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CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
April 8, 1979
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 22,400
| running
| 242 |
2
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 367
| 16,100
| running
| 89 |
3
| 1
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 13,650
| running
| 3 |
4
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 5,700
| running
| 0 |
5
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 8,500
| running
| 0 |
6
| 9
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 364
| 9,450
| running
| 0 |
7
| 12
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 362
| 3,700
| running
| 0 |
8
| 4
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 360
| 5,950
| running
| 19 |
9
| 16
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 360
| 3,150
| running
| 0 |
10
| 20
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 358
| 7,250
| running
| 0 |
11
| 21
| Lennie Pond
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 356
| 4,925
| running
| 0 |
12
| 19
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 354
| 4,430
| running
| 0 |
13
| 10
| Neil Bonnett
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 352
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
14
| 27
| Butch Hartman
| 75
| Butch Hartman
| Chevrolet
| 351
| 2,225
| running
| 0 |
15
| 17
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 348
| 3,845
| running
| 0 |
16
| 22
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 342
| 3,660
| running
| 0 |
17
| 18
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 340
| 3,440
| running
| 0 |
18
| 34
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Chrysler
| 340
| 2,730
| running
| 0 |
19
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 338
| 3,070
| running
| 0 |
20
| 35
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 330
| 2,810
| running
| 0 |
21
| 14
| Al Holbert
| 7
| Al Holbert
| Chevrolet
| 308
| 1,525
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 8
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 301
| 2,125
| lost wheels
| 3 |
23
| 13
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 300
| 5,600
| running
| 4 |
24
| 36
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 286
| 3,350
| running
| 0 |
25
| 29
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 285
| 2,115
| running
| 0 |
26
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 246
| 4,750
| engine
| 6 |
27
| 15
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 1,000
| engine
| 1 |
28
| 23
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 165
| 950
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 11
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 135
| 1,820
| overheating
| 0 |
30
| 24
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 119
| 1,800
| accident
| 0 |
31
| 30
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 109
| 1,775
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 25
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 87
| 1,495
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 33
| Dick May
| 99
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 87
| 915
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 28
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 71
| 1,410
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 31
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 49
| 905
| overheating
| 0 |
36
| 32
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| Dodge
| 5
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
|
| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 04:06:59
Average Speed: 121.721 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.768 seconds
6 cautions for 53 laps
Attendance: 50,000