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1979 Coca-Cola 500
1979-07-30 at Pocono Raceway
1 |
2 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
61 |
#11 Chevy |
180 |
200 |
Finish |
$21,465 |
2 |
10 |
Richard Petty |
|
17 |
#43 Chevy |
175 |
200 |
Finish |
$15,465 |
3 |
9 |
Buddy Baker |
|
7 |
#28 Chevy |
170 |
200 |
Finish |
$8,490 |
4 |
5 |
Benny Parsons |
|
0 |
#27 Chevy |
160 |
200 |
Finish |
$7,765 |
5 |
6 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
0 |
#90 Mercury |
155 |
200 |
Finish |
$6,215 |
6 |
15 |
Joe Millikan |
|
0 |
#72 Chevy |
150 |
200 |
Finish |
$7,215 |
7 |
18 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
62 |
#22 Chevy |
156 |
200 |
Finish |
$2,715 |
8 |
7 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
8 |
#21 Mercury |
147 |
200 |
Finish |
$2,815 |
9 |
4 |
Bobby Allison |
|
1 |
#15 Ford |
143 |
199 |
Finish |
$5,915 |
10 |
16 |
Tighe Scott |
|
0 |
#30 Buick |
134 |
198 |
Finish |
$4,295 |
11 |
23 |
D.K. Ulrich |
|
0 |
#40 Chevy |
130 |
197 |
Finish |
$3,685 |
12 |
39 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
0 |
#3 Chevy |
127 |
196 |
Finish |
$3,525 |
13 |
13 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
0 |
#70 Chevy |
124 |
196 |
Finish |
$3,305 |
14 |
17 |
Ronnie Thomas |
|
0 |
#25 Chevy |
121 |
196 |
Finish |
$4,095 |
15 |
1 |
Harry Gant |
|
1 |
#47 Chevy |
123 |
195 |
Finish |
$2,915 |
16 |
20 |
Jimmy Means |
|
0 |
#52 Chevy |
115 |
194 |
Finish |
$2,785 |
17 |
24 |
Tommy Gale |
|
0 |
#64 Ford |
112 |
190 |
Finish |
$2,555 |
18 |
25 |
Cecil Gordon |
|
0 |
#24 Oldsmobile |
109 |
189 |
Finish |
$2,370 |
19 |
28 |
Frank Warren |
|
0 |
#79 Dodge |
106 |
188 |
Ignition |
$2,135 |
20 |
19 |
Dick Brooks |
|
0 |
#05 Chevy |
103 |
188 |
Finish |
$1,600 |
21 |
36 |
Steve Peles |
|
0 |
#34 Chevy |
100 |
187 |
Finish |
$1,180 |
22 |
21 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
97 |
187 |
Ignition |
$2,025 |
23 |
12 |
Terry Labonte |
|
0 |
#44 Chevy Monte Carlo |
94 |
184 |
Finish |
$1,980 |
24 |
29 |
Jocko Maggiacomo |
|
0 |
#63 Oldsmobile |
91 |
172 |
Finish |
$1,105 |
25 |
33 |
Nelson Oswald |
|
0 |
#09 Chevy |
88 |
168 |
Engine |
$1,080 |
26 |
34 |
Rick Newsom |
|
0 |
#20 Oldsmobile |
85 |
166 |
Finish |
$1,055 |
27 |
32 |
Earle Canavan |
|
0 |
#01 Dodge |
82 |
140 |
Engine |
$1,030 |
28 |
22 |
Dick May |
|
0 |
#57 Ford |
79 |
103 |
Engine |
$1,005 |
29 |
3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
|
43 |
#2 Chevy |
81 |
98 |
Accident |
$4,680 |
30 |
35 |
Wayne Broome |
|
0 |
#61 Oldsmobile |
73 |
92 |
Engine |
$955 |
31 |
31 |
Baxter Price |
|
0 |
#45 Chevy |
70 |
88 |
Engine |
$1,430 |
32 |
27 |
Wayne Watercutter |
|
0 |
#55 Chevy |
0 |
48 |
Accident |
$905 |
33 |
38 |
James Hylton |
|
0 |
#48 Chevy |
64 |
40 |
Valve |
$1,380 |
34 |
11 |
Lennie Pond |
|
0 |
#12 Oldsmobile |
61 |
15 |
Steering |
$850 |
35 |
14 |
Gary Balough |
|
0 |
#87 Oldsmobile |
58 |
9 |
Clutch |
$840 |
36 |
37 |
Louis Gatto |
|
0 |
#23 Chevy |
55 |
5 |
Ignition |
$820 |
37 |
8 |
Al Holbert |
|
0 |
#7 Chevy |
52 |
1 |
Accident |
$1,065 |
38 |
26 |
Roger Hamby |
|
0 |
#17 Oldsmobile |
49 |
1 |
Accident |
$1,310 |
39 |
30 |
Steve Gray |
|
0 |
#19 Chevy |
46 |
1 |
Accident |
$1,305 |