Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway

Winston 500

Sunday, May 6th, 1979

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 154.770
  • Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 188 58 0 running
2 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 175 170 187 1 0 running
3 4 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 170 165 186 2 0 running
4 7 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 160 160 185 0 0 running
5 9 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 155 155 185 0 0 running
6 24 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 150 150 182 0 0 running
7 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 146 146 179 0 0 running
8 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 142 142 179 0 0 running
9 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick 143 138 178 1 0 running
10 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 134 134 177 0 0 running
11 34 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 130 130 177 0 0 running
12 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 176 0 0 running
13 37 8 Ed Negre Chrysler 124 124 176 0 0 running
14 10 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 121 121 154 0 0 running
15 27 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 123 118 151 2 0 running
16 25 22 Kevin Housby Chevrolet 115 115 149 0 0 crash
17 3 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 122 112 148 122 0 engine
18 11 6 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 109 109 148 0 0 crash
19 31 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 106 106 130 0 0 engine
20 38 19 Dick May Chevrolet 103 103 117 0 0 engine
21 28 40 DK Ulrich Buick 100 100 113 0 0 running
22 32 96 Jerry Jolly Ford 97 97 99 0 0 engine
23 21 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 94 94 81 0 0 engine
24 17 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 91 91 77 0 0 engine
25 39 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 88 88 73 0 0 engine
26 33 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 85 85 65 0 0 engine
27 18 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 82 82 38 0 0 steering
28 23 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 79 79 37 0 0 engine
29 35 61 Wayne Broome Oldsmobile 76 76 33 0 0 engine
30 36 53 Keith Davis Oldsmobile 73 73 30 0 0 engine
31 26 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 70 70 30 0 0 engine
32 2 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 72 67 4 1 0 crash
33 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 69 64 4 1 0 crash
34 5 30 Tighe Scott Buick 61 61 4 0 0 crash
35 6 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 58 58 4 0 0 crash
36 14 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 55 55 4 0 0 crash
37 22 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 52 52 4 0 0 crash
38 15 12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 49 49 4 0 0 crash
39 20 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 46 46 4 0 0 crash
40 0 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 43 43 0 0 0 did not start

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