Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Darlington Raceway

April 8th, 1979

Race #8 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 121.721 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 53
  • Lead Changes: 25
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 367 242 Running
2 6 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 175 170 5 367 89 Running
3 1 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 170 165 5 367 3 Running
4 5 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 160 160 0 365 0 Running
5 7 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 155 155 0 365 0 Running
6 9 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 150 150 0 364 0 Running
7 12 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 146 146 0 362 0 Running
8 4 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 147 142 5 360 19 Running
9 16 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 138 138 0 360 0 Running
10 20 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 134 134 0 358 0 Running
11 21 19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 130 130 0 356 0 Running
12 19 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 0 354 0 Running
13 10 12 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 124 124 0 352 0 Running
14 27 75 Butch Hartman Chevrolet 121 121 0 351 0 Running
15 17 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 118 118 0 348 0 Running
16 22 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 115 115 0 342 0 Running
17 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 112 112 0 340 0 Running
18 34 8 Ed Negre Chrysler 109 109 0 340 0 Running
19 26 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 106 106 0 338 0 Running
20 35 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 103 103 0 330 0 Running
21 14 7 Al Holbert Chevrolet 100 100 0 308 0 Crash
22 8 21 David Pearson Mercury 102 97 5 301 3 Crash
23 13 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 99 94 5 300 4 Running
24 36 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 91 91 0 286 0 Running
25 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 88 88 0 285 0 Running
26 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 90 85 5 246 6 Engine
27 15 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 87 82 5 193 1 Engine
28 23 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 79 79 0 165 0 Engine
29 11 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 76 76 0 135 0 Overheating
30 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 73 73 0 119 0 Crash
31 30 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 70 70 0 109 0 Engine
32 25 17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 67 67 0 87 0 Engine
33 33 99 Dick May Chevrolet 64 64 0 87 0 Engine
34 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford 61 61 0 71 0 Engine
35 31 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 58 58 0 49 0 Overheating
36 32 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 55 55 0 5 0 Engine