| Busch Nashville 420 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $69,205 | Race Date: | Jul 14, 1979 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 42Min 51Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 92.227 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 19 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 409 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 105.430 MPH | |||||
| Official Busch Nashville 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
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| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Gatorade |  | 185 | 420 | 409 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Busch | | 170 | 419 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | | 165 | 417 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 9 | 27 | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | | 160 | 417 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty R. Petty | STP | | 155 | 406 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton J. Hylton | Palatine Automotive | | 150 | 406 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress R. Childress | CRC Chemicals | | 146 | 405 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | | 142 | 404 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas R. Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | | 138 | 396 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means J. Means | Mr. Transmission | | 134 | 394 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon C. Gordon | Gordon Racing |  | 130 | 391 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 18 | 55 | Wayne Watercutter W. Watercutter | Ward Racing Enterprises | | 127 | 390 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 26 | 17 | Roger Hamby R. Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | | 124 | 380 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren F. Warren | Native Tan |  | 121 | 374 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | Sterling Marlin S. Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | | 123 | 341 | 11 | Wheel Stud |
| 16 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Hodgdon / Moore |  | 115 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington B. Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | | 112 | 272 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | 24 | 45 | Baxter Price B. Price | Iron Peddlers | | 109 | 250 | 0 | Accident |
| 19 | 7 | 05 | Dick Brooks D. Brooks | Bearfinder | | 106 | 155 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 20 | 11 | 19 | Steve Spencer S. Spencer | Performance Racing | | 103 | 151 | 0 | Water Pump |
| 21 | 4 | 72 | Joe Millikan J. Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | | 100 | 150 | 0 | Accident |
| 22 | 13 | 47 | Harry Gant H. Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | | 97 | 142 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | | 94 | 114 | 0 | Overheating |
| 24 | 25 | 98 | Ralph Jones R. Jones | Jones Supply | | 91 | 92 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 25 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte T. Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | | 88 | 40 | 0 | Piston |
| 26 | 28 | 69 | Henry Jones H. Jones | Pro-Shoppe Sports | | 85 | 19 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 15 | 9 | Nelson Oswald N. Oswald | J&S Truck Service | | 82 | 6 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale T. Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | | 79 | 5 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 30 | 58 | Dick May D. May | Satterfield Racing | | 76 | 3 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 29 | 10 | Jimmy Hindman J. Hindman | Jerry Hindman (Car Owner) | | 0 | 2 | 0 | Oil Leak |
