Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 22nd, 1979

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.562
  • Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 185 175 500 247 0 running
2 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 175 170 500 196 0 running
3 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 499 49 0 running
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 498 1 0 running
5 8 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 155 155 497 0 0 running
6 21 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 150 150 497 0 0 running
7 14 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 151 146 495 7 0 engine
8 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 142 142 495 0 0 running
9 19 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 494 0 0 running
10 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 134 134 493 0 0 running
11 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 130 130 492 0 0 running
12 17 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 127 127 489 0 0 running
13 22 30 Tighe Scott Buick 124 124 488 0 0 running
14 16 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 121 121 485 0 0 running
15 15 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 118 118 476 0 0 running
16 25 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 476 0 0 running
17 30 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 112 112 474 0 0 running
18 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 109 109 472 0 0 running
19 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 106 106 458 0 0 running
20 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 103 103 454 0 0 running
21 27 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 100 100 437 0 0 running
22 18 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 97 97 312 0 0 engine
23 7 68 Chuck Bown Buick 94 94 263 0 0 engine
24 29 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 91 91 247 0 0 engine
25 9 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 88 88 207 0 0 engine
26 24 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 85 85 167 0 0 engine
27 12 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 82 82 137 0 0 engine
28 28 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 79 79 132 0 0 overheating
29 6 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 76 76 10 0 0 engine
30 23 19 Dick May Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 0 engine

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