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NAPA National 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
October 7, 1979
334 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 501 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 334
| 39,000
| running
| 58 |
2
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 333
| 27,475
| running
| 61 |
3
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 332
| 23,100
| running
| 26 |
4
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 332
| 15,375
| running
| 11 |
5
| 7
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 331
| 7,700
| running
| 0 |
6
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 331
| 12,250
| running
| 22 |
7
| 13
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 330
| 5,255
| running
| 1 |
8
| 20
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 4,765
| running
| 0 |
9
| 17
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 327
| 6,750
| running
| 0 |
10
| 8
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 14,515
| running
| 55 |
11
| 21
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 327
| 6,105
| running
| 0 |
12
| 32
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 324
| 5,895
| running
| 0 |
13
| 28
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 324
| 5,685
| running
| 0 |
14
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 324
| 5,465
| running
| 2 |
15
| 14
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 323
| 5,155
| running
| 0 |
16
| 16
| John Anderson
| 08
| Russ Draime
| Chevrolet
| 322
| 3,230
| running
| 1 |
17
| 27
| Dick May
| 57
| Alfred McClure
| Ford
| 322
| 3,180
| running
| 0 |
18
| 37
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge
| 321
| 3,080
| running
| 0 |
19
| 30
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 320
| 2,980
| running
| 0 |
20
| 10
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 319
| 3,980
| engine
| 7 |
21
| 34
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 311
| 3,300
| running
| 0 |
22
| 38
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 309
| 2,890
| running
| 0 |
23
| 36
| James Hylton
| 4
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 308
| 1,395
| running
| 0 |
24
| 29
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Oldsmobile
| 302
| 2,480
| running
| 0 |
25
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 282
| 20,995
| accident
| 79 |
26
| 39
| Jody Ridley
| 77
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 281
| 1,220
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 40
| David Sosebee
| 81
| Gober Sosebee
| Chevrolet
| 249
| 1,170
| accident
| 0 |
28
| 23
| John Rezek
| 31
| Curtis Payne
| Oldsmobile
| 239
| 1,145
| running
| 0 |
29
| 12
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 223
| 4,820
| steering
| 0 |
30
| 33
| Steve Pfeifer
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 198
| 2,020
| running
| 0 |
31
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 184
| 13,250
| engine
| 9 |
32
| 22
| Cecil Gordon
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 155
| 1,890
| clutch
| 0 |
33
| 11
| Chuck Bown
| 68
| Jim Testa
| Chevrolet
| 112
| 960
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 31
| Jim Vandiver
| 89
| O.L. Nixon
| Oldsmobile
| 101
| 945
| accident
| 1 |
35
| 24
| Bobby Brack
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 70
| 930
| accident
| 1 |
36
| 15
| Jack Ingram
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 59
| 915
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 25
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 26
| 900
| accident
| 0 |
38
| 26
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 16
| 2,790
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 35
| Richard Brickhouse
| 16
| Jimmy Edwards
| Oldsmobile
| 15
| 870
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 19
| Jimmy Means
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 1
| 855
| handling
| 0 |
|
| Ken Squier
|
| Motor Racing Network
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| 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
| |
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| Motor Racing Network
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:43:53
Average Speed: 134.266 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.866 seconds
8 cautions for 40 laps
Attendance: 90,000