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Results

The 1979 Dixie 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

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
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Entry List
Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
32 37 42 Kyle Petty Dodge 67 67 176 0 0 engine
8 6 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 142 142 324 0 0 running
7 12 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 325 0 0 running
31 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 75 70 193 53 0 engine
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 328 3 0 running
14 26 12 Buck Simmons Chevrolet 121 121 315 0 0 running
17 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 314 0 0 running
39 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 51 46 88 3 0 engine
3 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 165 328 136 0 running
38 41 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 49 49 103 0 0 flagged
25 19 40 DK Ulrich Buick 88 88 245 0 0 engine
2 7 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 175 170 328 69 0 running
5 14 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 155 327 10 0 running
23 11 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 94 94 266 0 0 engine
33 35 81 David Sosebee Chevrolet 64 64 163 0 0 engine
40 25 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 43 43 44 0 0 ignition
41 29 0 Dick May Chevrolet 40 40 4 0 0 engine
35 9 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 58 58 158 0 0 oil leak
21 36 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 297 0 0 running
18 34 00 Freddy Smith Chevrolet 109 109 313 0 0 running
27 20 41 Grant Adcox Buick 82 82 236 0 0 oil leak
20 30 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 103 103 307 0 0 running
11 17 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 130 130 320 0 0 running
12 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 127 127 319 0 0 running
16 21 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 115 115 314 0 0 running
19 27 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 106 106 312 0 0 running
10 24 77 Jody Ridley Mercury 134 134 320 0 0 running
9 10 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 138 138 321 0 0 running
24 16 08 John Anderson Chevrolet 91 91 256 0 0 engine
36 38 31 John Rezek Oldsmobile 55 55 117 0 0 engine
1 4 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 180 175 328 54 0 running
30 32 98 Ralph Jones Ford 73 73 202 0 0 battery
37 40 18 Randy Ogden Chevrolet 52 52 111 0 0 engine
15 22 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 118 118 314 0 0 running
6 13 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 327 0 0 running
28 23 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 79 79 212 0 0 engine
13 33 51 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 124 124 317 0 0 running
34 28 17 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet 61 61 162 0 0 crash
29 5 30 Tighe Scott Buick 76 76 211 0 0 crash
22 15 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 270 0 0 running
26 39 55 Wayne Watercutter Chevrolet 85 85 243 0 0 running

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