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Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 22, 1979
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 500
| 23,400
| running
| 247 |
| 2
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 14,700
| running
| 196 |
| 3
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 499
| 10,200
| running
| 49 |
| 4
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 498
| 7,100
| running
| 1 |
| 5
| 8
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 497
| 6,550
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 21
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 497
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 14
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 495
| 4,200
| engine
| 7 |
| 8
| 11
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 495
| 4,200
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 494
| 3,350
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 10
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 493
| 3,080
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 492
| 5,050
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 17
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 489
| 2,470
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 22
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 488
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 16
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 485
| 2,140
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 476
| 1,980
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 476
| 1,820
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 474
| 1,685
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 20
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 472
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 13
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 458
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 26
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 454
| 2,150
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 27
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 437
| 640
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 18
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 312
| 1,130
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 7
| Chuck Bown
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Buick
| 263
| 620
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 29
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 860
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 9
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 207
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 24
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 167
| 590
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 12
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 137
| 3,030
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 28
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 132
| 820
| overheating
| 0 |
| 29
| 6
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 810
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 23
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 0
| 800
| engine
| 0 |
|
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| Ned Jarrett
|
| Motor Racing Network
|
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| 0
| pit reporter
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Time of race: 03:25:43
Average Speed: 76.562 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.629 seconds
5 cautions for 32 laps
Attendance: 35,500