| Volunteer 500 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $79,830 | Race Date: | Aug 25, 1979 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 54Min 46Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 91.493 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 60 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #43 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 33 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 110.524 MPH | |||||
| Official Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Gatorade |  | 180 | 500 | 33 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty R. Petty | STP | | 175 | 500 | 77 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Hodgdon / Moore |  | 170 | 500 | 106 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Valleydale Meats | | 170 | 499 | 254 | Running |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Busch | | 155 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan J. Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | | 150 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | David Pearson D. Pearson | Osterlund Racing | | 146 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte T. Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | | 142 | 493 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 11 | 90 | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Truxmore Industries | | 138 | 493 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Kings Inn Daytona | | 134 | 487 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress R. Childress | CRC Chemicals | | 130 | 484 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 15 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich D. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | | 127 | 483 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton J. Hylton | Palatine Automotive | | 124 | 472 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington B. Arrington | Hill's Racing |  | 121 | 468 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale T. Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | | 118 | 456 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant H. Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | | 120 | 445 | 16 | Running |
| 17 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren F. Warren | Native Tan | | 112 | 444 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis D. Marcis | Shoney's | | 114 | 434 | 14 | Accident |
| 19 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means J. Means | Mr. Transmission | | 106 | 416 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 16 | 05 | Dick Brooks D. Brooks | Bearfinder |  | 103 | 392 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 21 | 27 | 19 | Dick May D. May | Belden Asphalt | | 100 | 392 | 0 | Accident |
| 22 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon C. Gordon | Gordon Racing | | 97 | 388 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | 76 | Mike Potter M. Potter | Brockwell Entertainment | | 94 | 311 | 0 | Ignition |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price B. Price | Iron Peddlers | | 91 | 274 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 9 | 12 | Jack Ingram J. Ingram | Ramey's Chevy City | | 88 | 197 | 0 | Valve Spring |
| 26 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | | 85 | 104 | 0 | Valves |
| 27 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas R. Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | | 82 | 79 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 26 | 59 | Melvin Revis M. Revis | Danny Queen (Car Owner) | | 0 | 76 | 0 | Suspension |
| 29 | 30 | 69 | Henry Jones H. Jones | Pro-Shoppe Sports | | 76 | 48 | 0 | Too Slow |
| 30 | 28 | 0 | John Kennedy J. Kennedy | Avanti Cb | | 73 | 2 | 0 | Cylinder Head |
