Official NASCAR Race Results
Richard Petty won the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series CRC Chemicals 500 at Dover International Speedway.
09-16-1979 | CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover International 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 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 180 | 500 | 110 | Running | 21,650 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 175 | 500 | 73 | Running | 11,350 |
| 3 | 12 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 175 | 500 | 227 | Running | 11,250 |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.I.N. | 165 | 499 | 1 | Running | 4,700 |
| 5 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 155 | 499 | 0 | Running | 7,500 |
| 6 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 150 | 496 | 0 | Running | 6,000 |
| 7 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 146 | 496 | 0 | Running | 2,000 |
| 8 | 14 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 142 | 496 | 0 | Running | 4,400 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | 143 | 495 | 46 | Running | 7,000 |
| 10 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 134 | 487 | 0 | Running | 4,050 |
| 11 | 13 | 08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Russ Draime | 130 | 486 | 0 | Running | 1,600 |
| 12 | 24 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127 | 480 | 0 | Running | 3,480 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | 124 | 477 | 0 | Running | 3,195 |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | Palatine Automotive Parts | 121 | 476 | 0 | Running | 3,060 |
| 15 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118 | 473 | 0 | Running | 2,865 |
| 16 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 115 | 472 | 0 | Running | 2,680 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 112 | 471 | 0 | Running | 2,495 |
| 18 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Kruger Trailers | 109 | 467 | 0 | Running | 2,310 |
| 19 | 29 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | Steve Peles | 106 | 465 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 20 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | 103 | 463 | 0 | Running | 2,000 |
| 21 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 105 | 456 | 37 | Running | 1,650 |
| 22 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 102 | 454 | 6 | Running | 1,665 |
| 23 | 19 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 94 | 451 | 0 | Running | 1,605 |
| 24 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 91 | 437 | 0 | Running | 2,570 |
| 25 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 88 | 373 | 0 | Crash | 1,525 |
| 26 | 17 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Nelson Malloch | 85 | 362 | 0 | Overheating | 650 |
| 27 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 82 | 358 | 0 | Engine | 1,125 |
| 28 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 79 | 351 | 0 | Transmission | 1,100 |
| 29 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 76 | 307 | 0 | Running | 4,475 |
| 30 | 33 | 99 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | 73 | 173 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 70 | 156 | 0 | Running | 1,040 |
| 32 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 67 | 132 | 0 | Coil | 1,030 |
| 33 | 28 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Python | 64 | 52 | 0 | Oil leak | 520 |
| 34 | 36 | 58 | Dick May | Oldsmobile | Don Satterfield | 61 | 11 | 0 | Handling | 510 |
| 35 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | MARS | 58 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 500 |
| 36 | 34 | 13 | Jeff Halverson | Chevrolet | Jeff Halverson | 55 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 490 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-16-1979
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: CRC Chemicals 500
- Race #: 25
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Richard Petty
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 114.366 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $125,590
- Cautions: 11
- Caution Laps: 49
- Lead Changes: 27
- Pole: 135.726 mph
