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1979 Southern 500
1979-09-03 at Darlington Raceway
1 |
5 |
David Pearson |
|
74 |
#2 Chevy |
180 |
367 |
Finish |
$29,925 |
2 |
6 |
Bill Elliott |
|
6 |
#17 Mercury |
175 |
365 |
Finish |
$19,235 |
3 |
16 |
Terry Labonte |
|
0 |
#44 Chevy Monte Carlo |
165 |
365 |
Finish |
$13,460 |
4 |
10 |
Buddy Baker |
|
1 |
#28 Chevy |
165 |
365 |
Finish |
$7,975 |
5 |
13 |
Benny Parsons |
|
0 |
#27 Chevy |
155 |
364 |
Finish |
$8,915 |
6 |
19 |
Dave Marcis |
|
0 |
#71 Chevy |
150 |
362 |
Finish |
$5,650 |
7 |
8 |
Dick Brooks |
|
0 |
#05 Chevy |
146 |
361 |
Finish |
$4,900 |
8 |
14 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
0 |
#90 Mercury |
142 |
361 |
Finish |
$7,105 |
9 |
4 |
Richard Petty |
|
0 |
#43 Chevy |
138 |
361 |
Finish |
$7,800 |
10 |
1 |
Bobby Allison |
|
37 |
#15 Ford |
139 |
356 |
Finish |
$10,950 |
11 |
3 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
165 |
#88 Chevy |
140 |
355 |
Finish |
$12,200 |
12 |
7 |
Harry Gant |
|
0 |
#47 Chevy |
127 |
352 |
Finish |
$4,100 |
13 |
17 |
D.K. Ulrich |
|
0 |
#40 Buick |
124 |
350 |
Finish |
$5,595 |
14 |
22 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
121 |
347 |
Finish |
$5,375 |
15 |
12 |
Joe Millikan |
|
0 |
#72 Chevy |
118 |
347 |
Finish |
$7,000 |
16 |
24 |
Jimmy Means |
|
0 |
#52 Chevy |
115 |
345 |
Finish |
$5,015 |
17 |
21 |
Chuck Bown |
|
0 |
#68 Buick |
112 |
342 |
Finish |
$3,100 |
18 |
38 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
0 |
#70 Chevy |
109 |
341 |
Finish |
$4,530 |
19 |
11 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
0 |
#11 Chevy |
106 |
336 |
Finish |
$8,000 |
20 |
33 |
Ed Negre |
|
0 |
#8 Chrysler |
103 |
333 |
Finish |
$2,850 |
21 |
30 |
Tommy Gale |
|
0 |
#64 Ford |
100 |
332 |
Finish |
$3,845 |
22 |
32 |
Frank Warren |
|
0 |
#79 Dodge |
97 |
331 |
Finish |
$3,585 |
23 |
35 |
Baxter Price |
|
0 |
#45 Chevy |
94 |
324 |
Finish |
$3,300 |
24 |
28 |
Ronnie Thomas |
|
0 |
#25 Chevy |
91 |
310 |
Finish |
$4,215 |
25 |
15 |
Lennie Pond |
|
0 |
#19 Chevy |
88 |
281 |
Finish |
$3,280 |
26 |
31 |
Cecil Gordon |
|
0 |
#24 Oldsmobile |
85 |
246 |
Finish |
$2,885 |
27 |
36 |
H.B. Bailey |
|
0 |
#36 Pontiac |
82 |
244 |
Overheating |
$1,825 |
28 |
26 |
Jim Vandiver |
|
0 |
#9 Chevy |
79 |
240 |
Finish |
$1,800 |
29 |
25 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
0 |
#3 Chevy |
76 |
224 |
Piston |
$2,200 |
30 |
20 |
Jack Ingram |
|
0 |
#12 Oldsmobile |
73 |
206 |
Engine |
$1,650 |
31 |
2 |
Donnie Allison |
|
82 |
#1 Chevy |
75 |
195 |
Cylinder Head |
$4,550 |
32 |
9 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
2 |
#21 Mercury |
72 |
185 |
Steering |
$2,150 |
33 |
39 |
Billy Smith |
|
0 |
#10 Ford |
64 |
179 |
Driveshaft |
$1,575 |
34 |
23 |
Dick May |
|
0 |
#65 Ford |
0 |
148 |
Accident |
$1,450 |
35 |
29 |
Tighe Scott |
|
0 |
#30 Buick |
58 |
133 |
Accident |
$2,400 |
36 |
18 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
|
0 |
#14 Chevy |
55 |
112 |
Engine |
$1,300 |
37 |
40 |
Ralph Jones |
|
0 |
#98 Ford |
52 |
83 |
Valve |
$1,275 |
38 |
27 |
James Hylton |
|
0 |
#48 Chevy |
49 |
46 |
Valve |
$1,750 |
39 |
37 |
Earle Canavan |
|
0 |
#01 Dodge |
46 |
17 |
Oil Leak |
$1,225 |
40 |
34 |
Ferrel Harris |
|
0 |
#96 Ford |
0 |
2 |
Too Slow |
$1,260 |