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Results

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

Texas 400

Sunday, June 3rd, 1979

Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX

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  • 1 Mercury
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Buick
  • 3 Dodge
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 156.216
  • Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Texas 400 at Texas World Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
28 7 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 79 79 135 0 0 engine
5 2 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 155 196 1 0 running
27 20 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 82 82 139 0 0 transmission
25 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 88 88 143 0 0 spindle
32 32 55 Bill Meazel Chevrolet 67 67 46 0 0 engine
17 22 19 Billy Hagan Chevrolet 112 112 185 0 0 running
2 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 170 199 0 0 running
13 13 50 Bruce Hill Buick 124 124 189 0 0 running
9 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 192 0 0 running
3 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 199 3 0 running
4 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 160 160 199 0 0 running
21 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 100 100 174 0 0 running
15 12 40 DK Ulrich Buick 118 118 186 0 0 running
12 3 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 132 127 189 41 0 crash
1 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 200 155 0 running
30 30 09 Dick May Oldsmobile 73 73 113 0 0 engine
18 29 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 109 109 184 0 0 running
19 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 106 106 181 0 0 running
16 25 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 115 115 185 0 0 running
14 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 121 121 186 0 0 running
10 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 134 134 190 0 0 running
24 27 96 Jim Hurlbert Ford 91 91 150 0 0 running
34 28 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 61 61 5 0 0 engine
23 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 173 0 0 running
8 10 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 142 142 192 0 0 running
33 34 58 John Haver Chevrolet 64 64 36 0 0 engine
11 24 31 John Rezek Oldsmobile 130 130 190 0 0 running
31 11 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 70 70 70 0 0 engine
29 33 69 Mike Kempton Chevrolet 76 76 135 0 0 running
22 26 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 97 97 174 0 0 running
7 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 146 146 193 0 0 running
6 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 195 0 0 running
26 15 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 85 85 140 0 0 wheel
20 14 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 180 0 0 running

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