Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-01-1979 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | 185 | 500 | 163 | Running | 19,800 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 175 | 500 | 42 | Running | 11,150 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170 | 500 | 155 | Running | 8,300 |
| 4 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 160 | 498 | 0 | Running | 5,850 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Valleydale Meats | 155 | 497 | 0 | Running | 3,150 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 155 | 495 | 1 | Running | 4,100 |
| 7 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 146 | 490 | 0 | Running | 4,200 |
| 8 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 142 | 486 | 0 | Running | 4,050 |
| 9 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | 138 | 486 | 0 | Running | 3,530 |
| 10 | 15 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 134 | 485 | 0 | Running | 3,120 |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | 130 | 484 | 0 | Running | 2,725 |
| 12 | 11 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127 | 481 | 0 | Running | 2,800 |
| 13 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 124 | 480 | 0 | Running | 2,290 |
| 14 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Hamby-Ellis | 121 | 473 | 0 | Running | 1,780 |
| 15 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | 118 | 470 | 0 | Running | 1,645 |
| 16 | 28 | 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Miller | 115 | 463 | 0 | Running | 660 |
| 17 | 8 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 112 | 462 | 0 | Running | 635 |
| 18 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109 | 460 | 0 | Running | 1,410 |
| 19 | 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 106 | 456 | 0 | Running | 1,095 |
| 20 | 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 103 | 429 | 0 | Running | 1,080 |
| 21 | 17 | 47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 100 | 385 | 0 | Engine | 565 |
| 22 | 21 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 97 | 366 | 0 | Water pump | 550 |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 94 | 335 | 0 | Crash | 1,785 |
| 24 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 96 | 216 | 1 | Crash | 4,470 |
| 25 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | 93 | 211 | 138 | Crash | 5,210 |
| 26 | 7 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 85 | 197 | 0 | Rear end | 1,000 |
| 27 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 82 | 141 | 0 | Engine | 740 |
| 28 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 79 | 100 | 0 | Engine | 730 |
| 29 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Bobby Wawak | 76 | 33 | 0 | Quit | 470 |
| 30 | 29 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Ralph Jones | 73 | 31 | 0 | Brakes | 460 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-01-1979
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Southeastern 500
- Race #: 7
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 9th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 91.033 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $99,350
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 44
- Lead Changes: 8
- Pole: 111.668 mph
