| Talladega 500 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $205,680 | Race Date: | Aug 5, 1979 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 62.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 6Min 6Sec. | Talladega, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 34 | Average Speed: | 166.229 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 28 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.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 | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 102 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 193.600 MPH | |||||
| Official Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Gatorade |  | 185 | 188 | 102 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | David Pearson D. Pearson | Lowes | | 175 | 188 | 17 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | 90 | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Truxmore Industries |  | 165 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty R. Petty | STP | | 165 | 186 | 4 | Running |
| 5 | 25 | 77 | Jody Ridley J. Ridley | Sunny King Ford | | 155 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 3 | 30 | Tighe Scott T. Scott | Russ Togs |  | 150 | 186 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 21 | 47 | Harry Gant H. Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | | 146 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 6 | 67 | Buddy Arrington B. Arrington | Rossmeyer |  | 142 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty K. Petty | STP | | 138 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 20 | 3 | Richard Childress R. Childress | CRC Chemicals | | 134 | 179 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 24 | 05 | Dick Brooks D. Brooks | Bearfinder | | 130 | 177 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 22 | 9 | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Yandle / Thermo King | | 127 | 176 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means J. Means | Mr. Transmission |  | 124 | 175 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 38 | 19 | Bob Burcham B. Burcham | Belden Asphalt | | 121 | 172 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom R. Newsom | Mars Incorporated | | 118 | 172 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 10 | 50 | Bruce Hill B. Hill | Global Heat Exchange | | 115 | 171 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | 39 | 73 | Steve Moore S. Moore | Gilbert Moore (Car Owner) | | 112 | 170 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | | 109 | 163 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 7 | 41 | Grant Adcox G. Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | | 111 | 162 | 5 | Valves |
| 20 | 30 | 48 | James Hylton J. Hylton | Palatine Automotive | | 103 | 159 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 12 | 27 | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Griffin's Marine | | 105 | 146 | 5 | Engine |
| 22 | 32 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas R. Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | | 97 | 143 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 9 | 79 | Frank Warren F. Warren | Native Tan | | 94 | 142 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Busch | | 96 | 138 | 14 | Engine |
| 25 | 26 | 72 | Joe Millikan J. Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | | 93 | 120 | 1 | Engine |
| 26 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price B. Price | Iron Peddlers | | 85 | 95 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 35 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | | 82 | 92 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 19 | 15 | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Hodgdon / Moore |  | 79 | 90 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 33 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin C. Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | | 76 | 87 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 23 | 1 | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | | 73 | 83 | 0 | Valves |
| 31 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Shoney's | | 70 | 83 | 0 | Timing Chain |
| 32 | 40 | 36 | Marty Robbins M. Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | | 67 | 75 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte T. Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | | 64 | 75 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Purolator | | 66 | 71 | 40 | Engine |
| 35 | 16 | 12 | Jack Ingram J. Ingram | Kencoal | | 58 | 70 | 0 | Clutch |
| 36 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale T. Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | | 55 | 58 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 29 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin B. Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | | 52 | 50 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 38 | 17 | 7 | Al Holbert Al Holbert | Holbert Porsche-Audi | | 0 | 47 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker B. Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | | 46 | 41 | 0 | Valves |
| 40 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon C. Gordon | Gordon Racing | | 43 | 40 | 0 | Engine |
| 41 | 28 | 87 | Dick May D. May | Fast Lane Ltd. | | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
