CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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Southern 500

Monday, September 3rd, 1979

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 3 Mercury
  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 6 Ford
  • 3 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Buick
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 126.259
  • Cautions: 9 for 52 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • 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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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
2 6 17 Bill Elliott Mercury 175 170 5 0 365 6 0 0 0 running
8 14 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 142 142 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 running
3 16 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 165 165 0 0 365 0 0 0 0 running
23 35 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 running
5 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 155 0 0 364 0 0 0 0 running
33 39 10 Billy Smith Ford 64 64 0 0 179 0 0 0 0 driveshaft
10 1 15 Bobby Allison Ford 139 134 5 0 356 37 0 0 0 running
14 22 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 0 0 347 0 0 0 0 running
4 10 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 165 160 5 0 365 1 0 0 0 running
19 11 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 336 0 0 0 0 running
26 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 85 85 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 running
17 21 68 Chuck Bown Buick 112 112 0 0 342 0 0 0 0 running
36 18 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 engine
13 17 40 DK Ulrich Buick 124 124 0 0 350 0 0 0 0 running
11 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 140 130 10 0 355 165 0 0 0 running
6 19 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 150 150 0 0 362 0 0 0 0 running
1 5 2 David Pearson Chevrolet 180 175 5 0 367 74 0 0 0 running
7 8 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 running
34 23 65 Dick May Ford 61 61 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 crash
31 2 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 75 70 5 0 195 82 0 0 0 engine
39 37 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 46 46 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 oil leak
20 33 8 Ed Negre Chrysler 103 103 0 0 333 0 0 0 0 running
40 34 96 Ferrel Harris Ford 43 43 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 flagged
22 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 97 97 0 0 331 0 0 0 0 running
27 36 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 82 82 0 0 244 0 0 0 0 overheating
12 7 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 352 0 0 0 0 running
18 38 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 109 109 0 0 341 0 0 0 0 running
30 20 12 Jack Ingram Oldsmobile 73 73 0 0 206 0 0 0 0 engine
38 27 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 49 49 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 engine
28 26 9 Jim Vandiver Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 240 0 0 0 0 running
16 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 345 0 0 0 0 running
15 12 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 118 118 0 0 347 0 0 0 0 running
25 15 19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 281 0 0 0 0 running
32 9 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 72 67 5 0 185 2 0 0 0 steering
37 40 98 Ralph Jones Ford 52 52 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 engine
29 25 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 76 76 0 0 224 0 0 0 0 engine
9 4 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 running
24 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 310 0 0 0 0 running
35 29 30 Tighe Scott Buick 58 58 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 crash
21 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 0 0 332 0 0 0 0 running

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