Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Talladega 500

Talladega Superspeedway

August 5th, 1979

Race #20 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 188
  • Miles: 500.1
  • Average Speed: 161.229 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 28
  • Lead Changes: 34
#23 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 8 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 185 175 10 188 102 Running
2 2 2 David Pearson Oldsmobile 175 170 5 188 17 Running
3 11 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 165 165 0 186 0 Running
4 13 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 165 160 5 186 4 Running
5 25 77 Jody Ridley Mercury 155 155 0 186 0 Running
6 3 30 Tighe Scott Buick 150 150 0 186 0 Running
7 21 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 146 146 0 184 0 Running
8 6 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 142 142 0 181 0 Running
9 18 42 Kyle Petty Dodge 138 138 0 181 0 Running
10 20 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 134 134 0 179 0 Running
11 24 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 130 130 0 177 0 Running
12 22 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 127 127 0 176 0 Running
13 37 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 0 175 0 Running
14 38 19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 121 121 0 172 0 Running
15 34 20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile 118 118 0 172 0 Running
16 10 50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 115 115 0 171 0 Engine
17 39 73 Steve Moore Chevrolet 112 112 0 170 0 Running
18 31 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 109 109 0 163 0 Running
19 7 41 Grant Adcox Oldsmobile 111 106 5 162 5 Running
20 30 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 103 103 0 159 0 Running
21 12 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 105 100 5 146 5 Engine
22 32 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 97 97 0 143 0 Engine
23 9 79 Frank Warren Dodge 94 94 0 142 0 Running
24 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 96 91 5 138 14 Engine
25 26 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 93 88 5 120 1 Engine
26 36 45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile 85 85 0 95 0 Engine
27 35 40 DK Ulrich Buick 82 82 0 92 0 Engine
28 19 15 Bobby Allison Ford 79 79 0 90 0 Engine
29 33 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 76 76 0 87 0 Engine
30 23 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 73 73 0 83 0 Engine
31 14 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 70 70 0 83 0 Timing chain
32 40 36 Marty Robbins Dodge 67 67 0 75 0 Engine
33 15 44 Terry Labonte Buick 64 64 0 75 0 Engine
34 1 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 66 61 5 71 40 Engine
35 16 12 Jack Ingram Oldsmobile 58 58 0 70 0 Clutch
36 27 64 Tommy Gale Ford 55 55 0 58 0 Engine
37 29 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 52 52 0 50 0 Oil pressure
38 17 7 Al Holbert Oldsmobile 49 49 0 47 0 Engine
39 4 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 46 46 0 41 0 Engine
40 41 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 43 43 0 40 0 Engine
41 28 87 Dick May Oldsmobile 40 40 0 0 0 Oil pressure