CUP Series Charlotte Motor Speedway

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NAPA National 500

Sunday, October 7th, 1979

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

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  • 4 Mercury
  • 3 Dodge
  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 2 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 134.266
  • Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • 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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NAPA National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
7 13 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 151 146 5 0 330 1 0 0 0 running
18 37 42 Kyle Petty Dodge 109 109 0 0 321 0 0 0 0 running
11 21 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 130 130 0 0 327 0 0 0 0 running
15 14 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 118 118 0 0 323 0 0 0 0 running
24 29 45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile 91 91 0 0 302 0 0 0 0 running
6 5 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 150 5 0 331 22 0 0 0 running
2 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 175 170 5 0 333 61 0 0 0 running
35 24 75 Bobby Brack Chevrolet 63 58 5 0 70 1 0 0 0 crash
12 32 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 running
25 2 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 98 88 10 0 282 79 0 0 0 crash
1 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 180 175 5 0 334 58 0 0 0 running
32 22 19 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 67 67 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 clutch
33 11 68 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 64 64 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 engine
9 17 40 DK Ulrich Buick 138 138 0 0 327 0 0 0 0 running
10 8 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 139 134 5 0 327 55 0 0 0 running
3 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 332 26 0 0 0 running
37 25 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 52 52 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 crash
27 40 81 David Sosebee Chevrolet 82 82 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 crash
8 20 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 328 0 0 0 0 running
17 27 57 Dick May Ford 112 112 0 0 322 0 0 0 0 running
5 7 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 155 0 0 331 0 0 0 0 running
19 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 106 106 0 0 320 0 0 0 0 running
20 10 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 108 103 5 0 319 7 0 0 0 engine
22 38 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 97 97 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 running
36 15 12 Jack Ingram Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 59 0 0 0 0 engine
23 36 4 James Hylton Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 running
34 31 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile 66 61 5 0 101 1 0 0 0 crash
40 19 14 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 43 43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 handling
26 39 77 Jody Ridley Mercury 85 85 0 0 281 0 0 0 0 engine
29 12 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 76 76 0 0 223 0 0 0 0 steering
16 16 08 John Anderson Chevrolet 120 115 5 0 322 1 0 0 0 running
28 23 31 John Rezek Oldsmobile 79 79 0 0 239 0 0 0 0 running
31 1 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 75 70 5 0 184 9 0 0 0 engine
39 35 16 Richard Brickhouse Oldsmobile 46 46 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 engine
14 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 126 121 5 0 324 2 0 0 0 running
4 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 165 160 5 0 332 11 0 0 0 running
38 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 49 49 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 engine
30 33 17 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 running
13 28 30 Tighe Scott Buick 124 124 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 running
21 34 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 0 0 311 0 0 0 0 running

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