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1979 American 500

1979-10-21 at Rockingham Speedway

fin qual driver team laps led car pts laps status earnings
1 7 Richard Petty 139 #43 Chevy 180 492 Finish $20,960
2 2 Benny Parsons 168 #27 Chevy 180 492 Finish $15,950
3 9 Cale Yarborough 50 #11 Chevy 170 492 Finish $11,800
4 6 Donnie Allison 6 #1 Chevy 165 490 Finish $5,000
5 10 Dale Earnhardt 0 #2 Chevy 155 488 Finish $8,300
6 3 Darrell Waltrip 29 #88 Chevy 155 484 Finish $7,100
7 15 Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing 0 #3 Chevy 146 476 Finish $5,400
8 20 Ronnie Thomas 0 #25 Chevy 142 476 Finish $5,950
9 16 Dave Marcis 0 #71 Chevy 138 475 Finish $2,575
10 30 Slick Johnson 0 #51 Chevy 134 474 Finish $2,300
11 22 James Hylton 0 #48 Chevy 130 470 Finish $4,080
12 32 Tommy Gale 0 #64 Ford 127 456 Finish $3,670
13 29 Cecil Gordon 0 #24 Oldsmobile 124 456 Finish $3,440
14 36 Bill Elswick 0 #75 Oldsmobile 0 453 Finish $2,100
15 11 Dick Brooks 0 #05 Chevy 118 452 Engine $1,750
16 34 Freddy Smith 0 #00 Chevy 0 452 Finish $1,400
17 25 Buddy Arrington 0 #67 Dodge 112 434 Finish $2,890
18 5 Joe Millikan 0 #72 Chevy 109 426 Finish $4,900
19 8 Bobby Allison 0 #15 Ford 106 422 Accident $4,800
20 13 Ricky Rudd 0 #90 Ford 103 420 Accident $2,480
21 12 Harry Gant 0 #47 Chevy 100 416 Finish $825
22 28 Baxter Price 0 #45 Oldsmobile 97 412 Accident $2,170
23 19 Bill Elliott 0 #17 Chevy 94 391 Finish $2,035
24 33 Frank Warren 0 #79 Dodge 91 376 Overheating $1,850
25 37 J.D. McDuffie 0 #70 Chevy 88 354 Rear End $1,615
26 31 Dick May 0 #99 Chevy 0 267 Overheating $700
27 14 Terry Labonte 1 #44 Chevy Monte Carlo 87 259 Engine $1,555
28 21 D.K. Ulrich 0 #40 Buick 79 253 Finish $1,500
29 4 Neil Bonnett 95 #21 Mercury 81 233 Accident $1,120
30 27 Randy Ogden 0 #18 Chevy 0 227 Fatigue $610
31 23 Jimmy Means 0 #52 Chevy 70 227 Overheating $1,450
32 18 Glenn Jarrett 0 #19 Chevy 67 164 Oil Pressure $1,115
33 1 Buddy Baker 4 #28 Chevy 69 141 Rear End $2,580
34 24 Travis Tiller 0 #46 Buick 61 76 Rotor $570
35 35 Mike Potter 0 #76 Chevy 0 73 Engine $560
36 26 Bub Strickler 0 #61 Oldsmobile 55 67 Accident $550
37 17 Tighe Scott 0 #30 Buick 52 17 Oil Cooler $1,100

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