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1979 Atlanta 500

1979-03-18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

fin qual driver team laps led car pts laps status earnings
1 1 Buddy Baker 88 #28 Oldsmobile 180 328 Finish $35,975
2 2 Bobby Allison 167 #15 Ford 180 328 Finish $32,875
3 6 Darrell Waltrip 3 #88 Chevy 170 328 Finish $15,400
4 4 Cale Yarborough 22 #11 Oldsmobile 165 327 Finish $11,725
5 3 Benny Parsons 0 #27 Chevy 155 327 Finish $5,775
6 15 Dave Marcis 0 #02 Chevy 150 327 Finish $4,775
7 14 Donnie Allison 0 #1 Chevy 146 326 Finish $7,075
8 13 Joe Millikan 0 #72 Oldsmobile 142 326 Finish $8,925
9 8 Ricky Rudd 0 #90 Mercury 138 325 Finish $5,720
10 12 Dick Brooks 0 #05 Oldsmobile 134 325 Finish $3,025
11 11 Richard Petty 0 #43 Oldsmobile 130 324 Finish $6,025
12 17 Dale Earnhardt 0 #2 Buick 127 321 Finish $4,835
13 22 James Hylton 0 #48 Chevy 124 321 Finish $4,390
14 24 D.K. Ulrich 0 #40 Buick 121 321 Finish $4,155
15 16 Bruce Hill 0 #50 Oldsmobile 118 321 Finish $1,825
16 9 Chuck Bown 0 #68 Buick 115 315 Finish $1,600
17 32 J.D. McDuffie 0 #70 Oldsmobile 112 314 Finish $3,640
18 5 David Pearson 42 #21 Mercury 114 299 Engine $1,990
19 37 Baxter Price 0 #45 Chevy 106 295 Finish $3,410
20 26 Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing 0 #3 Oldsmobile 103 295 Finish $3,295
21 23 Tommy Gale 0 #64 Ford 100 282 Finish $2,705
22 30 Frank Warren 0 #79 Dodge 97 273 Engine $2,470
23 29 Cecil Gordon 0 #24 Oldsmobile 94 249 Finish $2,285
24 27 Dick May 0 #19 Chevy 91 221 Overheating $2,000
25 7 Terry Labonte 0 #44 Chevy Monte Carlo 88 211 Engine $1,965
26 36 Roger Hamby 0 #17 Chevy 85 172 Accident $1,880
27 35 Claude Ballot-Lena 0 #6 Oldsmobile 0 168 Accident $950
28 34 Grant Adcox 0 #41 Chevy 79 133 Accident $925
29 38 Buddy Arrington 0 #67 Dodge 76 129 Head Gasket $1,785
30 20 Blackie Wangerin 0 #39 Mercury 73 126 Transmission $875
31 31 Ralph Jones 0 #98 Ford 70 125 Clutch $1,835
32 18 Dave Watson 6 #37 Chevy 72 123 Quit $1,075
33 25 Jimmy Means 0 #52 Chevy 64 82 Transmission $1,315
34 39 Ronnie Thomas 0 #25 Buick 61 71 Handling $2,305
35 21 Geoff Bodine 0 #47 Oldsmobile 58 66 Handling $795
36 10 Bill Elliott 0 #9 Mercury 0 61 Steering $765
37 28 Tighe Scott 0 #30 Buick 52 54 Steering $1,255
38 19 Coo Coo Marlin 0 #14 Chevy 49 53 Accident $745
39 33 John Kennedy 0 #0 Chevy 46 50 Accident $735
40 40 Keith Davis 0 #53 Chevy 43 15 Rear End $725

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