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Race Results : Charlotte Motor Speedway

NAPA National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway , Concord, NC

Sunday, October 7th, 1979 Race 27 of 31 1979 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 134.266
  • Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • 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
NAPA National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
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

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