Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Texas 400

Texas World Speedway

June 3rd, 1979

Race #14 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 156.216 mph
  • Cautions: 1
  • Caution Laps: 5
  • Lead Changes: 22
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 200 155 Running
2 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 170 0 199 0 Running
3 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 5 199 3 Running
4 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 160 160 0 199 0 Running
5 2 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 155 5 196 1 Running
6 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 150 150 0 195 0 Running
7 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 146 146 0 193 0 Running
8 10 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 142 142 0 192 0 Running
9 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 0 192 0 Running
10 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 134 134 0 190 0 Running
11 24 31 John Rezek Oldsmobile 130 130 0 190 0 Running
12 3 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 132 127 5 189 41 Crash
13 13 50 Bruce Hill Buick 124 124 0 189 0 Running
14 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 121 121 0 186 0 Running
15 12 40 DK Ulrich Buick 118 118 0 186 0 Running
16 25 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 115 115 0 185 0 Running
17 22 19 Billy Hagan Chevrolet 112 112 0 185 0 Running
18 29 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 109 109 0 184 0 Running
19 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 106 106 0 181 0 Running
20 14 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 0 180 0 Running
21 31 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 100 100 0 174 0 Running
22 26 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 97 97 0 174 0 Running
23 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 0 173 0 Running
24 27 96 Jim Hurlbert Ford 91 91 0 150 0 Running
25 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 88 88 0 143 0 Spindle
26 15 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 85 85 0 140 0 Wheel
27 20 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 82 82 0 139 0 Transmission
28 7 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 79 79 0 135 0 Engine
29 33 69 Mike Kempton Chevrolet 76 76 0 135 0 Running
30 30 09 Dick May Oldsmobile 73 73 0 113 0 Engine
31 11 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 70 70 0 70 0 Engine
32 32 55 Bill Meazel Chevrolet 67 67 0 46 0 Engine
33 34 58 John Haver Chevrolet 64 64 0 36 0 Engine
34 28 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 61 61 0 5 0 Engine