CUP Series Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 18th, 1979

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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  • 4 Mercury
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 11 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Dodge
  • 5 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 135.136
  • Cautions: 5 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
36 10 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 55 55 0 0 61 0 0 0 0 steering
9 8 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 138 138 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 running
25 7 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 211 0 0 0 0 engine
19 37 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 295 0 0 0 0 running
5 3 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 155 0 0 327 0 0 0 0 running
30 20 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 73 73 0 0 126 0 0 0 0 transmission
2 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 170 10 0 328 167 0 0 0 running
15 16 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 118 118 0 0 321 0 0 0 0 running
29 38 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 76 76 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 engine
1 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 180 175 5 0 328 88 0 0 0 running
4 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 165 160 5 0 327 22 0 0 0 running
23 29 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 94 94 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 running
16 9 68 Chuck Bown Buick 115 115 0 0 315 0 0 0 0 running
27 35 6 Claude Ballot-Lena Oldsmobile 82 82 0 0 168 0 0 0 0 crash
38 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 49 49 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 crash
14 24 40 DK Ulrich Buick 121 121 0 0 321 0 0 0 0 running
12 17 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 127 127 0 0 321 0 0 0 0 running
3 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 328 3 0 0 0 running
6 15 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 150 150 0 0 327 0 0 0 0 running
32 18 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 72 67 5 0 123 6 0 0 0 quit
18 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 114 109 5 0 299 42 0 0 0 engine
10 12 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 134 134 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 running
24 27 19 Dick May Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 221 0 0 0 0 overheating
7 14 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 326 0 0 0 0 running
22 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 97 97 0 0 273 0 0 0 0 engine
35 21 47 Geoff Bodine Oldsmobile 58 58 0 0 66 0 0 0 0 handling
28 34 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 crash
17 32 70 JD McDuffie Oldsmobile 112 112 0 0 314 0 0 0 0 running
13 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 124 124 0 0 321 0 0 0 0 running
33 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 64 64 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 transmission
8 13 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 142 142 0 0 326 0 0 0 0 running
39 33 0 John Kennedy Chevrolet 46 46 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 crash
40 40 53 Keith Davis Chevrolet 43 43 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 rear end
31 31 98 Ralph Jones Ford 70 70 0 0 126 0 0 0 0 clutch
20 26 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 103 103 0 0 295 0 0 0 0 running
11 11 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 130 130 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 running
26 36 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 172 0 0 0 0 crash
34 39 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 61 61 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 handling
37 28 30 Tighe Scott Buick 52 52 0 0 54 0 0 0 0 steering
21 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 0 0 282 0 0 0 0 running

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