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Dixie 500

Sunday, November 4th, 1979

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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  • 3 Dodge
  • 3 Mercury
  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Buick
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.120
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • 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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Dixie 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
32 37 42 Kyle Petty Dodge 67 67 0 0 176 0 0 0 0 engine
8 6 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 142 142 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 running
7 12 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 running
31 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 75 70 5 0 193 53 0 0 0 engine
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 5 0 328 3 0 0 0 running
14 26 12 Buck Simmons Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 315 0 0 0 0 running
17 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 0 0 314 0 0 0 0 running
39 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 51 46 5 0 88 3 0 0 0 engine
3 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 165 10 0 328 136 0 0 0 running
38 41 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 49 49 0 0 103 0 0 0 0 flagged
25 19 40 DK Ulrich Buick 88 88 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 engine
2 7 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 175 170 5 0 328 69 0 0 0 running
5 14 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 155 5 0 327 10 0 0 0 running
23 11 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 engine
33 35 81 David Sosebee Chevrolet 64 64 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 engine
40 25 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 43 43 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 ignition
41 29 0 Dick May Chevrolet 40 40 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 engine
35 9 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 58 58 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 oil leak
21 36 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 0 0 297 0 0 0 0 running
18 34 00 Freddy Smith Chevrolet 109 109 0 0 313 0 0 0 0 running
27 20 41 Grant Adcox Buick 82 82 0 0 236 0 0 0 0 oil leak
20 30 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 103 103 0 0 307 0 0 0 0 running
11 17 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 130 130 0 0 320 0 0 0 0 running
12 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 319 0 0 0 0 running
16 21 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 314 0 0 0 0 running
19 27 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 312 0 0 0 0 running
10 24 77 Jody Ridley Mercury 134 134 0 0 320 0 0 0 0 running
9 10 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 321 0 0 0 0 running
24 16 08 John Anderson Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 256 0 0 0 0 engine
36 38 31 John Rezek Oldsmobile 55 55 0 0 117 0 0 0 0 engine
1 4 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 180 175 5 0 328 54 0 0 0 running
30 32 98 Ralph Jones Ford 73 73 0 0 202 0 0 0 0 battery
37 40 18 Randy Ogden Chevrolet 52 52 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 engine
15 22 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 118 118 0 0 314 0 0 0 0 running
6 13 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 0 0 327 0 0 0 0 running
28 23 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 212 0 0 0 0 engine
13 33 51 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 124 124 0 0 317 0 0 0 0 running
34 28 17 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet 61 61 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 crash
29 5 30 Tighe Scott Buick 76 76 0 0 211 0 0 0 0 crash
22 15 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 0 0 270 0 0 0 0 running
26 39 55 Wayne Watercutter Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 243 0 0 0 0 running

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