Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway

April 22nd, 1979

Race #9 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 76.562 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 32
  • Lead Changes: 11
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 185 175 10 500 247 Running
2 4 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 175 170 5 500 196 Running
3 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 499 49 Running
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 5 498 1 Running
5 8 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 155 155 0 497 0 Running
6 21 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 150 150 0 497 0 Running
7 14 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 151 146 5 495 7 Engine
8 11 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 142 142 0 495 0 Running
9 19 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 138 138 0 494 0 Running
10 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 134 134 0 493 0 Running
11 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 130 130 0 492 0 Running
12 17 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 127 127 0 489 0 Running
13 22 30 Tighe Scott Buick 124 124 0 488 0 Running
14 16 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 121 121 0 485 0 Running
15 15 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 118 118 0 476 0 Running
16 25 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 0 476 0 Running
17 30 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 112 112 0 474 0 Running
18 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 109 109 0 472 0 Running
19 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 106 106 0 458 0 Running
20 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 103 103 0 454 0 Running
21 27 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 100 100 0 437 0 Running
22 18 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 97 97 0 312 0 Engine
23 7 68 Chuck Bown Buick 94 94 0 263 0 Engine
24 29 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 91 91 0 247 0 Engine
25 9 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 88 88 0 207 0 Engine
26 24 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 85 85 0 167 0 Engine
27 12 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 82 82 0 137 0 Engine
28 28 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 79 79 0 132 0 Overheating
29 6 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 76 76 0 10 0 Engine
30 23 19 Dick May Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 0 Engine