- 1979 CRC Chemicals 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1979 CRC Chemicals 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Richard Petty | 110 | #43 Chevy | STP | 180 | 500 | Finish | $21,650 | |
| 2 | 7 | Donnie Allison | 73 | #1 Chevy | Hawaiian Tropic | 175 | 500 | Finish | $11,350 | |
| 3 | 12 | Cale Yarborough | 227 | #11 Chevy | Busch | 175 | 500 | Finish | $11,250 | |
| 4 | 10 | Buddy Baker | 1 | #28 Chevy | W.I.N. | 165 | 499 | Finish | $4,700 | |
| 5 | 9 | Joe Millikan | 0 | #72 Chevy | Appliance Wheels | 155 | 499 | Finish | $7,500 | |
| 6 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 0 | #15 Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 150 | 496 | Finish | $6,000 | |
| 7 | 15 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Chevy | Shoney's | 146 | 496 | Finish | $2,000 | |
| 8 | 14 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore | 142 | 496 | Finish | $4,400 | |
| 9 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 46 | #2 Chevy | 143 | 495 | Finish | $7,000 | ||
| 10 | 16 | Tighe Scott | 0 | #30 Buick | Russ Togs | 134 | 487 | Finish | $4,050 | |
| 11 | 13 | John Anderson | 0 | #08 Chevy | 130 | 486 | Finish | $1,600 | ||
| 12 | 24 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #40 Chevy | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127 | 480 | Finish | $3,480 | |
| 13 | 18 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy | CRC Chemicals | 124 | 477 | Finish | $3,195 |
| 14 | 21 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Oldsmobile | Palatine Automotive Parts | 121 | 476 | Finish | $3,060 | |
| 15 | 23 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118 | 473 | Finish | $2,865 | |
| 16 | 30 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Mr. Transmission | 115 | 472 | Finish | $2,680 | |
| 17 | 25 | Roger Hamby | 0 | #17 Chevy | Kings Inn | 112 | 471 | Finish | $2,495 | |
| 18 | 27 | Frank Warren | 0 | #79 Dodge | Kruger Trailers | 109 | 467 | Finish | $2,310 | |
| 19 | 29 | Nestor Peles | 0 | #34 Oldsmobile Unk | 106 | 466 | Finish | $1,000 | ||
| 20 | 31 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Oldsmobile | 103 | 463 | Finish | $2,000 | ||
| 21 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 37 | #21 Mercury | Purolator | 105 | 456 | Engine | $1,650 | |
| 22 | 8 | Benny Parsons | 6 | #27 Chevy | 102 | 454 | Finish | $1,665 | ||
| 23 | 19 | Lennie Pond | 0 | #19 Chevy | Belden Asphalt | 94 | 451 | Finish | $1,605 | |
| 24 | 22 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Chevy | Stone's Cafeteria | 91 | 437 | Finish | $2,570 | |
| 25 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Chevy Monte Carlo | Stratagraph | 88 | 373 | Accident | $1,525 | |
| 26 | 17 | Dick Brooks | 0 | #05 Chevy | 85 | 362 | Overheating | $650 | ||
| 27 | 20 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Chevy | Bailey Excavating | 82 | 358 | Engine | $1,125 | |
| 28 | 3 | Harry Gant | 0 | #47 Chevy | Race Hill Farm | 79 | 351 | Transmission | $1,100 | |
| 29 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 0 | #88 Chevy | Gatorade | 76 | 307 | Finish | $4,475 | |
| 30 | 33 | Bill Hollar | 0 | #99 Chevy | Hollar Auto Parts | 73 | 173 | Oil Pressure | $550 | |
| 31 | 32 | Baxter Price | 0 | #45 Chevy | Iron Peddlers | 70 | 156 | Finish | $1,040 | |
| 32 | 26 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 67 | 132 | Coil | $1,030 | |
| 33 | 28 | Earle Canavan | 0 | #01 Dodge | Python | 64 | 52 | Oil Leak | $520 | |
| 34 | 36 | Dick May | 0 | #58 Oldsmobile | 61 | 11 | Handling | $510 | ||
| 35 | 35 | Rick Newsom | 0 | #20 Oldsmobile | MARS | 58 | 1 | Accident | $500 | |
| 36 | 34 | Jeff Halverson | 0 | #13 Chevy | 55 | 1 | Accident | $490 |