The 1979 Dixie 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.
Sunday, November 4th, 1979
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | 180 | 175 | 328 | 54 | 0 | running |
2 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 175 | 170 | 328 | 69 | 0 | running |
3 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 175 | 165 | 328 | 136 | 0 | running |
4 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 165 | 160 | 328 | 3 | 0 | running |
5 | 14 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 160 | 155 | 327 | 10 | 0 | running |
6 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 327 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 325 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 6 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | 142 | 142 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 321 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 24 | 77 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | 134 | 134 | 320 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 17 | 47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | 130 | 130 | 320 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 18 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 319 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 33 | 51 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 317 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 26 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 315 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 314 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 314 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 314 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 34 | 00 | Freddy Smith | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 313 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 312 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 30 | 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | 103 | 103 | 307 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 36 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 100 | 100 | 297 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 15 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 97 | 97 | 270 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 11 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 266 | 0 | 0 | engine |
24 | 16 | 08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 256 | 0 | 0 | engine |
25 | 19 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Buick | 88 | 88 | 245 | 0 | 0 | engine |
26 | 39 | 55 | Wayne Watercutter | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 243 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 20 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Buick | 82 | 82 | 236 | 0 | 0 | oil leak |
28 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 212 | 0 | 0 | engine |
29 | 5 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | 76 | 76 | 211 | 0 | 0 | crash |
30 | 32 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 73 | 73 | 202 | 0 | 0 | battery |
31 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 75 | 70 | 193 | 53 | 0 | engine |
32 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 67 | 67 | 176 | 0 | 0 | engine |
33 | 35 | 81 | David Sosebee | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 163 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 28 | 17 | Steve Pfeifer | Chevrolet | 61 | 61 | 162 | 0 | 0 | crash |
35 | 9 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 58 | 58 | 158 | 0 | 0 | oil leak |
36 | 38 | 31 | John Rezek | Oldsmobile | 55 | 55 | 117 | 0 | 0 | engine |
37 | 40 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 111 | 0 | 0 | engine |
38 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 49 | 49 | 103 | 0 | 0 | flagged |
39 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 51 | 46 | 88 | 3 | 0 | engine |
40 | 25 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 44 | 0 | 0 | ignition |
41 | 29 | 0 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 40 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.