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Official NASCAR Race Results

Bobby Allison won the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

05-06-1979 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway

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 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore 180 188 58 Running 33,750
2 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile Gatorade 175 187 1 Running 25,025
3 4 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 170 186 2 Running 18,120
4 7 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile STP 160 185 0 Running 13,100
5 9 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile Appliance Wheels 155 185 0 Running 11,900
6 24 9 Bill Elliott Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales 150 182 0 Running 7,100
7 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 146 179 0 Running 9,060
8 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 142 179 0 Running 8,265
9 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick Stratagraph 143 178 1 Running 7,580
10 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 134 177 0 Running 5,050
11 34 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle 130 177 0 Running 6,335
12 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission 127 176 0 Running 6,005
13 37 8 Ed Negre Chrysler Brooks Honda Sales 124 176 0 Running 5,635
14 10 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Shoney's 121 154 0 Running 3,610
15 27 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile Palatine Automotive Parts 123 151 2 Running 5,155
16 25 22 Kevin Housby Chevrolet Taylor & Martin 115 149 0 Crash 3,190
17 3 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator 122 148 122 Engine 10,130
18 11 6 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile Mitco 109 148 0 Crash 2,970
19 31 32 Jimmy Finger Buick Vita Fresh Oriange Juice 106 130 0 Engine 2,860
20 38 19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 103 117 0 Engine 2,750
21 28 40 D.K. Ulrich Buick Midwestern Farm Lines 100 113 0 Running 3,890
22 32 96 Jerry Jolly Ford Will Cronkrite 97 99 0 Engine 2,440
23 21 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Hawaiian Tropic 94 81 0 Engine 5,510
24 17 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals 91 77 0 Engine 3,365
25 39 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 1st National City Travelers Checks 88 73 0 Engine 4,050
26 33 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price 85 65 0 Engine 2,720
27 18 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury Truxmore 82 38 0 Steering 2,655
28 23 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin 79 37 0 Engine 1,695
29 35 61 Wayne Broome Oldsmobile Crawford & Brown 0 33 0 Engine 1,185
30 36 53 Keith Davis Oldsmobile Keith Davis 73 30 0 Engine 1,585
31 26 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 70 30 0 Engine 2,415
32 2 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Spectra 72 4 1 Crash 5,800
33 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch 69 4 1 Crash 6,670
34 5 30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs 61 4 0 Crash 2,010
35 6 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile Griffin Marine 58 4 0 Crash 1,405
36 14 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick Rod Osterlund 55 4 0 Crash 5,075
37 22 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile Bearfinder 52 4 0 Crash 1,345
38 15 12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile Kencoal Mining 49 4 0 Crash 1,315
39 20 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm 0 4 0 Crash 1,285
40 0 46 Travis Tiller Dodge Ring Enterprises 0 0 0 Did not start 1,255

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-06-1979
  • Track: Talladega Superspeedway
  • Race: Winston 500
  • Race #: 10
  • Cars: 39
  • Winner: Bobby Allison
  • Start Position: 12th
  • Car Make: Ford
  • Avg Speed: 154.770 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $245,260
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 30
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Pole: 195.644 mph

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