
| 18,895
| running
| 0 |
8
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Buick
| 199
| 22,845
| running
| 10 |
9
| 37
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 198
| 15,885
| running
| 0 |
10
| 24
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 197
| 17,475
| running
| 0 |
11
| 7
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 197
| 17,725
| running
| 1 |
12
| 15
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 197
| 13,795
| running
| 0 |
13
| 35
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 197
| 11,355
| running
| 0 |
14
| 38
| Bill Dennis
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 196
| 10,115
| running
| 0 |
15
| 26
| Ralph Jones
| 98
| Ralph Jones
| Ford
| 195
| 8,110
| running
| 0 |
16
| 19
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 189
| 8,820
| running
| 0 |
17
| 31
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 188
| 6,865
| running
| 0 |
18
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 183
| 10,435
| running
| 37 |
19
| 17
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 168
| 5,375
| running
| 0 |
20
| 36
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 160
| 4,005
| running
| 0 |
21
| 30
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Oldsmobile
| 152
| 4,840
| overheating
| 0 |
22
| 23
| Paul Fess
| 82
| Stan Lasky
| Oldsmobile
| 135
| 3,860
| engine
| 0 |
23
| 21
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 129
| 3,730
| wheel
| 0 |
24
| 12
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 119
| 3,950
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 29
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Oldsmobile
| 116
| 4,470
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 25
| Dave Watson
| 37
| Phil Howard
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 2,850
| clutch
| 1 |
27
| 8
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 105
| 5,275
| transmission
| 0 |
28
| 22
| John A. Utsman
| 00
| Ed Whitaker
| Chevrolet
| 101
| 2,850
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 16
| Geoff Bodine
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 99
| 3,275
| engine
| 6 |
30
| 40
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Al Rudd
| Oldsmobile
| 83
| 2,085
| brakes
| 2 |
31
| 11
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 79
| 4,110
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 20
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Oldsmobile
| 76
| 4,475
| suspension
| 12 |
33
| 14
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 72
| 2,875
| accident
| 0 |
34
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 64
| 4,045
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 27
| Gary Balough
| 87
| Billie Harvey
| Oldsmobile
| 53
| 3,425
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 32
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 53
| 5,340
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 9
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 53
| 3,275
| accident
| 0 |
38
| 18
| Skip Manning
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 53
| 3,555
| accident
| 0 |
39
| 34
| Butch Mock
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 38
| 2,165
| accident
| 0 |
40
| 1
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 38
| 23,775
| engine
| 15 |
41
| 39
| Jim Vandiver
| 89
| O.L. Nixon
| Oldsmobile
| 27
| 1,930
| engine
| 0 |
|
| David Hobbs
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Brock Yates
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Notes: Dick May relieved D.K. Ulrich on lap 15.
Time of race: 03:28:22
Average Speed: 143.977 MPH
Pole Speed: 45.907 seconds
7 cautions for 57 laps
Attendance: 120,000