Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Sun-Drop Music City USA 420

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

May 12th, 1979

Race #11 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 420
  • Miles: 210.0
  • Average Speed: 88.652 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 27
  • Lead Changes: 9
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 180 175 5 420 83 Running
2 5 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 180 170 10 420 164 Running
3 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 165 0 419 0 Running
4 7 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 160 160 0 419 0 Running
5 9 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 160 155 5 418 111 Running
6 21 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 150 150 0 418 0 Running
7 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 146 146 0 417 0 Running
8 2 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 142 142 0 412 0 Running
9 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 0 411 0 Running
10 12 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 134 134 0 410 0 Running
11 16 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 130 130 0 408 0 Running
12 15 19 Steve Spencer Buick 127 127 0 405 0 Running
13 19 64 Tommy Gale Ford 124 124 0 396 0 Running
14 26 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 121 121 0 390 0 Running
15 18 40 Al Elmore Chevrolet 118 118 0 389 0 Running
16 13 24 DK Ulrich Oldsmobile 115 115 0 383 0 Running
17 25 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 112 112 0 378 0 Running
18 28 69 Mike Kempton Chevrolet 109 109 0 364 0 Running
19 22 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 0 356 0 Clutch
20 17 79 Frank Warren Dodge 103 103 0 355 0 Engine
21 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 105 100 5 335 31 Running
22 14 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 97 97 0 324 0 Running
23 1 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 99 94 5 124 31 Engine
24 24 34 Darrell Basham Mercury 91 91 0 101 0 Rear end
25 27 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 88 88 0 95 0 Ignition
26 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 85 85 0 63 0 Engine
27 20 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 82 82 0 36 0 Transmission
28 11 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 79 79 0 18 0 Engine