| 1979 World 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $321,780 | Race Date: | May 27, 1979 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.600 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 23Min 24Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 54 | Average Speed: | 136.674 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 48 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 173 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 160.125 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 World 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 175 |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 175 | 400 | 28 |
| 3 | 15 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 170 | 400 | 122 |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 160 | 398 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Running | | 155 | 398 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 150 | 397 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 397 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 7 | Al Holbert | Holbert Porsche | Running | | 142 | 396 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Running | | 143 | 394 | 13 |
| 10 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 134 | 393 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Running | | 130 | 391 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 127 | 391 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 124 | 389 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 0 | Ronnie Thomas | Avanti Cb | Running | | 121 | 379 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Running | | 118 | 375 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Steering |  | 115 | 372 | 0 |
| 17 | 40 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 112 | 366 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Army | Running | | 109 | 353 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Hub | | 106 | 348 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Clutch |  | 103 | 340 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 100 | 336 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running | | 102 | 331 | 1 |
| 23 | 17 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Clutch | | 94 | 320 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchange | Engine | | 91 | 306 | 0 |
| 25 | 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Valves | | 93 | 252 | 26 |
| 26 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Crankshaft | | 85 | 250 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Valves | | 87 | 212 | 12 |
| 28 | 36 | 19 | Bill Dennis | Belden Asphalt | Oil Line | | 79 | 191 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 49 | Glenn Jarrett | Natural Light | | 0 | 166 | 0 | |
| 30 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 73 | 142 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 4 | Bobby Fisher | Pabst Blue Ribbon | Engine | | 70 | 136 | 0 |
| 32 | 25 | 17 | Skip Manning | Kings Inn Daytona | | 67 | 129 | 0 | |
| 33 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Valves | | 69 | 128 | 1 |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Lady & Son Auction | Accident | | 61 | 114 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Ring Enterprises | Overheating | | 58 | 91 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Engine | | 60 | 88 | 13 |
| 37 | 6 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Cylinder Head | | 57 | 88 | 9 |
| 38 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Engine | | 49 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Accident | | 46 | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 68 | Chuck Bown | King Mountain Truck | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 41 | 57 | Ron Hutcherson | McClure Motors | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
