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Richmond 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
March 11, 1979
400 laps on 0.542 mile paved oval; 216.8 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 9
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 400
| 16,275
| running
| 181 |
| 2
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 400
| 10,750
| running
| 219 |
| 3
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 6,925
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 2
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 2,550
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 399
| 4,800
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 16
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 4,800
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 8
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 2,900
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 5
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 395
| 2,775
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 394
| 3,710
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 14
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 391
| 2,405
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 15
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Chevrolet
| 390
| 2,245
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 390
| 2,100
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 4
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 390
| 2,015
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 12
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Al Rudd
| Oldsmobile
| 387
| 890
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 20
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 385
| 1,830
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 10
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 385
| 750
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 22
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Buick
| 384
| 2,570
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 17
| Dave Watson
| 37
| Phil Howard
| Chevrolet
| 383
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 13
| Dave Dion
| 29
| Dave Dion
| Ford
| 380
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Joe Fields
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 379
| 1,385
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 23
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 371
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 26
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 360
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 24
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 311
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 30
| Bill Hollar
| 9
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 307
| 535
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 27
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 259
| 775
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 238
| 750
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 25
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 725
| rear end
| 0 |
| 28
| 19
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 180
| 450
| rear end
| 0 |
| 29
| 6
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 167
| 3,375
| rear end
| 0 |
| 30
| 21
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 68
| 650
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:35:34
Average Speed: 83.608 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.99 seconds
2 cautions for 8 laps
Attendance: 21,000