| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Volunteer 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| April 01, 1979 | Race 7 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 91.033 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 seconds | Time of Race: 02:55:39 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 9 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 44 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $19,800 |
| 2 | 4 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $11,150 |
| 3 | 2 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $8,300 |
| 4 | 13 | #43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 160/0 | 498 | Running | $5,850 |
| 5 | 6 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Valleydale Meats | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $3,150 |
| 6 | 3 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 155/5 | 495 | Running | $4,100 |
| 7 | 10 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 146/0 | 490 | Running | $4,200 |
| 8 | 12 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 142/0 | 486 | Running | $4,050 |
| 9 | 16 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 138/0 | 486 | Running | $3,530 |
| 10 | 15 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 134/0 | 485 | Running | $3,120 |
| 11 | 14 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 130/0 | 484 | Running | $2,725 |
| 12 | 11 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127/0 | 481 | Running | $2,800 |
| 13 | 27 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 124/0 | 480 | Running | $2,290 |
| 14 | 20 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | 121/0 | 473 | Running | $1,780 |
| 15 | 25 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | 118/0 | 470 | Running | $1,645 |
| 16 | 28 | #76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Miller | 115/0 | 463 | Running | $660 |
| 17 | 8 | #02 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 112/0 | 462 | Running | $635 |
| 18 | 24 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109/0 | 460 | Running | $1,410 |
| 19 | 23 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 106/0 | 456 | Running | $1,095 |
| 20 | 19 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 103/0 | 429 | Running | $1,080 |
| 21 | 17 | #47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 100/0 | 385 | Engine Failure | $565 |
| 22 | 21 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 97/0 | 366 | Water Pump | $550 |
| 23 | 18 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 94/0 | 335 | Accident | $1,785 |
| 24 | 5 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 96/5 | 216 | Accident | $4,470 |
| 25 | 1 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | 93/5 | 211 | Accident | $5,210 |
| 26 | 7 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 85/0 | 197 | Rear End | $1,000 |
| 27 | 26 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 82/0 | 141 | Engine Failure | $740 |
| 28 | 22 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 79/0 | 100 | Engine Failure | $730 |
| 29 | 30 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak | 76/0 | 33 | Quit | $470 |
| 30 | 29 | #98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Jones | 73/0 | 31 | No Brakes | $460 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||