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Race Results : Texas World Speedway

Texas 400

Texas World Speedway , College Station, TX

Sunday, June 3rd, 1979 Race 14 of 31 1979 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 156.216
  • Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
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Entry List
Texas 400 at Texas World Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 200 155 0 running
2 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 170 199 0 0 running
3 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 199 3 0 running
4 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 160 160 199 0 0 running
5 2 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 155 196 1 0 running
6 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 195 0 0 running
7 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 146 146 193 0 0 running
8 10 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 142 142 192 0 0 running
9 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 192 0 0 running
10 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 134 134 190 0 0 running
11 24 31 John Rezek Oldsmobile 130 130 190 0 0 running
12 3 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 132 127 189 41 0 crash
13 13 50 Bruce Hill Buick 124 124 189 0 0 running
14 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 121 121 186 0 0 running
15 12 40 DK Ulrich Buick 118 118 186 0 0 running
16 25 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 115 115 185 0 0 running
17 22 19 Billy Hagan Chevrolet 112 112 185 0 0 running
18 29 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 109 109 184 0 0 running
19 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 106 106 181 0 0 running
20 14 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 180 0 0 running
21 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 100 100 174 0 0 running
22 26 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 97 97 174 0 0 running
23 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 173 0 0 running
24 27 96 Jim Hurlbert Ford 91 91 150 0 0 running
25 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 88 88 143 0 0 spindle
26 15 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 85 85 140 0 0 wheel
27 20 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 82 82 139 0 0 transmission
28 7 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 79 79 135 0 0 engine
29 33 69 Mike Kempton Chevrolet 76 76 135 0 0 running
30 30 09 Dick May Oldsmobile 73 73 113 0 0 engine
31 11 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 70 70 70 0 0 engine
32 32 55 Bill Meazel Chevrolet 67 67 46 0 0 engine
33 34 58 John Haver Chevrolet 64 64 36 0 0 engine
34 28 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 61 61 5 0 0 engine

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