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1979 Talladega 500

1979-08-05 at Talladega Superspeedway

fin qual driver team laps led car pts laps status earnings
1 8 Darrell Waltrip 102 #88 Oldsmobile Unk 185 188 Finish $32,325
2 2 David Pearson 17 #2 Oldsmobile 175 188 Finish $20,925
3 11 Ricky Rudd 0 #90 Mercury 165 186 Finish $13,920
4 13 Richard Petty 4 #43 Oldsmobile 165 186 Finish $11,475
5 25 Jody Ridley 0 #77 Mercury 155 186 Finish $6,025
6 3 Tighe Scott 0 #30 Buick 150 186 Finish $8,000
7 21 Harry Gant 0 #47 Oldsmobile 146 184 Finish $4,815
8 6 Buddy Arrington 0 #67 Dodge 142 181 Finish $5,980
9 18 Kyle Petty 0 #42 Dodge 138 181 Finish $3,315
10 20 Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing 0 #3 Oldsmobile 134 179 Finish $5,520
11 24 Dick Brooks 0 #05 Oldsmobile 130 177 Finish $4,560
12 22 Bill Elliott 0 #9 Mercury 127 176 Finish $2,865
13 37 Jimmy Means 0 #52 Chevy 124 175 Finish $4,740
14 38 Bob Burcham 0 #19 Chevy 121 172 Finish $4,480
15 34 Rick Newsom 0 #20 Oldsmobile 118 172 Finish $2,565
16 10 Bruce Hill 0 #50 Oldsmobile 115 171 Engine $2,465
17 39 Steve Moore 0 #73 Chevy 112 170 Finish $2,415
18 31 J.D. McDuffie 0 #70 Chevy 109 163 Finish $3,920
19 7 Grant Adcox 5 #41 Oldsmobile 111 162 Valve $2,515
20 30 James Hylton 0 #48 Oldsmobile 103 159 Finish $3,510
21 12 Benny Parsons 5 #27 Oldsmobile 105 146 Engine $3,400
22 32 Ronnie Thomas 0 #25 Buick 97 143 Engine $3,965
23 9 Frank Warren 0 #79 Dodge 94 142 Finish $2,830
24 5 Cale Yarborough 14 #11 Oldsmobile 96 138 Engine $8,015
25 26 Joe Millikan 1 #72 Oldsmobile 93 120 Engine $6,615
26 36 Baxter Price 0 #45 Oldsmobile 85 95 Engine $2,670
27 35 D.K. Ulrich 0 #40 Buick 82 92 Engine $2,600
28 19 Bobby Allison 0 #15 Ford 79 90 Engine $5,365
29 33 Coo Coo Marlin 0 #14 Chevy 76 87 Engine $1,590
30 23 Donnie Allison 0 #1 Chevy 73 83 Valve $1,515
31 14 Dave Marcis 0 #71 Chevy 70 83 Timing Chain $1,350
32 40 Marty Robbins 0 #36 Dodge 67 75 Engine $1,325
33 15 Terry Labonte 0 #44 Buick 64 75 Engine $2,300
34 1 Neil Bonnett 40 #21 Mercury 66 71 Engine $6,025
35 16 Jack Ingram 0 #12 Oldsmobile 58 70 Clutch $1,250
36 27 Tommy Gale 0 #64 Ford 55 58 Engine $1,725
37 29 Blackie Wangerin 0 #39 Mercury 52 50 Oil Pressure $1,350
38 17 Al Holbert 0 #7 Oldsmobile 0 47 Engine $1,175
39 4 Buddy Baker 0 #28 Oldsmobile 46 41 Valve $1,750
40 41 Cecil Gordon 0 #24 Oldsmobile 43 40 Engine $1,550
41 28 Dick May 0 #87 Oldsmobile 0 0 Oil Pressure $1,050

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