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Results

The 1979 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Winston 500

Sunday, May 6th, 1979

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 4 Mercury
  • 6 Buick
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 16 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 154.770
  • Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
6 24 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 150 150 182 0 0 running
27 18 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 82 82 38 0 0 steering
9 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick 143 138 178 1 0 running
26 33 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 85 85 65 0 0 engine
35 6 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 58 58 4 0 0 crash
28 23 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 79 79 37 0 0 engine
1 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 188 58 0 running
3 4 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 170 165 186 2 0 running
32 2 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 72 67 4 1 0 crash
33 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 69 64 4 1 0 crash
11 34 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 130 130 177 0 0 running
18 11 6 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 109 109 148 0 0 crash
10 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 134 134 177 0 0 running
21 28 40 DK Ulrich Buick 100 100 113 0 0 running
36 14 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 55 55 4 0 0 crash
2 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 175 170 187 1 0 running
14 10 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 121 121 154 0 0 running
37 22 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 52 52 4 0 0 crash
20 38 19 Dick May Chevrolet 103 103 117 0 0 engine
23 21 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 94 94 81 0 0 engine
13 37 8 Ed Negre Chrysler 124 124 176 0 0 running
8 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 142 142 179 0 0 running
39 20 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 46 46 4 0 0 crash
31 26 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 70 70 30 0 0 engine
15 27 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 123 118 151 2 0 running
22 32 96 Jerry Jolly Ford 97 97 99 0 0 engine
19 31 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 106 106 130 0 0 engine
12 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 176 0 0 running
5 9 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 155 155 185 0 0 running
30 36 53 Keith Davis Oldsmobile 73 73 30 0 0 engine
16 25 22 Kevin Housby Chevrolet 115 115 149 0 0 crash
38 15 12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 49 49 4 0 0 crash
17 3 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 122 112 148 122 0 engine
24 17 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 91 91 77 0 0 engine
4 7 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 160 160 185 0 0 running
25 39 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 88 88 73 0 0 engine
34 5 30 Tighe Scott Buick 61 61 4 0 0 crash
7 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 146 146 179 0 0 running
40 0 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 43 43 0 0 0 did not start
29 35 61 Wayne Broome Oldsmobile 76 76 33 0 0 engine

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