| 1979 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $194,825 | Race Date: | Mar 18, 1979 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 41Min 47Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 | Average Speed: | 135.136 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 42 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #135 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #28 Oldsmobile | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 88 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 165.951 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 88 |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 167 |
| 3 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 328 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 165 | 327 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Running | | 155 | 327 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 150 | 327 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 146 | 326 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 142 | 326 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 138 | 325 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Running | | 134 | 325 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 130 | 324 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running |  | 127 | 321 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 124 | 321 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Airport Howard Jonnson's | Running | | 121 | 321 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Running | | 118 | 321 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 68 | Chuck Bown | King Mountain Truck | Running | | 115 | 315 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 112 | 314 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Engine | | 114 | 299 | 42 |
| 19 | 37 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 106 | 295 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 103 | 295 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 100 | 282 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine |  | 97 | 273 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 94 | 249 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Overheating | | 91 | 221 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Engine | | 88 | 211 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Accident | | 85 | 172 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 6 | Claude Ballot-Lena | Jms | Accident | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Accident | | 79 | 133 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sam Dell | Head Gasket | | 76 | 129 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Transmission | | 73 | 126 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 70 | 126 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 37 | Dave Watson | Amsoil | Quit | | 72 | 123 | 5 |
| 33 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Transmission | | 64 | 82 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Handling | | 61 | 71 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 47 | Geoffrey Bodine | Race Hill Farm | Handling | | 58 | 66 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Steering | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Steering | | 52 | 54 | 0 |
| 38 | 19 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Accident | | 49 | 53 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti Cb | Accident | | 46 | 50 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 53 | Keith Davis | Keith Davis (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 43 | 15 | 0 |
