Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Carolina 500

North Carolina Speedway

March 4th, 1979

Race #3 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 122.727 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 39
  • Lead Changes: 13
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 10 492 311 Running
2 11 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 175 170 5 491 50 Running
3 17 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 165 165 0 487 0 Running
4 13 30 Tighe Scott Buick 160 160 0 485 0 Running
5 19 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 155 155 0 484 0 Running
6 27 40 DK Ulrich Buick 150 150 0 476 0 Running
7 20 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 146 146 0 473 0 Running
8 15 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 142 142 0 471 0 Running
9 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 138 138 0 468 0 Running
10 14 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 139 134 5 462 3 Running
11 29 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 130 130 0 462 0 Running
12 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 127 127 0 460 0 Running
13 31 64 Tommy Gale Ford 124 124 0 459 0 Running
14 35 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 121 121 0 450 0 Running
15 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick 118 118 0 432 0 Running
16 18 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 115 115 0 431 0 Running
17 8 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 112 112 0 416 0 Running
18 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 114 109 5 413 9 Running
19 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 106 106 0 361 0 Engine
20 28 19 Dick May Chevrolet 103 103 0 353 0 Transmission
21 24 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 100 100 0 294 0 Crash
22 23 47 Geoff Bodine Oldsmobile 97 97 0 278 0 Rear end
23 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 99 94 5 249 119 Engine
24 21 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 91 91 0 131 0 Rear axle
25 12 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 88 88 0 123 0 Crash
26 25 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 85 85 0 111 0 Crash
27 32 87 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 82 82 0 37 0 Engine
28 34 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 79 79 0 23 0 Flagged
29 22 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 76 76 0 13 0 Steering
30 2 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 73 73 0 9 0 Crash
31 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 70 70 0 9 0 Crash
32 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 67 67 0 9 0 Crash
33 10 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 64 64 0 9 0 Crash
34 6 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 61 61 0 9 0 Crash
35 33 29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 58 58 0 1 0 Ignition