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Results

The 1979 Atlanta 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Atlanta 500

Sunday, March 18th, 1979

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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  • 4 Mercury
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 11 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Dodge
  • 5 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 135.136
  • Cautions: 5 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 29
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 180 175 328 88 0 running
2 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 170 328 167 0 running
3 6 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 328 3 0 running
4 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 165 160 327 22 0 running
5 3 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 155 155 327 0 0 running
6 15 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 150 150 327 0 0 running
7 14 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 146 146 326 0 0 running
8 13 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 142 142 326 0 0 running
9 8 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 138 138 325 0 0 running
10 12 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 134 134 325 0 0 running
11 11 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 130 130 324 0 0 running
12 17 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 127 127 321 0 0 running
13 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 124 124 321 0 0 running
14 24 40 DK Ulrich Buick 121 121 321 0 0 running
15 16 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 118 118 321 0 0 running
16 9 68 Chuck Bown Buick 115 115 315 0 0 running
17 32 70 JD McDuffie Oldsmobile 112 112 314 0 0 running
18 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 114 109 299 42 0 engine
19 37 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 295 0 0 running
20 26 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 103 103 295 0 0 running
21 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 282 0 0 running
22 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 97 97 273 0 0 engine
23 29 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 94 94 249 0 0 running
24 27 19 Dick May Chevrolet 91 91 221 0 0 overheating
25 7 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 88 88 211 0 0 engine
26 36 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 85 85 172 0 0 crash
27 35 6 Claude Ballot-Lena Oldsmobile 82 82 168 0 0 crash
28 34 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 79 79 133 0 0 crash
29 38 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 76 76 129 0 0 engine
30 20 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 73 73 126 0 0 transmission
31 31 98 Ralph Jones Ford 70 70 126 0 0 clutch
32 18 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 72 67 123 6 0 quit
33 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 64 64 82 0 0 transmission
34 39 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 61 61 71 0 0 handling
35 21 47 Geoff Bodine Oldsmobile 58 58 66 0 0 handling
36 10 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 55 55 61 0 0 steering
37 28 30 Tighe Scott Buick 52 52 54 0 0 steering
38 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 49 49 53 0 0 crash
39 33 0 John Kennedy Chevrolet 46 46 50 0 0 crash
40 40 53 Keith Davis Chevrolet 43 43 15 0 0 rear end

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