| 1979 CRC Rebel 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $161,720 | Race Date: | Apr 8, 1979 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 367 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 4Hr 6Min 59Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 121.721 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 53 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 242 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 154.797 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 CRC Rebel 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 242 |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 175 | 367 | 89 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 170 | 367 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Running | | 160 | 365 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running | | 155 | 365 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 150 | 364 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running |  | 146 | 362 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 147 | 360 | 19 |
| 9 | 16 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Running | | 138 | 360 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 134 | 358 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 130 | 356 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Army | Running | | 127 | 354 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Kencoal | Running | | 124 | 352 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman Autocar | Running | | 121 | 351 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 118 | 348 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 115 | 342 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running |  | 112 | 340 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dick Brooks Honda | Running | Chrysler | 109 | 340 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 106 | 338 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 103 | 330 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 7 | Al Holbert | Holbert Porsche | Steering | | 100 | 308 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Accident | | 102 | 301 | 3 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 99 | 300 | 4 |
| 24 | 36 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 91 | 286 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 88 | 285 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Engine |  | 90 | 246 | 6 |
| 27 | 15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Cylinder Head | | 87 | 193 | 1 |
| 28 | 23 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Engine | | 79 | 165 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Overheating | | 76 | 135 | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Accident | | 73 | 119 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Engine | | 70 | 109 | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Valves | | 67 | 87 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 99 | Dick May | Bill Hollar (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 64 | 87 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 61 | 71 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Global Heat Exchange | Overheating | | 58 | 49 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal | Engine | | 55 | 5 | 0 |
