Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Southeastern 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
April 1st, 1979
Race #7 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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| FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 10 | 500 | 163 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 175 | 170 | 5 | 500 | 42 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 170 | 165 | 5 | 500 | 155 | Running |
| 4 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | 160 | 160 | 0 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 155 | 155 | 0 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 155 | 150 | 5 | 495 | 1 | Running |
| 7 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 0 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 0 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 0 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 134 | 134 | 0 | 485 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 0 | 484 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 11 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 0 | 481 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 124 | 124 | 0 | 480 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | 121 | 121 | 0 | 473 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 118 | 118 | 0 | 470 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 28 | 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 0 | 463 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 8 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 0 | 462 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 24 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 109 | 109 | 0 | 460 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 0 | 456 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 103 | 103 | 0 | 429 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 17 | 47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | 100 | 100 | 0 | 385 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 21 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | 97 | 97 | 0 | 366 | 0 | Water pump |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 0 | 335 | 0 | Crash |
| 24 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 96 | 91 | 5 | 216 | 1 | Crash |
| 25 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 93 | 88 | 5 | 211 | 138 | Crash |
| 26 | 7 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 0 | 197 | 0 | Rear end |
| 27 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 0 | 141 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 0 | 33 | 0 | Quit |
| 30 | 29 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 73 | 73 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Brakes |