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Results

The 1979 CRC Chemicals 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.

CRC Chemicals 500

Sunday, September 16th, 1979

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

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

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 114.366
  • Cautions: 11 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
CRC Chemicals 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 14 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 142 142 496 0 0 running
25 11 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 88 88 373 0 0 crash
31 32 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 70 70 156 0 0 running
22 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 102 97 454 6 0 running
30 33 99 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 73 73 173 0 0 engine
6 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 150 150 496 0 0 running
32 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 67 67 132 0 0 coil
4 10 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 165 160 499 1 0 running
3 12 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 175 165 500 227 0 running
20 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 103 103 463 0 0 running
12 24 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 480 0 0 running
9 1 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 143 138 495 46 0 running
29 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 76 76 307 0 0 running
7 15 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 146 146 496 0 0 running
26 17 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 85 85 362 0 0 overheating
34 36 58 Dick May Oldsmobile 61 61 11 0 0 handling
2 7 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 175 170 500 73 0 running
33 28 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 64 64 52 0 0 oil leak
18 27 79 Frank Warren Dodge 109 109 467 0 0 running
28 3 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 79 79 351 0 0 transmission
27 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 82 82 358 0 0 engine
14 21 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 121 121 476 0 0 running
36 34 13 Jeff Halverson Chevrolet 55 55 1 0 0 crash
16 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 115 115 472 0 0 running
5 9 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 155 155 499 0 0 running
11 13 08 John Anderson Chevrolet 130 130 486 0 0 running
23 19 19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 94 94 451 0 0 running
21 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 105 100 456 37 0 running
19 29 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 106 106 465 0 0 running
13 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 124 124 477 0 0 running
1 4 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 180 175 500 110 0 running
35 35 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 58 58 1 0 0 crash
17 25 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 112 112 471 0 0 running
24 22 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 91 91 437 0 0 running
10 16 30 Tighe Scott Buick 134 134 487 0 0 running
15 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 473 0 0 running

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