The 1979 NAPA National 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.
Sunday, October 7th, 1979
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 180 | 175 | 334 | 58 | 0 | running |
2 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 175 | 170 | 333 | 61 | 0 | running |
3 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 170 | 165 | 332 | 26 | 0 | running |
4 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | 165 | 160 | 332 | 11 | 0 | running |
5 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 155 | 155 | 331 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 155 | 150 | 331 | 22 | 0 | running |
7 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | 151 | 146 | 330 | 1 | 0 | running |
8 | 20 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 328 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 17 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Buick | 138 | 138 | 327 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 139 | 134 | 327 | 55 | 0 | running |
11 | 21 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | 130 | 130 | 327 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 127 | 127 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 28 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | 124 | 124 | 324 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 126 | 121 | 324 | 2 | 0 | running |
15 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 323 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 16 | 08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | 120 | 115 | 322 | 1 | 0 | running |
17 | 27 | 57 | Dick May | Ford | 112 | 112 | 322 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 109 | 109 | 321 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 106 | 106 | 320 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | 108 | 103 | 319 | 7 | 0 | engine |
21 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 100 | 100 | 311 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 38 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 309 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 36 | 4 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 308 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Oldsmobile | 91 | 91 | 302 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 98 | 88 | 282 | 79 | 0 | crash |
26 | 39 | 77 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | 85 | 85 | 281 | 0 | 0 | engine |
27 | 40 | 81 | David Sosebee | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 249 | 0 | 0 | crash |
28 | 23 | 31 | John Rezek | Oldsmobile | 79 | 79 | 239 | 0 | 0 | running |
29 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 223 | 0 | 0 | steering |
30 | 33 | 17 | Steve Pfeifer | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
31 | 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | 75 | 70 | 184 | 9 | 0 | engine |
32 | 22 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 155 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
33 | 11 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 112 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 31 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | 66 | 61 | 101 | 1 | 0 | crash |
35 | 24 | 75 | Bobby Brack | Chevrolet | 63 | 58 | 70 | 1 | 0 | crash |
36 | 15 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Chevrolet | 55 | 55 | 59 | 0 | 0 | engine |
37 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 26 | 0 | 0 | crash |
38 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 49 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 35 | 16 | Richard Brickhouse | Oldsmobile | 46 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | engine |
40 | 19 | 14 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | handling |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.