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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 21st, 1979

Race #29 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 108.356 mph
  • Cautions: 12
  • Caution Laps: 82
  • Lead Changes: 23
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 180 175 5 492 139 Running
2 2 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 180 170 10 492 168 Running
3 9 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 170 165 5 492 50 Running
4 6 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 165 160 5 490 6 Running
5 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 155 155 0 488 0 Running
6 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 150 5 484 29 Running
7 15 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 146 146 0 476 0 Running
8 20 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 142 142 0 476 0 Running
9 16 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 138 138 0 475 0 Running
10 30 51 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 134 134 0 474 0 Running
11 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 0 470 0 Running
12 32 64 Tommy Gale Ford 127 127 0 456 0 Running
13 29 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 124 124 0 456 0 Running
14 36 75 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 121 121 0 453 0 Running
15 11 05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet 118 118 0 452 0 Engine
16 34 00 Freddy Smith Chevrolet 115 115 0 452 0 Running
17 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 0 434 0 Running
18 5 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 109 109 0 426 0 Running
19 8 15 Bobby Allison Ford 106 106 0 422 0 Crash
20 13 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 103 103 0 420 0 Crash
21 12 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 100 100 0 416 0 Running
22 28 45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile 97 97 0 412 0 Crash
23 19 17 Bill Elliott Chevrolet 94 94 0 391 0 Running
24 33 79 Frank Warren Dodge 91 91 0 376 0 Overheating
25 37 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 88 88 0 354 0 Rear end
26 31 99 Dick May Chevrolet 85 85 0 267 0 Overheating
27 14 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 87 82 5 259 1 Engine
28 21 40 DK Ulrich Buick 79 79 0 253 0 Running
29 4 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 81 76 5 233 95 Crash
30 27 18 Randy Ogden Chevrolet 73 73 0 227 0 Fatigue
31 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 70 70 0 227 0 Overheating
32 18 19 Glenn Jarrett Chevrolet 67 67 0 164 0 Oil pressure
33 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 69 64 5 141 4 Rear end
34 24 46 Travis Tiller Buick 61 61 0 76 0 Rotor
35 35 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 58 58 0 73 0 Engine
36 26 61 Bub Strickler Oldsmobile 55 55 0 67 0 Crash
37 17 30 Tighe Scott Buick 52 52 0 17 0 Oil cooler