| 1979 CRC Chemicals 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $125,590 | Race Date: | Sep 16, 1979 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 500 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 4Hr 22Min 19Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 114.366 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 49 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Osterlund Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 110 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 135.726 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 CRC Chemicals 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 110 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 175 | 500 | 73 |
| 3 | 12 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running | | 175 | 500 | 277 |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 165 | 499 | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 155 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 150 | 496 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 146 | 496 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 142 | 496 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 143 | 495 | 46 |
| 10 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running |  | 134 | 487 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 8 | John Anderson | Draime Race Engines | Running | | 130 | 486 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 127 | 480 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 124 | 477 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running |  | 121 | 476 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 473 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Running | | 115 | 472 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 112 | 471 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Kruger Trailers | Running |  | 109 | 467 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Running | | 106 | 465 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 103 | 463 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine |  | 105 | 456 | 37 |
| 22 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 102 | 454 | 6 |
| 23 | 19 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 94 | 451 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 91 | 437 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Accident | | 88 | 373 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Nelson Malloch Racing | Rear Gear | | 85 | 362 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 82 | 358 | 0 |
| 28 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Transmission | | 79 | 351 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 76 | 307 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 99 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Auto Parts | Oil Pressure | | 73 | 173 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 70 | 156 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Ignition | | 67 | 132 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Python | | 64 | 52 | 0 | |
| 34 | 36 | 58 | Dick May | Satterfield Racing | Handling | | 61 | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Mars Incorporated | Accident | | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 13 | Jeff Halverson | Halverson Racing | Accident | | 55 | 1 | 0 |
