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1979 Daytona 500
1979-02-18 at Daytona International Speedway
1 |
13 |
Richard Petty |
|
12 |
#43 Oldsmobile |
180 |
200 |
Finish |
$73,900 |
2 |
4 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
4 |
#88 Oldsmobile |
175 |
200 |
Finish |
$59,350 |
3 |
6 |
A.J. Foyt |
|
4 |
#51 Oldsmobile |
0 |
200 |
Finish |
$38,550 |
4 |
2 |
Donnie Allison |
|
93 |
#1 Oldsmobile |
170 |
199 |
Accident |
$39,600 |
5 |
3 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
3 |
#11 Oldsmobile |
160 |
199 |
Accident |
$34,525 |
6 |
33 |
Tighe Scott |
|
0 |
#30 Buick |
150 |
199 |
Finish |
$24,540 |
7 |
28 |
Chuck Bown |
|
0 |
#68 Buick |
146 |
199 |
Finish |
$18,895 |
8 |
10 |
Dale Earnhardt |
|
10 |
#2 Buick |
147 |
199 |
Finish |
$22,845 |
9 |
37 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
|
0 |
#14 Chevy |
138 |
198 |
Finish |
$15,885 |
10 |
24 |
Frank Warren |
|
0 |
#79 Dodge |
134 |
197 |
Finish |
$17,475 |
11 |
7 |
Bobby Allison |
|
1 |
#15 Ford |
135 |
197 |
Finish |
$17,725 |
12 |
15 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
127 |
197 |
Finish |
$13,795 |
13 |
35 |
D.K. Ulrich |
|
0 |
#40 Buick |
124 |
197 |
Finish |
$11,355 |
14 |
38 |
Bill Dennis |
|
0 |
#19 Chevy |
121 |
196 |
Finish |
$10,115 |
15 |
26 |
Ralph Jones |
|
0 |
#98 Ford |
118 |
195 |
Finish |
$8,110 |
16 |
19 |
Terry Labonte |
|
0 |
#44 Buick |
115 |
189 |
Finish |
$8,820 |
17 |
31 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
0 |
#3 Oldsmobile |
112 |
188 |
Finish |
$6,865 |
18 |
5 |
Benny Parsons |
|
37 |
#27 Oldsmobile |
114 |
183 |
Finish |
$10,435 |
19 |
17 |
Bruce Hill |
|
0 |
#50 Oldsmobile |
106 |
168 |
Finish |
$5,375 |
20 |
36 |
Blackie Wangerin |
|
0 |
#39 Mercury |
103 |
160 |
Finish |
$4,005 |
21 |
30 |
Bobby Wawak |
|
0 |
#74 Oldsmobile |
100 |
152 |
Overheating |
$4,840 |
22 |
23 |
Paul Fess |
|
0 |
#82 Oldsmobile |
97 |
135 |
Engine |
$3,860 |
23 |
21 |
Grant Adcox |
|
0 |
#41 Chevy |
94 |
129 |
Cylinder |
$3,730 |
24 |
12 |
Dave Marcis |
|
0 |
#02 Chevy |
91 |
119 |
Engine |
$3,950 |
25 |
29 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
0 |
#70 Oldsmobile |
88 |
116 |
Cylinder Head |
$4,470 |
26 |
25 |
Dave Watson |
|
1 |
#37 Chevy |
90 |
115 |
Clutch |
$2,850 |
27 |
8 |
Dick Brooks |
|
0 |
#05 Oldsmobile |
82 |
105 |
Transmission |
$5,275 |
28 |
22 |
John Utsman |
|
0 |
#00 Chevy |
79 |
101 |
Engine |
$2,850 |
29 |
16 |
Geoff Bodine |
|
6 |
#47 Oldsmobile |
81 |
99 |
Engine |
$3,275 |
30 |
40 |
Lennie Pond |
|
2 |
#54 Oldsmobile |
78 |
83 |
Brakes |
$2,085 |
31 |
11 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
0 |
#90 Mercury |
70 |
79 |
Valve |
$4,110 |
32 |
20 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
12 |
#5 Oldsmobile |
72 |
76 |
Suspension |
$4,475 |
33 |
14 |
Harry Gant |
|
0 |
#12 Oldsmobile |
64 |
72 |
Accident |
$2,875 |
34 |
41 |
Ronnie Thomas |
|
0 |
#25 Chevy |
61 |
64 |
Piston |
$4,045 |
35 |
27 |
Gary Balough |
|
0 |
#87 Oldsmobile |
58 |
53 |
Accident |
$3,425 |
36 |
32 |
Joe Millikan |
|
0 |
#72 Oldsmobile |
55 |
53 |
Accident |
$5,340 |
37 |
9 |
David Pearson |
|
0 |
#21 Mercury |
52 |
53 |
Accident |
$3,275 |
38 |
18 |
Skip Manning |
|
0 |
#17 Oldsmobile |
49 |
53 |
Accident |
$3,555 |
39 |
34 |
Butch Mock |
|
0 |
#75 Buick |
46 |
38 |
Accident |
$2,165 |
40 |
1 |
Buddy Baker |
|
15 |
#28 Oldsmobile |
48 |
38 |
Engine |
$23,775 |
41 |
39 |
Jim Vandiver |
|
0 |
#89 Oldsmobile |
40 |
27 |
Engine |
$1,930 |