CUP Series Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

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Busch Nashville 420

Saturday, July 14th, 1979

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

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  • 22 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 2 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 420
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 92.227
  • Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • 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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Busch Nashville 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
15 14 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 123 118 5 0 341 11 0 0 0 lug bolt
25 8 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 engine
18 24 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 109 109 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 crash
4 9 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 160 160 0 0 417 0 0 0 0 running
16 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 115 115 0 0 340 0 0 0 0 running
17 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 0 0 272 0 0 0 0 engine
2 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 170 170 0 0 419 0 0 0 0 running
11 16 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 130 130 0 0 391 0 0 0 0 running
23 12 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 overheating
3 3 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 165 165 0 0 417 0 0 0 0 running
1 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 0 420 409 0 0 0 running
19 7 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 oil leak
29 30 58 Dick May Chevrolet 76 76 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 engine
14 27 79 Frank Warren Dodge 121 121 0 0 374 0 0 0 0 running
22 13 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 97 97 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 engine
26 28 69 Henry Jones Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 engine
8 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 404 0 0 0 0 running
6 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 150 150 0 0 406 0 0 0 0 running
30 29 10 Jimmy Hindman Ford 73 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 oil leak
10 20 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 134 134 0 0 394 0 0 0 0 running
21 4 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 100 100 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 crash
27 15 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 82 82 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 engine
24 25 98 Ralph Jones Ford 91 91 0 0 92 0 0 0 0 oil leak
7 17 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 146 146 0 0 405 0 0 0 0 running
5 6 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 155 155 0 0 406 0 0 0 0 running
13 26 17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 124 124 0 0 380 0 0 0 0 running
9 21 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 396 0 0 0 0 running
20 11 19 Steve Spencer Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 water pump
28 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford 79 79 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 engine
12 18 55 Wayne Watercutter Chevrolet 127 127 0 0 390 0 0 0 0 running

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