| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Dixie 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 04, 1979 | Race 30 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.12 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1/2 car length | Time of Race: 03:33:46 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 25 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 29 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $20,050 |
| 2 | 7 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $16,700 |
| 3 | 2 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 175/10 | 328 | Running | $23,150 |
| 4 | 3 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $10,200 |
| 5 | 14 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 160/5 | 327 | Running | $9,100 |
| 6 | 13 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 150/0 | 327 | Running | $8,450 |
| 7 | 12 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 146/0 | 325 | Running | $6,745 |
| 8 | 6 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | Truxmore | 142/0 | 324 | Running | $6,285 |
| 9 | 10 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 138/0 | 321 | Running | $6,600 |
| 10 | 24 | #77 | Jody Ridley | Mercury | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 134/0 | 320 | Running | $4,000 |
| 11 | 17 | #47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 130/0 | 320 | Running | $2,600 |
| 12 | 18 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 127/0 | 319 | Running | $3,915 |
| 13 | 33 | #51 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson | 124/0 | 317 | Running | $2,000 |
| 14 | 26 | #12 | Buck Simmons | Chevrolet | Kencoal | 121/0 | 315 | Running | $1,850 |
| 15 | 22 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 118/0 | 314 | Running | $3,605 |
| 16 | 21 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 115/0 | 314 | Running | $3,395 |
| 17 | 31 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 112/0 | 314 | Running | $3,225 |
| 18 | 34 | #00 | Freddy Smith | Chevrolet | Petty's Of Spartanburg | PE | 313 | Running | $1,550 |
| 19 | 27 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 106/0 | 312 | Running | $2,965 |
| 20 | 30 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | PE | 307 | Running | $1,400 |
| 21 | 36 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 100/0 | 297 | Running | $2,480 |
| 22 | 15 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97/0 | 270 | Running | $2,220 |
| 23 | 11 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 94/0 | 266 | Engine Failure | $1,100 |
| 24 | 16 | #08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Draime Race Engines | 91/0 | 256 | Engine Failure | $2,025 |
| 25 | 19 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Howard Johnson | 88/0 | 245 | Engine Failure | $1,985 |
| 26 | 39 | #55 | Wayne Watercutter | Chevrolet | Ward | 85/0 | 243 | Running | $910 |
| 27 | 20 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Buick | Adcox-Kirby | 82/0 | 236 | Oil Leak | $850 |
| 28 | 23 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 79/0 | 212 | Engine Failure | $2,665 |
| 29 | 5 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 76/0 | 211 | Accident | $1,645 |
| 30 | 32 | #98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Jones | 73/0 | 202 | Battery | $720 |
| 31 | 8 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Griffin's Marine | 75/5 | 193 | Engine Failure | $4,400 |
| 32 | 37 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | STP | 67/0 | 176 | Engine Failure | $690 |
| 33 | 35 | #81 | David Sosebee | Chevrolet | Sosebee Racing | 64/0 | 163 | Engine Failure | $680 |
| 34 | 28 | #17 | Steve Pfeifer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 61/0 | 162 | Accident | $1,575 |
| 35 | 9 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 58/0 | 158 | Oil Leak | $660 |
| 36 | 38 | #31 | John Rezek | Oldsmobile | RPM Enterprises | PE | 117 | Engine Failure | $640 |
| 37 | 40 | #18 | Randy Ogden | Chevrolet | Ogden Racing | PE | 111 | Engine Failure | $630 |
| 38 | 41 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon | 49/0 | 103 | Running Too Slow | $1,505 |
| 39 | 1 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.i.n., Inc. | 51/5 | 88 | Engine Failure | $3,360 |
| 40 | 25 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Malloch | 43/0 | 44 | Ignition | $600 |
| 41 | 29 | #0 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Kennedy | 40/0 | 4 | Dropped Valve | $600 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||