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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

CRC Chemicals 500

Dover International Speedway

September 16th, 1979

Race #25 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 114.366 mph
  • Cautions: 11
  • Caution Laps: 49
  • Lead Changes: 27
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 4 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 180 175 5 500 110 Running
2 7 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 175 170 5 500 73 Running
3 12 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 175 165 10 500 227 Running
4 10 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 165 160 5 499 1 Running
5 9 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 155 155 0 499 0 Running
6 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 150 150 0 496 0 Running
7 15 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 146 146 0 496 0 Running
8 14 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 142 142 0 496 0 Running
9 1 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 143 138 5 495 46 Running
10 16 30 Tighe Scott Buick 134 134 0 487 0 Running
11 13 08 John Anderson Chevrolet 130 130 0 486 0 Running
12 24 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 0 480 0 Running
13 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 124 124 0 477 0 Running
14 21 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 121 121 0 476 0 Running
15 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 0 473 0 Running
16 30 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 115 115 0 472 0 Running
17 25 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 112 112 0 471 0 Running
18 27 79 Frank Warren Dodge 109 109 0 467 0 Running
19 29 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 106 106 0 465 0 Running
20 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 103 103 0 463 0 Running
21 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 105 100 5 456 37 Running
22 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 102 97 5 454 6 Running
23 19 19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 94 94 0 451 0 Running
24 22 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 91 91 0 437 0 Running
25 11 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 88 88 0 373 0 Crash
26 17 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 85 85 0 362 0 Overheating
27 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 82 82 0 358 0 Engine
28 3 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 79 79 0 351 0 Transmission
29 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 76 76 0 307 0 Running
30 33 99 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 73 73 0 173 0 Engine
31 32 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 70 70 0 156 0 Running
32 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 67 67 0 132 0 Coil
33 28 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 64 64 0 52 0 Oil leak
34 36 58 Dick May Oldsmobile 61 61 0 11 0 Handling
35 35 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 58 58 0 1 0 Crash
36 34 13 Jeff Halverson Chevrolet 55 55 0 1 0 Crash