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Carolina 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
March 4, 1979
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 492
| 21,555
| running
| 311 |
2
| 11
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 491
| 15,670
| running
| 50 |
3
| 17
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 487
| 8,220
| running
| 0 |
4
| 13
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 485
| 7,520
| running
| 0 |
5
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 484
| 6,320
| running
| 0 |
6
| 27
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 476
| 5,150
| running
| 0 |
7
| 20
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 473
| 4,540
| running
| 0 |
8
| 15
| Dave Watson
| 37
| Phil Howard
| Chevrolet
| 471
| 2,570
| running
| 0 |
9
| 30
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 468
| 4,080
| running
| 0 |
10
| 14
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 462
| 2,270
| running
| 3 |
11
| 29
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 462
| 3,560
| running
| 0 |
12
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 460
| 3,250
| running
| 0 |
13
| 31
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 459
| 2,970
| running
| 0 |
14
| 35
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 450
| 2,730
| running
| 0 |
15
| 16
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 432
| 2,545
| running
| 0 |
16
| 18
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 431
| 1,295
| running
| 0 |
17
| 8
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 416
| 5,570
| running
| 0 |
18
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 413
| 7,570
| running
| 9 |
19
| 26
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 361
| 1,860
| engine
| 0 |
20
| 28
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 353
| 1,780
| transmission
| 0 |
21
| 24
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 294
| 1,640
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 23
| Geoff Bodine
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 278
| 750
| rear end
| 0 |
23
| 9
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 249
| 1,225
| engine
| 119 |
24
| 21
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 131
| 1,550
| rear axle
| 0 |
25
| 12
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 123
| 1,175
| accident
| 0 |
26
| 25
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 111
| 650
| accident
| 0 |
27
| 32
| Slick Johnson
| 87
| Don Satterfield
| Chevrolet
| 37
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 34
| Nelson Oswald
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Chevrolet
| 23
| 600
| flagged
| 0 |
29
| 22
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 13
| 2,075
| steering
| 0 |
30
| 2
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 9
| 4,550
| accident
| 0 |
31
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 9
| 4,245
| accident
| 0 |
32
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 9
| 4,460
| accident
| 0 |
33
| 10
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Oldsmobile
| 9
| 1,035
| accident
| 0 |
34
| 6
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 9
| 1,030
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 33
| Bill Hollar
| 29
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 1
| 525
| ignition
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:06:30
Average Speed: 122.727 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.765 seconds
7 cautions for 39 laps
Attendance: 40,000