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Race Results : Riverside International Raceway

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway , Riverside, CA

Sunday, January 14th, 1979 Race 1 of 31 1979 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 107.820
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 10, 2024 : Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.
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Entry List
Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 119 87 0 running
2 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 119 9 0 running
3 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 170 165 119 3 0 running
4 8 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 160 160 118 0 0 running
5 17 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 155 155 118 0 0 running
6 15 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 150 150 118 0 0 running
7 11 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 146 146 118 0 0 running
8 14 51 Jim Thirkettle Buick 142 142 117 0 0 running
9 26 74 Tim Williamson Chevrolet 138 138 116 0 0 running
10 21 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 134 134 116 0 0 running
11 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 114 0 0 running
12 24 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 127 127 114 0 0 running
13 34 19 Vince Giamformaggio Chevrolet 124 124 113 0 0 running
14 12 40 DK Ulrich Buick 121 121 113 0 0 running
15 23 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 118 118 112 0 0 running
16 7 01 Jimmy Insolo Oldsmobile 115 115 111 0 0 oil pump
17 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 112 112 109 0 0 running
18 30 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 109 109 109 0 0 running
19 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 111 106 105 15 0 engine
20 13 7 Al Holbert Chevrolet 108 103 104 5 0 running
21 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 100 100 103 0 0 running
22 35 52 Don Graham Chevrolet 97 97 100 0 0 engine
23 33 17 Harry Goularte Chevrolet 94 94 82 0 0 running
24 9 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 91 91 81 0 0 running
25 19 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 88 88 66 0 0 engine
26 5 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 85 85 56 0 0 transmission
27 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 82 82 48 0 0 engine
28 32 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 79 79 47 0 0 running
29 27 22 Richard White Chevrolet 76 76 32 0 0 engine
30 31 81 Jim Robinson Chevrolet 73 73 17 0 0 engine
31 29 99 Don Noel Chevrolet 70 70 15 0 0 transmission
32 6 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 67 67 14 0 0 engine
33 22 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 64 64 12 0 0 engine
34 28 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 61 61 10 0 0 clutch
35 25 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 58 58 7 0 0 engine

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