Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
NAPA Riverside 400
Riverside International Raceway
June 10th, 1979
Race #15 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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| FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 180 | 175 | 5 | 95 | 31 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 175 | 170 | 5 | 95 | 5 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | 165 | 165 | 0 | 95 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | 170 | 160 | 10 | 95 | 57 | Running |
| 5 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 155 | 155 | 0 | 94 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 150 | 150 | 0 | 92 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 13 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 0 | 91 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 16 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Dodge | 142 | 142 | 0 | 91 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 138 | 138 | 0 | 91 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 0 | 91 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 130 | 130 | 0 | 89 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 26 | 74 | Hal Callentine | Oldsmobile | 127 | 127 | 0 | 88 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 129 | 124 | 5 | 87 | 2 | Running |
| 14 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 0 | 85 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 33 | 20 | Ed Hale | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 0 | 85 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 28 | 22 | Richard White | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 0 | 81 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 34 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 0 | 81 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 0 | 81 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 32 | 6 | Dick Whalen | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 0 | 81 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 17 | 81 | John Borneman | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 0 | 79 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 21 | 11 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 0 | 72 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 97 | 97 | 0 | 65 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 0 | 60 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 35 | 57 | Robert Tartaglia | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 0 | 47 | 0 | Crash |
| 25 | 2 | 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Oldsmobile | 88 | 88 | 0 | 45 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 19 | 29 | Tim Williamson | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 0 | 33 | 0 | Carb fire |
| 27 | 21 | 08 | Rick McCray | Buick | 82 | 82 | 0 | 31 | 0 | Transmission |
| 28 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | 79 | 79 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 31 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 0 | 23 | 0 | Transmission |
| 30 | 9 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Oldsmobile | 73 | 73 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Transmission |
| 31 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 23 | 0 | Steve Pfeifer | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Fire |
| 33 | 20 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 30 | 92 | Chris Monoleos | Chevrolet | 61 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Transmission |
| 35 | 27 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Ford | 58 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Transmission |