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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 14th, 1979

Race #1 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 119
  • Miles: 313.1
  • Average Speed: 107.820 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 13
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 119 87 Running
2 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 5 119 9 Running
3 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 170 165 5 119 3 Running
4 8 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 160 160 0 118 0 Running
5 17 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 155 0 118 0 Running
6 15 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 150 150 0 118 0 Running
7 11 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 146 146 0 118 0 Running
8 14 51 Jim Thirkettle Buick 142 142 0 117 0 Running
9 26 74 Tim Williamson Chevrolet 138 138 0 116 0 Running
10 21 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 134 134 0 116 0 Running
11 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 0 114 0 Running
12 24 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 127 127 0 114 0 Running
13 34 19 Vince Giamformaggio Chevrolet 124 124 0 113 0 Running
14 12 40 DK Ulrich Buick 121 121 0 113 0 Running
15 23 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 118 118 0 112 0 Running
16 7 01 Jimmy Insolo Oldsmobile 115 115 0 111 0 Oil pump
17 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 112 112 0 109 0 Running
18 30 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 109 109 0 109 0 Running
19 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 111 106 5 105 15 Engine
20 13 7 Al Holbert Chevrolet 108 103 5 104 5 Running
21 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 100 100 0 103 0 Running
22 35 52 Don Graham Chevrolet 97 97 0 100 0 Engine
23 33 17 Harry Goularte Chevrolet 94 94 0 82 0 Running
24 9 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 91 91 0 81 0 Running
25 19 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 88 88 0 66 0 Engine
26 5 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 85 85 0 56 0 Transmission
27 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 82 82 0 48 0 Engine
28 32 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 79 79 0 47 0 Running
29 27 22 Richard White Chevrolet 76 76 0 32 0 Engine
30 31 81 Jim Robinson Chevrolet 73 73 0 17 0 Engine
31 29 99 Don Noel Chevrolet 70 70 0 15 0 Transmission
32 6 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 67 67 0 14 0 Engine
33 22 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 64 64 0 12 0 Engine
34 28 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 61 61 0 10 0 Clutch
35 25 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 58 58 0 7 0 Engine