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Results

The 1979 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.

Coca-Cola 500

Monday, July 30th, 1979

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

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  • 2 Mercury
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Dodge
  • 7 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 115.207
  • Cautions: 7 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 56
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Coca-Cola 500 at Pocono Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
5 6 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 155 155 200 0 0 running
23 12 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 94 94 184 0 0 running
37 8 7 Al Holbert Chevrolet 52 52 1 0 0 crash
31 31 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 70 70 88 0 0 engine
4 5 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 160 160 200 0 0 running
9 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 143 138 199 1 0 running
22 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 97 97 187 0 0 ignition
3 9 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 200 7 0 running
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 180 175 200 61 0 running
18 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 109 109 189 0 0 running
11 23 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 130 130 197 0 0 running
29 3 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 81 76 98 43 0 crash
7 18 22 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 156 146 200 62 0 running
20 19 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 103 103 188 0 0 running
28 22 57 Dick May Ford 79 79 103 0 0 engine
27 32 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 82 82 140 0 0 engine
19 28 79 Frank Warren Dodge 106 106 188 0 0 ignition
35 14 87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile 58 58 9 0 0 clutch
15 1 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 123 118 195 1 0 running
13 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 124 124 196 0 0 running
33 38 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 64 64 40 0 0 engine
16 20 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 115 115 194 0 0 running
24 29 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Oldsmobile 91 91 172 0 0 running
6 15 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 150 150 200 0 0 running
34 11 12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 61 61 15 0 0 steering
36 37 23 Louis Gatto Chevrolet 55 55 5 0 0 ignition
8 7 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 147 142 200 8 0 running
25 33 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 88 88 168 0 0 engine
12 39 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 127 127 196 0 0 running
2 10 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 175 170 200 17 0 running
26 34 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 85 85 166 0 0 running
38 26 17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 49 49 1 0 0 crash
14 17 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 121 121 196 0 0 running
39 30 19 Steve Gray Chevrolet 46 46 1 0 0 crash
21 36 34 Steve Peles Chevrolet 100 100 187 0 0 running
10 16 30 Tighe Scott Buick 134 134 198 0 0 running
17 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 190 0 0 running
30 35 61 Wayne Broome Oldsmobile 73 73 92 0 0 engine
32 27 55 Wayne Watercutter Chevrolet 67 67 48 0 0 crash

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