| 1979 NAPA 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $131,625 | Race Date: | Jun 10, 1979 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 32.900 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 23Min 58Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 103.732 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 6 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Osterlund Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 31 of 95 | Pole Speed: | 113.089 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 NAPA 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 180 | 95 | 31 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 95 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 165 | 95 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 170 | 95 | 57 |
| 5 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 155 | 94 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running |  | 150 | 92 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 146 | 91 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Palmer Homes | Running |  | 142 | 91 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 138 | 91 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 134 | 91 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 130 | 89 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 74 | Hal Callentine | Cal-Four | Running | | 127 | 88 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 129 | 87 | 2 |
| 14 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 121 | 85 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 20 | Ed Hale | Peralta & Hale | Running | | 118 | 85 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 22 | Richard White | Boulevard Automotive | Running | | 115 | 81 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 112 | 81 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 109 | 81 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 6 | Dick Whalen | Dick Whalen (Car Owner) | Running | | 106 | 81 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | | 103 | 79 | 0 | |
| 21 | 11 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Valley Lumber | Running | | 100 | 72 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 97 | 65 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 94 | 60 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 57 | Robert Tartaglia | Don Guy (Car Owner) | Accident | | 91 | 47 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Allstate Building Materials | Engine | | 88 | 45 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 29 | Tim Williamson | Tropical Rent-A-Car | Fire | | 85 | 33 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 8 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Transmission |  | 82 | 31 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Accident |  | 79 | 30 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | Parnelli Jones Enterprises | Transmission | | 76 | 23 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Transmission | | 73 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Piston | | 70 | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 0 | Steve Pfeifer | Leisure Land R.V. | Battery | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Accident | | 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 92 | Chris Monoleos | Buckstaff | Transmission | | 61 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Transmission | | 58 | 1 | 0 |
