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Coca-Cola 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
July 30, 1979
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 21,465
| running
| 61 |
| 2
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 15,465
| running
| 17 |
| 3
| 9
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 8,490
| running
| 7 |
| 4
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 7,765
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 6
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 200
| 6,215
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 15
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 7,215
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 18
| Darrell Waltrip
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 2,715
| running
| 62 |
| 8
| 7
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 200
| 2,815
| running
| 8 |
| 9
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 199
| 5,915
| running
| 1 |
| 10
| 16
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 198
| 4,295
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 23
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 3,685
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 39
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 196
| 3,525
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 196
| 3,305
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 17
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 196
| 4,095
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 1
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 195
| 2,915
| running
| 1 |
| 16
| 20
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 194
| 2,785
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 24
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 190
| 2,555
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 189
| 2,370
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 28
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 188
| 2,135
| ignition
| 0 |
| 20
| 19
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 36
| Steve Peles
| 34
| Steve Peles
| Chevrolet
| 187
| 1,180
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 21
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 187
| 2,025
| ignition
| 0 |
| 23
| 12
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 1,980
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 29
| Jocko Maggiacomo
| 63
| Jocko Maggiacomo
| Oldsmobile
| 172
| 1,105
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 33
| Nelson Oswald
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Chevrolet
| 168
| 1,080
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 34
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Oldsmobile
| 166
| 1,055
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 32
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 140
| 1,030
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 22
| Dick May
| 57
| Alfred McClure
| Ford
| 103
| 1,005
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 98
| 4,680
| accident
| 43 |
| 30
| 35
| Wayne Broome
| 61
| Jim Norris
| Oldsmobile
| 92
| 955
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 31
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 88
| 1,430
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 27
| Wayne Watercutter
| 55
|
| Chevrolet
| 48
| 905
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 38
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 40
| 1,380
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 11
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 15
| 850
| steering
| 0 |
| 35
| 14
| Gary Balough
| 87
| Billie Harvey
| Oldsmobile
| 9
| 840
| clutch
| 0 |
| 36
| 37
| Louis Gatto
| 23
|
| Chevrolet
| 5
| 820
| ignition
| 0 |
| 37
| 8
| Al Holbert
| 7
| Al Holbert
| Chevrolet
| 1
| 1,065
| accident
| 0 |
| 38
| 26
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 1
| 1,310
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 30
| Steve Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 1
| 1,305
| accident
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled or July 29; postponed one day because of rain.
Darrell Waltrip qualified 3rd, but withdrew the car after crashing in practice.
Time of race: 04:20:24
Average Speed: 115.207 MPH
Pole Speed: 60.52 seconds
7 cautions for 46 laps
Attendance: 40,000