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Results

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

NAPA Riverside 400

Sunday, June 10th, 1979

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

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

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 95
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 103.732
  • Cautions: 2 for 6 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
NAPA Riverside 400 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
18 15 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 109 109 81 0 0 running
17 34 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 112 112 81 0 0 running
5 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 155 94 0 0 running
30 9 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 73 73 13 0 0 transmission
1 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 95 31 0 running
9 14 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 138 138 91 0 0 running
4 6 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 170 160 95 57 0 running
11 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 130 130 89 0 0 running
34 30 92 Chris Monoleos Chevrolet 61 61 2 0 0 transmission
33 20 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 64 64 4 0 0 crash
13 1 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 129 124 87 2 0 running
2 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 95 5 0 running
29 31 14 Dick Kranzler Chevrolet 76 76 23 0 0 transmission
19 32 6 Dick Whalen Chevrolet 106 106 81 0 0 running
15 33 20 Ed Hale Chevrolet 118 118 85 0 0 running
35 27 64 Elmo Langley Ford 58 58 1 0 0 transmission
22 12 79 Frank Warren Dodge 97 97 65 0 0 engine
12 26 74 Hal Callentine Oldsmobile 127 127 88 0 0 running
7 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 146 146 91 0 0 running
14 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 121 121 85 0 0 running
21 11 78 Jim Robinson Chevrolet 100 100 72 0 0 running
25 2 01 Jimmy Insolo Oldsmobile 88 88 45 0 0 engine
31 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 70 70 9 0 0 engine
10 10 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 134 134 91 0 0 running
20 17 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 103 103 79 0 0 oil leak
28 7 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 79 79 30 0 0 crash
8 16 93 Norm Palmer Dodge 142 142 91 0 0 running
6 24 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 150 150 92 0 0 running
3 5 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 165 165 95 0 0 running
16 28 22 Richard White Chevrolet 115 115 81 0 0 running
27 21 08 Rick McCray Buick 82 82 31 0 0 transmission
24 35 57 Robert Tartaglia Chevrolet 91 91 47 0 0 crash
23 18 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 94 94 60 0 0 running
32 23 0 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet 67 67 8 0 0 fire
26 19 29 Tim Williamson Chevrolet 85 85 33 0 0 carb fire

Race Infractions

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