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Dixie 500
1979 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$170,725Race Date:Nov 4, 1979EchoPark Speedway
Margin of Victory:328 Car LengthsRace Duration:3Hr 33Min 46Sec.Hampton, Georgia
Lead Changes:25Average Speed:140.120 MPH1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:41No. of Cautions:5 For 29 Lapsechoparkspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Neil Bonnett N. BonnettDriver: Buddy Baker B. BakerMercury:9
Car No.:#21 MercuryCar No.:#28 ChevroletChevrolet:0
Team:Wood Brothers RacingTeam:Ranier RacingOldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Leonard WoodCrew Chief:Waddell WilsonFord:0
Laps Led:54 of 328Pole Speed:164.813 MPH

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Official 1979 Dixie 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1421 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettPurolator18032854Running
272 Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt (R)Dale EarnhardtOsterlund Racing17532869Running
3211 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughBusch175328127Running
4315 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonHodgdon / Moore1653283Running
51488 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripGatorade16032710Running
61343 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP1503270Running
71244 Terry Labonte T. Labonte (R)Terry LabonteStratagraph Incorporated1463250Running
8690 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddTruxmore Industries1423240Running
91072 Joe Millikan J. Millikan (R)Joe MillikanAppliance Wheels1383210Running
102477 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleySunny King Ford & Honda1343200Running
111747 Harry Gant H. Gant (R)Harry GantRace Hill Farm1303200Running
121870 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieBailey Excavating1273190Running
133351 Slick Johnson S. JohnsonSlick JohnsonJohnson Racing1243170Running
142612 Buck Simmons B. SimmonsBuck SimmonsKencoal1213150Running
15223 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressCRC Chemicals1183140Running
162148 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPalatine Automotive1153140Running
173167 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonReid Trailer Sales1123140Running
18340 Freddy Smith F. SmithFreddy SmithPetty's Of Spartanburg03130Running
192752 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansMr. Transmission1063120Running
203036 H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. BaileyAlmeda Auto Parts03070Running
213679 Frank Warren F. WarrenFrank WarrenNative Tan1002970Running
221564 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Ford & Honda972700Running
231171 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisShoney's942660Engine
24168 John Anderson J. AndersonJohn AndersonDraime Race Engines912560Engine
251940 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichHoward Johnson's882450Engine
263955 Wayne Watercutter W. WatercutterWayne WatercutterWayne Watercutter (Car Owner)852430Running
272041 Grant Adcox G. AdcoxGrant AdcoxAdcox-Kirby822360Oil Leak
282325 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie ThomasStone's Cafeteria792120Engine
29530 Tighe Scott T. ScottTighe ScottRuss Togs762110Accident
303298 Ralph Jones R. JonesRalph JonesRalph Jones (Car Owner)732020Battery
31827 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsGriffin's Marine7519353Engine
323742 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettySTP671760Engine
333581 David Sosebee D. SosebeeDavid SosebeeSosebee Racing641630Engine
342817 Steve Pfeifer S. PfeiferSteve PfeiferKings Inn Daytona611620Accident
3591 Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie AllisonHawaiian Tropic581580Oil Leak
363831 John Rezek J. RezekJohn RezekRPM Enterprises01170Engine
374018 Randy Ogden R. OgdenRandy OgdenOgden Racing01110Engine
384124 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing491030Too Slow
39128 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerW.I.N. Incorporated51883Engine
402505 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksNelson Malloch Racing43440Ignition
41290 Dick May D. MayDick MayJohn Kennedy (Car Owner)4040Valves
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