The 1979 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Sunday, February 18th, 1979
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | 180 | 175 | 200 | 12 | 0 | running |
2 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Oldsmobile | 175 | 170 | 200 | 4 | 0 | running |
3 | 6 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | 170 | 165 | 200 | 4 | 0 | running |
4 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 170 | 160 | 199 | 93 | 0 | crash |
5 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 160 | 155 | 199 | 3 | 0 | crash |
6 | 33 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | 150 | 150 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 28 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Buick | 146 | 146 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 10 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Buick | 147 | 142 | 199 | 10 | 0 | running |
9 | 37 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 134 | 134 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 7 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 135 | 130 | 197 | 1 | 0 | running |
12 | 15 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 127 | 127 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 35 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Buick | 124 | 124 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 38 | 19 | Bill Dennis | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 26 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 118 | 118 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 115 | 115 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 31 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 112 | 112 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 114 | 109 | 183 | 37 | 0 | running |
19 | 17 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | 106 | 106 | 168 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 36 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 103 | 103 | 160 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Oldsmobile | 100 | 100 | 152 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
22 | 23 | 82 | Paul Fess | Oldsmobile | 97 | 97 | 135 | 0 | 0 | engine |
23 | 21 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 129 | 0 | 0 | wheel |
24 | 12 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 119 | 0 | 0 | engine |
25 | 29 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Oldsmobile | 88 | 88 | 116 | 0 | 0 | engine |
26 | 25 | 37 | Dave Watson | Chevrolet | 90 | 85 | 115 | 1 | 0 | clutch |
27 | 8 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | 82 | 82 | 105 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
28 | 22 | 00 | John Utsman | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 101 | 0 | 0 | engine |
29 | 16 | 47 | Geoff Bodine | Oldsmobile | 81 | 76 | 99 | 6 | 0 | engine |
30 | 40 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | 78 | 73 | 83 | 2 | 0 | brakes |
31 | 11 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | 70 | 70 | 79 | 0 | 0 | engine |
32 | 20 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Oldsmobile | 72 | 67 | 76 | 12 | 0 | suspension |
33 | 14 | 12 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | 64 | 64 | 72 | 0 | 0 | crash |
34 | 41 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 61 | 61 | 64 | 0 | 0 | engine |
35 | 27 | 87 | Gary Balough | Oldsmobile | 58 | 58 | 53 | 0 | 0 | crash |
36 | 32 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Oldsmobile | 55 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | crash |
37 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 52 | 52 | 53 | 0 | 0 | crash |
38 | 18 | 17 | Skip Manning | Oldsmobile | 49 | 49 | 53 | 0 | 0 | crash |
39 | 34 | 75 | Butch Mock | Buick | 46 | 46 | 38 | 0 | 0 | crash |
40 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 48 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 0 | engine |
41 | 39 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | 40 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.