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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 18th, 1979

Race #2 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 143.977 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 57
  • Lead Changes: 36
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 13 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 180 175 5 200 12 Running
2 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 175 170 5 200 4 Running
3 6 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 170 165 5 200 4 Running
4 2 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 170 160 10 199 93 Crash
5 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 160 155 5 199 3 Crash
6 33 30 Tighe Scott Buick 150 150 0 199 0 Running
7 28 68 Chuck Bown Buick 146 146 0 199 0 Running
8 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 147 142 5 199 10 Running
9 37 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 138 138 0 198 0 Running
10 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 134 134 0 197 0 Running
11 7 15 Bobby Allison Ford 135 130 5 197 1 Running
12 15 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 0 197 0 Running
13 35 40 DK Ulrich Buick 124 124 0 197 0 Running
14 38 19 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 121 121 0 196 0 Running
15 26 98 Ralph Jones Ford 118 118 0 195 0 Running
16 19 44 Terry Labonte Buick 115 115 0 189 0 Running
17 31 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 112 112 0 188 0 Running
18 5 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 114 109 5 183 37 Running
19 17 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 106 106 0 168 0 Running
20 36 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 103 103 0 160 0 Running
21 30 74 Bobby Wawak Oldsmobile 100 100 0 152 0 Overheating
22 23 82 Paul Fess Oldsmobile 97 97 0 135 0 Engine
23 21 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 94 94 0 129 0 Wheel
24 12 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 91 91 0 119 0 Engine
25 29 70 JD McDuffie Oldsmobile 88 88 0 116 0 Engine
26 25 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 90 85 5 115 1 Clutch
27 8 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 82 82 0 105 0 Transmission
28 22 00 John Utsman Chevrolet 79 79 0 101 0 Engine
29 16 47 Geoff Bodine Oldsmobile 81 76 5 99 6 Engine
30 40 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 78 73 5 83 2 Brakes
31 11 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 70 70 0 79 0 Engine
32 20 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 72 67 5 76 12 Suspension
33 14 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 64 64 0 72 0 Crash
34 41 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 61 61 0 64 0 Engine
35 27 87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile 58 58 0 53 0 Crash
36 32 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 55 55 0 53 0 Crash
37 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 52 52 0 53 0 Crash
38 18 17 Skip Manning Oldsmobile 49 49 0 53 0 Crash
39 34 75 Butch Mock Buick 46 46 0 38 0 Crash
40 1 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 48 43 5 38 15 Engine
41 39 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile 40 40 0 27 0 Engine