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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
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos at the Twelve Thirty Club on December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. 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