Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston 500

Talladega Superspeedway

May 6th, 1979

Race #10 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 188
  • Miles: 500.1
  • Average Speed: 154.770 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 30
  • Lead Changes: 21
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 5 188 58 Running
2 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Oldsmobile 175 170 5 187 1 Running
3 4 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 170 165 5 186 2 Running
4 7 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 160 160 0 185 0 Running
5 9 72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 155 155 0 185 0 Running
6 24 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 150 150 0 182 0 Running
7 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 146 146 0 179 0 Running
8 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 142 142 0 179 0 Running
9 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick 143 138 5 178 1 Running
10 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 134 134 0 177 0 Running
11 34 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 130 130 0 177 0 Running
12 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 0 176 0 Running
13 37 8 Ed Negre Chrysler 124 124 0 176 0 Running
14 10 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 121 121 0 154 0 Running
15 27 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 123 118 5 151 2 Running
16 25 22 Kevin Housby Chevrolet 115 115 0 149 0 Crash
17 3 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 122 112 10 148 122 Engine
18 11 6 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 109 109 0 148 0 Crash
19 31 32 Jimmy Finger Buick 106 106 0 130 0 Engine
20 38 19 Dick May Chevrolet 103 103 0 117 0 Engine
21 28 40 DK Ulrich Buick 100 100 0 113 0 Running
22 32 96 Jerry Jolly Ford 97 97 0 99 0 Engine
23 21 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 94 94 0 81 0 Engine
24 17 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 91 91 0 77 0 Engine
25 39 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 88 88 0 73 0 Engine
26 33 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 85 85 0 65 0 Engine
27 18 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 82 82 0 38 0 Steering
28 23 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 79 79 0 37 0 Engine
29 35 61 Wayne Broome Oldsmobile 76 76 0 33 0 Engine
30 36 53 Keith Davis Oldsmobile 73 73 0 30 0 Engine
31 26 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 70 70 0 30 0 Engine
32 2 28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 72 67 5 4 1 Crash
33 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 69 64 5 4 1 Crash
34 5 30 Tighe Scott Buick 61 61 0 4 0 Crash
35 6 27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 58 58 0 4 0 Crash
36 14 2 Dale Earnhardt Buick 55 55 0 4 0 Crash
37 22 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 52 52 0 4 0 Crash
38 15 12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 49 49 0 4 0 Crash
39 20 47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 46 46 0 4 0 Crash
40 0 46 Travis Tiller Dodge 43 43 0 0 0 Did not start