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1979 Atlanta 500
1979-03-18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
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 |