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USAC Stock Car race
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin, IL
August 25, 1979
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	8	Rusty Wallace	66	John Childs	1979 Pontiac Firebird	100	4,735	running	44
2	7	Don White	93	Don White	Dodge Aspen	100	3,367	running	7
3	2	Bay Darnell	12	Motor Sports Ltd.	Chevrolet Camaro	100	2,318	running	49
4	1	A.J. Foyt	51	A.J. Foyt	Chevrolet Camaro	100	1,998	running	0
5	18	Sal Tovella	8	Fred Tovella	Dodge Diplomat	100	1,339	running	0
6	9	John Prior	85	John Prior	Chevrolet Camaro	100	1,218	running	0
7	12	Dean Roper	97	Mueller Brothers Racing	Dodge Magnum	99	1,097	running	0
8	10	Joe Wallace	40	Dennis Bell	Chevrolet Camaro	99	975	running	0
9	16	Steve Drake	9	Steve Drake	Dodge Magnum	99	852	running	0
10	4	Randy Ogden	84	Jack Ogden	Chevrolet Camaro	99	831	running	0
11	20	Rich Clement	92	Clement Wheel Company	Dodge Aspen	96	670	running	0
12	23	Tom Meinberg	98	Jack Meinberg	Chevrolet Laguna	96	610	running	0
13	17	Clyde Dagit	96	George Merritt	Plymouth Volare	96	548	running	0
14	15	Dick Potts	59	Gilbert Read	Mercury Monarch	93	487	running	0
15	24	Terry Pearson	60	Sharon L. Pearson	Chevrolet Chevelle	93	439	running	0
16	21	Rick O'Brien	94	Roy Shields	Chevrolet Camaro	60	414	running	0
17	11	Joe Ruttman	73		Chevrolet Chevelle	53	390	overheating	0
18	5	Fred Zack	43	Frank Cabrera	Dodge Magnum	47	366	accident	0
19	13	Ken Simpson	62	William Chapman Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	33	354	camshaft	0
20	6	Ken Rowley	27	Bill Hendren	Plymouth Volare	28	341	broken hub	0
21	3	Ken Schrader	68	Henry Sieveking	Ford Granada	28	329	oil pressure	0
22	14	Gordon Blankenship	17	Linda Blankenship	Dodge Magnum	19	317	overheating	0
23	22	Tom Helfrich	44		Chevrolet Chevelle	8	305	ignition	0
24	19	Bill Venturini	25	John Bellucci	Plymouth Volare	2	292	radiator	0

Time of race: 01:09:12
Average Speed: 86.691 MPH
Pole Speed: 37.13 seconds
4 cautions for 14 laps
Race Purse: $ 28,845