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Results

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

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 18th, 1979

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

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  • 3 Mercury
  • 6 Buick
  • 21 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 2 Ford
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 143.977
  • Cautions: 7 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 36
  • 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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Entry List
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
31 11 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 70 70 79 0 0 engine
16 19 44 Terry Labonte Buick 115 115 189 0 0 running
3 6 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 170 165 200 4 0 running
18 5 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 114 109 183 37 0 running
14 38 19 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 121 121 196 0 0 running
20 36 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 103 103 160 0 0 running
11 7 15 Bobby Allison Ford 135 130 197 1 0 running
21 30 74 Bobby Wawak Oldsmobile 100 100 152 0 0 overheating
19 17 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 106 106 168 0 0 running
12 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 197 0 0 running
40 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 48 43 38 15 0 engine
39 34 75 Butch Mock Buick 46 46 38 0 0 crash
5 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 160 155 199 3 0 crash
7 28 68 Chuck Bown Buick 146 146 199 0 0 running
9 37 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 138 138 198 0 0 running
13 35 40 DK Ulrich Buick 124 124 197 0 0 running
8 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 147 142 199 10 0 running
2 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 175 170 200 4 0 running
24 12 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 91 91 119 0 0 engine
26 25 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 90 85 115 1 0 clutch
37 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 52 52 53 0 0 crash
27 8 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 82 82 105 0 0 transmission
4 2 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 170 160 199 93 0 crash
10 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 134 134 197 0 0 running
35 27 87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile 58 58 53 0 0 crash
29 16 47 Geoff Bodine Oldsmobile 81 76 99 6 0 engine
23 21 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 94 94 129 0 0 wheel
33 14 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 64 64 72 0 0 crash
25 29 70 JD McDuffie Oldsmobile 88 88 116 0 0 engine
41 39 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile 40 40 27 0 0 engine
36 32 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 55 55 53 0 0 crash
28 22 00 John Utsman Chevrolet 79 79 101 0 0 engine
30 40 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 78 73 83 2 0 brakes
32 20 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 72 67 76 12 0 suspension
22 23 82 Paul Fess Oldsmobile 97 97 135 0 0 engine
15 26 98 Ralph Jones Ford 118 118 195 0 0 running
17 31 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 112 112 188 0 0 running
1 13 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 180 175 200 12 0 running
34 41 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 61 61 64 0 0 engine
38 18 17 Skip Manning Oldsmobile 49 49 53 0 0 crash
6 33 30 Tighe Scott Buick 150 150 199 0 0 running

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