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World 600
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 27, 1979
400 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 600 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Wanda/Chevrolet
| 400
| 55,400
| running
| 173 |
2
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 400
| 35,650
| running
| 29 |
3
| 15
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 27,100
| running
| 121 |
4
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 398
| 18,225
| running
| 0 |
5
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 398
| 13,570
| running
| 0 |
6
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 397
| 14,845
| running
| 0 |
7
| 14
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 11,580
| running
| 0 |
8
| 20
| Al Holbert
| 7
| Al Holbert
| Chevrolet
| 396
| 8,315
| running
| 0 |
9
| 30
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 394
| 6,815
| running
| 12 |
10
| 23
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 393
| 9,445
| running
| 0 |
11
| 27
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Oldsmobile
| 391
| 6,090
| running
| 0 |
12
| 33
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 391
| 7,535
| running
| 0 |
13
| 31
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 389
| 6,865
| running
| 0 |
14
| 29
| Ronnie Thomas
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Chevrolet
| 379
| 5,490
| running
| 0 |
15
| 19
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 375
| 4,290
| running
| 0 |
16
| 22
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 372
| 5,705
| tie rod
| 0 |
17
| 40
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 366
| 5,095
| running
| 0 |
18
| 37
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 353
| 4,785
| running
| 0 |
19
| 35
| Jim Vandiver
| 89
| O.L. Nixon
| Oldsmobile
| 348
| 3,340
| axle
| 0 |
20
| 34
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 340
| 4,425
| clutch
| 0 |
21
| 39
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 336
| 3,715
| running
| 0 |
22
| 7
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 331
| 6,440
| running
| 2 |
23
| 17
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 2,615
| clutch
| 0 |
24
| 38
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 306
| 2,390
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 252
| 18,790
| valve
| 28 |
26
| 13
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 250
| 2,440
| crank
| 0 |
27
| 11
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 212
| 5,380
| valve
| 12 |
28
| 36
| Bill Dennis
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 191
| 2,530
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 21
| Glenn Jarrett
| 49
| Charles Dean
| Chevrolet
| 166
| 1,630
| axle
| 0 |
30
| 12
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 142
| 1,610
| axle
| 0 |
31
| 18
| Bobby Fisher
| 4
| Bobby Fisher
| Buick
| 136
| 1,465
| accident
| 0 |
32
| 25
| Skip Manning
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 129
| 2,325
| rear end
| 0 |
33
| 26
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 128
| 1,890
| valve
| 1 |
34
| 16
| Connie Saylor
| 6
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 114
| 1,465
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 28
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| Dodge
| 91
| 1,315
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 8
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 88
| 5,040
| engine
| 13 |
37
| 6
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 88
| 1,315
| engine
| 9 |
38
| 9
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 36
| 1,290
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 24
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 10
| 1,190
| accident
| 0 |
40
| 32
| Chuck Bown
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Buick
| 0
| 1,215
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 41
| Ron Hutcherson
| 57
| Alfred McClure
| Ford
| 0
| 1,165
| rear end
| 0 |
|
| Kyle Petty
|
|
| 1978 Dodge Magnum
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Ken Squier
|
| Motor Racing Network
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
| Jack Arute
|
| Motor Racing Network
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| Motor Racing Network
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Mike Joy
|
| Motor Racing Network
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 04:23:24
Average Speed: 136.674 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.724 seconds
9 cautions for 48 laps
Attendance: 135,000