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Music City 420 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 31
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$70,100	Race Date:	May 12, 1979	Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
Margin of Victory:	2.800 Seconds	Race Duration:	No Data Found	Nashville, Tennessee
Lead Changes:	9	Average Speed:	88.652 MPH	.5 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:	28	No. of Cautions:	3 For 27 Laps	http

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough	Driver:	Joe Millikan J. Millikan	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#11 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#72 Chevrolet	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Junior Johnson and Assoc.	Team:	DeWitt Racing	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Tim Brewer	Crew Chief:		Buick:	0
Laps Led:	83 of 420	Pole Speed:	104.155 MPH

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Official 1979 Music City 420 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	11	Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale Yarborough	Busch	180	420	83	Running
2	5	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	180	420	127	Running
3	6	15	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore	165	419	0	Running
4	7	2	Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt (R)Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Racing	160	419	0	Running
5	9	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	160	418	111	Running
6	21	3	Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard Childress	CRC Chemicals	150	418	0	Running
7	8	27	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	M.C. Anderson Racing	146	417	0	Running
8	2	28	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Spectra	142	412	0	Running
9	10	44	Terry Labonte T. Labonte (R)Terry Labonte	Stratagraph Incorporated	138	411	0	Running
10	12	90	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Truxmore Industries	134	410	0	Running
11	16	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Mr. Transmission	130	408	0	Running
12	15	19	Steve Spencer S. SpencerSteve Spencer	Belden Asphalt	127	405	0	Running
13	19	64	Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	124	396	0	Running
14	26	74	Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby Wawak	Wawak Racing	121	390	0	Running
15	18	40	Al Elmore Al ElmoreAl Elmore	Midwestern Farm Lines	118	389	0	Running
16	13	24	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Gordon-Barnicle	115	383	0	Running
17	25	25	Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie Thomas	1st National City Travelers Checks	112	378	0	Running
18	28	69	Mike Kempton M. KemptonMike Kempton	Pro-Shoppe Sports	109	364	0	Running
19	22	45	Baxter Price B. PriceBaxter Price	Price Racing	106	356	0	Clutch
20	17	79	Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank Warren	Native Tan	103	355	0	Crankshaft
21	3	88	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Gatorade	105	335	31	Running
22	14	48	James Hylton J. HyltonJames Hylton	Palatine Automotive	97	324	0	Running
23	1	72	Joe Millikan J. Millikan (R)Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels	99	124	31	Camshaft
24	24	34	Darrell Basham D. BashamDarrell Basham	Marine Welding	0	101	0	Rear Gear
25	27	9	Nelson Oswald N. OswaldNelson Oswald	Oswald Racing	0	95	0	Ignition
26	23	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	85	63	0	Valves
27	20	05	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Bearfinder	82	36	0	Transmission
28	11	47	Harry Gant H. Gant (R)Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm	79	18	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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