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American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
October 21, 1979
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 20,960
| running
| 139 |
2
| 2
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 15,950
| running
| 168 |
3
| 9
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 11,800
| running
| 50 |
4
| 6
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 490
| 5,000
| running
| 6 |
5
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 488
| 8,300
| running
| 0 |
6
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 484
| 7,100
| running
| 29 |
7
| 15
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 476
| 5,400
| running
| 0 |
8
| 20
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 476
| 5,950
| running
| 0 |
9
| 16
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 475
| 2,575
| running
| 0 |
10
| 30
| Slick Johnson
| 51
| J.D. Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 474
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
11
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 470
| 4,080
| running
| 0 |
12
| 32
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 456
| 3,670
| running
| 0 |
13
| 29
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 456
| 3,440
| running
| 0 |
14
| 36
| Bill Elswick
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Oldsmobile
| 453
| 2,100
| running
| 0 |
15
| 11
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 452
| 1,750
| engine
| 0 |
16
| 34
| Freddie Smith
| 00
| Marvin Petty
| Chevrolet
| 452
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
17
| 25
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 434
| 2,890
| running
| 0 |
18
| 5
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 426
| 4,900
| running
| 0 |
19
| 8
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 422
| 4,800
| accident
| 0 |
20
| 13
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 420
| 2,480
| accident
| 0 |
21
| 12
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 416
| 825
| running
| 0 |
22
| 28
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Oldsmobile
| 412
| 2,170
| accident
| 0 |
23
| 19
| Bill Elliott
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 391
| 2,035
| running
| 0 |
24
| 33
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 376
| 1,850
| overheating
| 0 |
25
| 37
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 354
| 1,615
| rear end
| 0 |
26
| 31
| Dick May
| 99
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 267
| 700
| overheating
| 0 |
27
| 14
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 259
| 1,555
| engine
| 1 |
28
| 21
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 253
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
29
| 4
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 233
| 1,120
| accident
| 95 |
30
| 27
| Randy Ogden
| 18
| Jack Ogden
| Chevrolet
| 227
| 610
| fatigue
| 0 |
31
| 23
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 227
| 1,450
| overheating
| 0 |
32
| 18
| Glenn Jarrett
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 164
| 1,115
| oil pressure
| 0 |
33
| 1
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 141
| 2,580
| rear end
| 4 |
34
| 24
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| Buick
| 76
| 570
| rotor
| 0 |
35
| 35
| Mike Potter
| 76
| Mike Potter
| Chevrolet
| 73
| 560
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 26
| Bub Strickler
| 61
| Jim Norris
| Oldsmobile
| 67
| 550
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 17
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 17
| 1,100
| oil cooler
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:37:04
Average Speed: 108.356 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.908 seconds
12 cautions for 82 laps
Attendance: 45,000