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Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Dixie 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

Sunday, November 4th, 1979 Race 30 of 31 1979 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.120
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Entry List
Dixie 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
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

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