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Results

The 1979 Richmond 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 400

Sunday, March 11th, 1979

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 2 Dodge
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 83.608
  • Cautions: 2 for 8 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Richmond 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 15 90 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 130 130 390 0 0 running
8 5 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 142 142 395 0 0 running
23 24 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 311 0 0 running
4 2 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 160 160 399 0 0 running
24 30 9 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 91 91 307 0 0 engine
2 1 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 170 400 220 0 running
15 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 118 385 0 0 running
29 6 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 76 76 167 0 0 rear end
1 9 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 180 175 400 178 0 running
25 27 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 88 88 259 0 0 rear end
10 14 40 DK Ulrich Buick 134 134 391 0 0 running
13 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 124 124 390 0 0 running
3 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 165 399 0 0 running
19 13 29 Dave Dion Ford 106 106 380 0 0 running
16 10 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 115 115 385 0 0 running
18 17 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 109 109 383 0 0 running
28 19 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 79 79 180 0 0 rear end
9 11 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 138 138 394 0 0 running
21 23 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 371 0 0 running
7 8 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 151 146 397 2 0 running
12 29 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 127 127 390 0 0 running
27 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 82 82 199 0 0 rear end
6 16 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 150 150 397 0 0 running
20 28 19 Lawrence Fields Chevrolet 103 103 379 0 0 running
14 12 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 121 121 387 0 0 running
26 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 85 85 238 0 0 engine
5 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 155 155 399 0 0 running
30 21 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 73 73 68 0 0 overheating
17 22 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 112 112 384 0 0 running
22 26 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 360 0 0 running

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