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Sun Drop 300
NASCAR Grand American race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 26, 1979
200 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 300 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 200
| 13,260
| running
| 52 |
| 2
| 1
| John Anderson
| 30
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 200
| 9,095
| running
| |
| 3
| 7
| Rusty Wallace
|
|
| Pontiac Firebird
| 199
| 5,960
|
| |
| 4
| 5
| Dave Marcis
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 199
| 5,810
|
| |
| 5
| 6
| Morgan Shepherd
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 199
| 4,845
|
| |
| 6
| 17
| Richard Childress
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 198
| 4,045
|
| |
| 7
| 8
| Gene Glover
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 198
| 4,095
|
| |
| 8
| 9
| Jimmy Hensley
|
|
| Oldsmobile Omega
| 196
| 3,470
|
| |
| 9
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 192
| 3,320
|
| |
| 10
| 23
| Mike Riley
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 189
| 3,095
|
| |
| 11
| 19
| Geoff Bodine
|
|
| Oldsmobile Omega
| 189
|
|
| |
| 12
| 28
| Joe Thurman
|
|
| Dodge Aspen
| 188
|
|
| |
| 13
| 29
| Jimmy Edwards
|
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 185
|
|
| |
| 14
| 24
| Roy Chatham
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 183
|
|
| |
| 15
| 27
| John Reynolds
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 180
|
|
| |
| 16
| 3
| Harry Gant
|
|
| Pontiac Firebird
| 179
|
|
| 65 |
| 17
| 37
| Delma Cowart
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 178
|
|
| |
| 18
| 40
| George Dalton
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 175
|
|
| |
| 19
| 32
| Jimmy Poovey
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 169
|
|
| |
| 20
| 11
| Mike Alexander
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 164
|
|
| |
| 21
| 12
| Bruce Hill
|
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 164
|
|
| |
| 22
| 36
| Randall Fowler
|
|
| Mercury Cougar
| 151
|
|
| |
| 23
| 10
| Dick Trickle
|
|
| Pontiac Firebird
| 148
|
|
| |
| 24
| 2
| Jack Ingram
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 128
|
|
| 33 |
| 25
| 15
| Joe Ruttman
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 98
|
|
| |
| 26
| 20
| Billy McGinnis
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 91
|
|
| |
| 27
| 14
| Mike Porter
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 71
|
|
| |
| 28
| 38
| Charlie Blanton
|
|
| Pontiac
| 70
|
|
| |
| 29
|
| Hal Houston
|
|
| Pontiac Firebird
| 65
|
|
| |
| 30
| 34
| John Linville
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 65
|
|
| |
| 31
| 33
| Junior Crouch
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 63
|
|
| |
| 32
| 13
| Tommy Houston
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 56
|
|
| |
| 33
| 25
| Benny Kerley
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 44
|
|
| |
| 34
| 16
| Jay Hedgecock
|
|
| Pontiac Grand Am
| 40
|
|
| |
| 35
| 21
| Glenn Jarrett
|
|
| Ford Granada
| 34
|
|
| |
| 36
| 18
| Charlie Chamblee
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 31
|
|
| |
| 37
| 22
| Tommy Porter
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 22
|
|
| |
| 38
| 30
| Alan West
|
|
| Chevrolet Camaro
| 16
|
|
| |
| 39
| 39
| Ernie Cline
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 15
|
|
| |
| 40
| 31
| Rusty Carpenter
|
|
| Chevrolet Nova
| 4
|
|
| |
|
| 35
| Lester Sigman
|
|
| Pontiac Ventura
| 0
|
| did not start
| |
Time of race: 02:17:09
Average Speed: 131.243 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.132 seconds