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Results

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

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 22nd, 1979

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 3 Ford
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Buick
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.562
  • Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
12 17 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 127 127 489 0 0 running
9 19 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 494 0 0 running
24 29 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 91 91 247 0 0 engine
19 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 106 106 458 0 0 running
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 498 1 0 running
22 18 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 97 97 312 0 0 engine
2 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 175 170 500 196 0 running
11 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 130 130 492 0 0 running
17 30 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 112 112 474 0 0 running
23 7 68 Chuck Bown Buick 94 94 263 0 0 engine
15 15 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 118 118 476 0 0 running
8 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 142 142 495 0 0 running
3 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 499 49 0 running
26 24 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 85 85 167 0 0 engine
21 27 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 100 100 437 0 0 running
30 23 19 Dick May Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 0 engine
27 12 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 82 82 137 0 0 engine
18 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 109 109 472 0 0 running
6 21 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 150 150 497 0 0 running
10 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 134 134 493 0 0 running
7 14 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 151 146 495 7 0 engine
28 28 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 79 79 132 0 0 overheating
5 8 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 155 155 497 0 0 running
29 6 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 76 76 10 0 0 engine
25 9 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 88 88 207 0 0 engine
14 16 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 121 121 485 0 0 running
1 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 185 175 500 247 0 running
20 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 103 103 454 0 0 running
13 22 30 Tighe Scott Buick 124 124 488 0 0 running
16 25 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 476 0 0 running

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