Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-25-1979 | Volunteer 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 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180 | 500 | 33 | Running | 13,510 |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 175 | 500 | 77 | Running | 10,100 |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 170 | 500 | 106 | Running | 6,950 |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Valleydale Meats | 170 | 499 | 254 | Running | 4,900 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 155 | 497 | 0 | Running | 5,600 |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 150 | 497 | 0 | Running | 4,400 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | 146 | 496 | 0 | Running | 3,800 |
| 8 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 142 | 493 | 0 | Running | 3,550 |
| 9 | 11 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 138 | 493 | 0 | Running | 3,030 |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 134 | 487 | 0 | Running | 2,620 |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | 130 | 484 | 0 | Running | 2,400 |
| 12 | 15 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127 | 483 | 0 | Running | 2,490 |
| 13 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | 124 | 472 | 0 | Running | 1,980 |
| 14 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 121 | 468 | 0 | Running | 1,745 |
| 15 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118 | 456 | 0 | Running | 1,610 |
| 16 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 120 | 445 | 16 | Running | 590 |
| 17 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 112 | 444 | 0 | Running | 1,370 |
| 18 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 114 | 434 | 14 | Crash | 790 |
| 19 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 106 | 416 | 0 | Running | 1,020 |
| 20 | 16 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 103 | 392 | 0 | Rear end | 500 |
| 21 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 100 | 392 | 0 | Crash | 965 |
| 22 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | 97 | 388 | 0 | Running | 705 |
| 23 | 22 | 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Brockwell Entertainment | 94 | 311 | 0 | Ignition | 445 |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 91 | 274 | 0 | Running | 685 |
| 25 | 9 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 88 | 197 | 0 | Engine | 425 |
| 26 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 85 | 104 | 0 | Engine | 770 |
| 27 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 82 | 79 | 0 | Engine | 1,665 |
| 28 | 26 | 59 | Melvin Revis | Chevrolet | Danny Queen | 0 | 76 | 0 | Suspension | 410 |
| 29 | 30 | 69 | Henry Jones | Chevrolet | Pro Shoppe | 76 | 48 | 0 | Flagged | 405 |
| 30 | 28 | 0 | John Kennedy | Chevrolet | Avanti CB | 73 | 2 | 0 | Engine | 400 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-25-1979
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Volunteer 500
- Race #: 22
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 5th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 91.493 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $79,830
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 60
- Lead Changes: 18
- Pole: 110.524 mph
