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Daytona 500

Sunday, February 18th, 1979

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 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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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
31 11 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 70 70 0 0 79 0 0 0 0 engine
16 19 44 Terry Labonte Buick 115 115 0 0 189 0 0 0 0 running
3 6 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 170 165 5 0 200 4 0 0 0 running
18 5 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 114 109 5 0 183 37 0 0 0 running
14 38 19 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 running
20 36 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 103 103 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 running
11 7 15 Bobby Allison Ford 135 130 5 0 197 1 0 0 0 running
21 30 74 Bobby Wawak Oldsmobile 100 100 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 overheating
19 17 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 106 106 0 0 168 0 0 0 0 running
12 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 running
40 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 48 43 5 0 38 15 0 0 0 engine
39 34 75 Butch Mock Buick 46 46 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 crash
5 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 160 155 5 0 199 3 0 0 0 crash
7 28 68 Chuck Bown Buick 146 146 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 running
9 37 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 running
13 35 40 DK Ulrich Buick 124 124 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 running
8 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 147 142 5 0 199 10 0 0 0 running
2 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 175 170 5 0 200 4 0 0 0 running
24 12 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 119 0 0 0 0 engine
26 25 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 90 85 5 0 115 1 0 0 0 clutch
37 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 52 52 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 crash
27 8 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 82 82 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 transmission
4 2 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 170 160 10 0 199 93 0 0 0 crash
10 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 134 134 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 running
35 27 87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile 58 58 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 crash
29 16 47 Geoff Bodine Oldsmobile 81 76 5 0 99 6 0 0 0 engine
23 21 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 129 0 0 0 0 wheel
33 14 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 64 64 0 0 72 0 0 0 0 crash
25 29 70 JD McDuffie Oldsmobile 88 88 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 engine
41 39 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile 40 40 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 engine
36 32 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 55 55 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 crash
28 22 00 John Utsman Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 101 0 0 0 0 engine
30 40 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 78 73 5 0 83 2 0 0 0 brakes
32 20 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 72 67 5 0 76 12 0 0 0 suspension
22 23 82 Paul Fess Oldsmobile 97 97 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 engine
15 26 98 Ralph Jones Ford 118 118 0 0 195 0 0 0 0 running
17 31 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 112 112 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 running
1 13 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 180 175 5 0 200 12 0 0 0 running
34 41 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 61 61 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 engine
38 18 17 Skip Manning Oldsmobile 49 49 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 crash
6 33 30 Tighe Scott Buick 150 150 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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