CUP Series Bristol Motor Speedway

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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
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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Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
10 15 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 134 134 0 0 485 0 0 0 0 running
7 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 490 0 0 0 0 running
19 23 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 456 0 0 0 0 running
5 6 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 155 155 0 0 497 0 0 0 0 running
2 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 175 170 5 0 500 42 0 0 0 running
29 30 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 76 76 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 quit
13 27 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 0 480 0 0 0 0 running
25 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 93 88 5 0 211 138 0 0 0 crash
24 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 96 91 5 0 216 1 0 0 0 crash
15 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 118 118 0 0 470 0 0 0 0 running
12 11 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 481 0 0 0 0 running
1 9 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 10 0 500 163 0 0 0 running
3 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 500 155 0 0 0 running
17 8 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 112 112 0 0 462 0 0 0 0 running
22 21 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 97 97 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 water pump
27 26 19 Dick May Chevrolet 82 82 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 engine
6 3 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 150 5 0 495 1 0 0 0 running
18 24 64 Elmo Langley Ford 109 109 0 0 460 0 0 0 0 running
20 19 79 Frank Warren Dodge 103 103 0 0 429 0 0 0 0 running
21 17 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 100 100 0 0 385 0 0 0 0 engine
26 7 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 rear end
9 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 486 0 0 0 0 running
28 22 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 engine
8 12 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 486 0 0 0 0 running
16 28 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 463 0 0 0 0 running
30 29 98 Ralph Jones Ford 73 73 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 brakes
11 14 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 130 130 0 0 484 0 0 0 0 running
4 13 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 160 160 0 0 498 0 0 0 0 running
14 20 17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 121 121 0 0 473 0 0 0 0 running
23 18 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 335 0 0 0 0 crash

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