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Results

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

Southeastern 500

Sunday, April 1st, 1979

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 4 Ford
  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 7 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 91.033
  • Cautions: 6 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
10 15 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 134 134 485 0 0 running
7 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 490 0 0 running
19 23 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 456 0 0 running
5 6 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 155 155 497 0 0 running
2 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 175 170 500 42 0 running
29 30 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 76 76 33 0 0 quit
13 27 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 480 0 0 running
25 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 93 88 211 138 0 crash
24 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 96 91 216 1 0 crash
15 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 118 118 470 0 0 running
12 11 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 481 0 0 running
1 9 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 500 163 0 running
3 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 500 155 0 running
17 8 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 112 112 462 0 0 running
22 21 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 97 97 366 0 0 water pump
27 26 19 Dick May Chevrolet 82 82 141 0 0 engine
6 3 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 150 495 1 0 running
18 24 64 Elmo Langley Ford 109 109 460 0 0 running
20 19 79 Frank Warren Dodge 103 103 429 0 0 running
21 17 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 100 100 385 0 0 engine
26 7 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 197 0 0 rear end
9 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 138 138 486 0 0 running
28 22 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 79 79 100 0 0 engine
8 12 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 142 142 486 0 0 running
16 28 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 115 115 463 0 0 running
30 29 98 Ralph Jones Ford 73 73 31 0 0 brakes
11 14 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 130 130 484 0 0 running
4 13 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 160 160 498 0 0 running
14 20 17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 121 121 473 0 0 running
23 18 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 94 94 335 0 0 crash

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