Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Richmond 400

Richmond Raceway

March 11th, 1979

Race #4 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 300.0
  • Average Speed: 83.608 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 8
  • Lead Changes: 4
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 9 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 180 175 5 400 178 Running
2 1 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 170 10 400 220 Running
3 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 165 0 399 0 Running
4 2 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 160 160 0 399 0 Running
5 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 155 155 0 399 0 Running
6 16 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 150 150 0 397 0 Running
7 8 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 151 146 5 397 2 Running
8 5 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 142 142 0 395 0 Running
9 11 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 138 138 0 394 0 Running
10 14 40 DK Ulrich Buick 134 134 0 391 0 Running
11 15 90 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 130 130 0 390 0 Running
12 29 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 127 127 0 390 0 Running
13 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 124 124 0 390 0 Running
14 12 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 121 121 0 387 0 Running
15 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 118 0 385 0 Running
16 10 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 115 115 0 385 0 Running
17 22 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 112 112 0 384 0 Running
18 17 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 109 109 0 383 0 Running
19 13 29 Dave Dion Ford 106 106 0 380 0 Running
20 28 19 Lawrence Fields Chevrolet 103 103 0 379 0 Running
21 23 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 0 371 0 Running
22 26 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 0 360 0 Running
23 24 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 0 311 0 Running
24 30 9 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 91 91 0 307 0 Engine
25 27 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 88 88 0 259 0 Rear end
26 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 85 85 0 238 0 Engine
27 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 82 82 0 199 0 Rear end
28 19 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 79 79 0 180 0 Rear end
29 6 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 76 76 0 167 0 Rear end
30 21 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 73 73 0 68 0 Overheating