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1979 Talladega 500
1979-08-05 at Talladega Superspeedway
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 |