Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 4th, 1979

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

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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
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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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

Race Infractions

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