Race Results : Bristol Motor Speedway

Volunteer 500

Saturday, August 25th, 1979

Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN

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  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 91.493
  • Cautions: 6 for 60 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 175 500 33 0 running
2 1 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 175 170 500 77 0 running
3 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 165 500 106 0 running
4 7 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 170 160 499 254 0 running
5 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 155 155 497 0 0 running
6 12 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 150 150 497 0 0 running
7 3 2 David Pearson Chevrolet 146 146 496 0 0 running
8 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 142 142 493 0 0 running
9 11 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 138 138 493 0 0 running
10 17 17 Bill Elliott Chevrolet 134 134 487 0 0 running
11 14 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 130 130 484 0 0 running
12 15 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 483 0 0 running
13 23 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 124 124 472 0 0 running
14 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 468 0 0 running
15 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 456 0 0 running
16 6 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 120 115 445 16 0 running
17 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 112 112 444 0 0 running
18 8 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 114 109 434 14 0 crash
19 19 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 106 106 416 0 0 running
20 16 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 103 103 392 0 0 rear end
21 27 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 392 0 0 crash
22 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 97 97 388 0 0 running
23 22 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 94 94 311 0 0 ignition
24 29 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 91 91 274 0 0 running
25 9 12 Jack Ingram Chevrolet 88 88 197 0 0 engine
26 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 104 0 0 engine
27 13 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 82 82 79 0 0 engine
28 26 59 Melvin Revis Chevrolet 79 79 76 0 0 suspension
29 30 69 Henry Jones Chevrolet 76 76 48 0 0 flagged
30 28 0 John Kennedy Chevrolet 73 73 2 0 0 engine

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