Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Volunteer 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

August 25th, 1979

Race #22 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 266.5
  • Average Speed: 91.493 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 60
  • Lead Changes: 18
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 175 5 500 33 Running
2 1 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 175 170 5 500 77 Running
3 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 165 5 500 106 Running
4 7 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 170 160 10 499 254 Running
5 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 155 155 0 497 0 Running
6 12 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 150 150 0 497 0 Running
7 3 2 David Pearson Chevrolet 146 146 0 496 0 Running
8 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 142 142 0 493 0 Running
9 11 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 138 138 0 493 0 Running
10 17 17 Bill Elliott Chevrolet 134 134 0 487 0 Running
11 14 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 130 130 0 484 0 Running
12 15 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 0 483 0 Running
13 23 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 124 124 0 472 0 Running
14 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 0 468 0 Running
15 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 0 456 0 Running
16 6 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 120 115 5 445 16 Running
17 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 112 112 0 444 0 Running
18 8 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 114 109 5 434 14 Crash
19 19 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 106 106 0 416 0 Running
20 16 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 103 103 0 392 0 Rear end
21 27 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 0 392 0 Crash
22 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 97 97 0 388 0 Running
23 22 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet 94 94 0 311 0 Ignition
24 29 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 91 91 0 274 0 Running
25 9 12 Jack Ingram Chevrolet 88 88 0 197 0 Engine
26 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 0 104 0 Engine
27 13 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 82 82 0 79 0 Engine
28 26 59 Melvin Revis Chevrolet 79 79 0 76 0 Suspension
29 30 69 Henry Jones Chevrolet 76 76 0 48 0 Flagged
30 28 0 John Kennedy Chevrolet 73 73 0 2 0 Engine