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Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

Carolina 500

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

Sunday, March 4th, 1979 Race 3 of 31 1979 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 122.727
  • Cautions: 7 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Entry List
Carolina 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 492 311 0 running
2 11 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 175 170 491 50 0 running
3 17 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 165 165 487 0 0 running
4 13 30 Tighe Scott Buick 160 160 485 0 0 running
5 19 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 155 155 484 0 0 running
6 27 40 DK Ulrich Buick 150 150 476 0 0 running
7 20 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 146 146 473 0 0 running
8 15 37 Dave Watson Chevrolet 142 142 471 0 0 running
9 30 79 Frank Warren Dodge 138 138 468 0 0 running
10 14 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 139 134 462 3 0 running
11 29 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 130 130 462 0 0 running
12 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 127 127 460 0 0 running
13 31 64 Tommy Gale Ford 124 124 459 0 0 running
14 35 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 121 121 450 0 0 running
15 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick 118 118 432 0 0 running
16 18 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 115 115 431 0 0 running
17 8 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 112 112 416 0 0 running
18 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 114 109 413 9 0 running
19 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 106 106 361 0 0 engine
20 28 19 Dick May Chevrolet 103 103 353 0 0 transmission
21 24 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 100 100 294 0 0 crash
22 23 47 Geoff Bodine Oldsmobile 97 97 278 0 0 rear end
23 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 99 94 249 119 0 engine
24 21 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 91 91 131 0 0 rear axle
25 12 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 88 88 123 0 0 crash
26 25 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 85 85 111 0 0 crash
27 32 87 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 82 82 37 0 0 engine
28 34 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 79 79 23 0 0 flagged
29 22 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 76 76 13 0 0 steering
30 2 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 73 73 9 0 0 crash
31 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 70 70 9 0 0 crash
32 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 67 67 9 0 0 crash
33 10 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 64 64 9 0 0 crash
34 6 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 61 61 9 0 0 crash
35 33 29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 58 58 1 0 0 ignition

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