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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Capital City 400

Richmond Raceway

September 9th, 1979

Race #24 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 300.0
  • Average Speed: 80.604 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 20
  • Lead Changes: 6
2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
Concord, North Carolina - April 22nd, 2021: The 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang is previewed at NASCAR R&D Center on April 22, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 10 400 369 Running
2 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 5 400 11 Running
3 10 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 170 165 5 399 1 Running
4 1 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 165 160 5 399 19 Running
5 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 155 155 0 398 0 Running
6 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 0 398 0 Running
7 9 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 146 146 0 397 0 Running
8 6 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 142 142 0 397 0 Running
9 8 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 138 138 0 397 0 Running
10 4 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 134 134 0 395 0 Running
11 12 17 Bill Elliott Chevrolet 130 130 0 390 0 Running
12 13 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 0 386 0 Running
13 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 384 0 Running
14 16 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 121 121 0 381 0 Running
15 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 118 118 0 379 0 Running
16 23 75 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 115 115 0 372 0 Running
17 14 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 112 112 0 371 0 Running
18 26 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 109 109 0 365 0 Running
19 22 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 0 365 0 Running
20 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 103 103 0 330 0 Running
21 15 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 100 100 0 262 0 Crash
22 21 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 97 97 0 233 0 Rear end
23 17 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 94 94 0 227 0 Engine
24 19 64 Tommy Gale Ford 91 91 0 173 0 Engine
25 11 19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 88 88 0 141 0 Brakes
26 25 79 Frank Warren Dodge 85 85 0 2 0 Distributor