| 1979 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $137,325 | Race Date: | Jul 30, 1979 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 4Hr 20Min 24Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 56 | Average Speed: | 115.207 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 46 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #47 Chevrolet | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Yunick-Rich Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 61 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 148.711 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Coca-Cola 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 61 |
| 2 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 175 | 200 | 17 |
| 3 | 9 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 170 | 200 | 7 |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Harrisburg East Mall | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 22 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 156 | 200 | 62 |
| 8 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running | | 147 | 200 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 143 | 199 | 1 |
| 10 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running |  | 134 | 198 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 130 | 197 | 0 |
| 12 | 39 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 127 | 196 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 124 | 196 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 121 | 196 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 123 | 195 | 1 |
| 16 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 115 | 194 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 112 | 190 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running |  | 109 | 189 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Ignition |  | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Running | | 103 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | 34 | Steve Peles | Peles Racing | Running | | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Ignition | | 97 | 187 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 94 | 184 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Shaw Motors | Running | | 91 | 172 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | J&S Truck Service | Engine | | 88 | 168 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Mars Incorporated | Running | | 85 | 166 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Green's Auto Parts | Engine | | 82 | 140 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors | Engine | | 79 | 103 | 0 |
| 29 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 81 | 98 | 43 |
| 30 | 35 | 61 | Wayne Broome | Norris Industries | Engine | | 73 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Engine | | 70 | 88 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 55 | Wayne Watercutter | Ward Racing Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Valves | | 64 | 40 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Steering | | 61 | 15 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 87 | Gary Balough | Fast Lane Ltd. | Clutch | | 58 | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 23 | Louis Gatto | L&J Automotive | Ignition | | 55 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | 8 | 7 | Al Holbert | Holbert Porsche-Audi | Accident | | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Accident | | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 19 | Steve Gray | Belden Asphalt | Accident | | 46 | 1 | 0 |
