| Official Race Results |
| CRC Rebel 500 | Darlington International
Raceway |
| April 08, 1979 | Race 8 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 121.721 mph |
| Margin of Victory: one half car
length |
Time of Race: 04:07:07 |
| Lead Changes: 25 |
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| Cautions: 6 for 53 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
2 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
185/10 |
367 |
Running |
$23,400 |
| 2 |
6 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Chevrolet |
STP |
175/5 |
367 |
Running |
$16,100 |
| 3 |
1 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
Hawaiian Tropic |
170/5 |
367 |
Running |
$13,650 |
| 4 |
5 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
Griffin's Marine |
160/0 |
365 |
Running |
$5,700 |
| 5 |
7 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
Spectra |
155/0 |
365 |
Running |
$8,500 |
| 6 |
9 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
Busch |
150/0 |
364 |
Running |
$9,450 |
| 7 |
12 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Mercury |
Dahlonega Ford Sales |
146/0 |
362 |
Running |
$3,700 |
| 8 |
4 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Mercury |
Truxmore |
147/5 |
360 |
Running |
$5,950 |
| 9 |
16 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Oldsmobile |
Bearfinder |
138/0 |
360 |
Running |
$3,150 |
| 10 |
20 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Chevrolet |
Appliance Wheels |
134/0 |
358 |
Running |
$7,250 |
| 11 |
21 |
#19 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
Belden Asphalt |
130/0 |
356 |
Running |
$4,925 |
| 12 |
19 |
#40 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Chevrolet |
U.S. Army |
127/0 |
354 |
Running |
$4,430 |
| 13 |
10 |
#12 |
Neil Bonnett |
Oldsmobile |
Kencoal |
124/0 |
352 |
Running |
$2,300 |
| 14 |
27 |
#75 |
Butch Hartman |
Chevrolet |
Hartman |
121/0 |
351 |
Running |
$2,225 |
| 15 |
17 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
Palatine Automotive |
118/0 |
348 |
Running |
$3,845 |
| 16 |
22 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Chevrolet |
Crc Chemicals |
115/0 |
342 |
Running |
$3,660 |
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18 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Native Tan |
112/0 |
340 |
Running |
$3,440 |
| 18 |
34 |
#8 |
Ed Negre |
Chrysler |
Brooks Honda |
109/0 |
340 |
Running |
$2,730 |
| 19 |
26 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
Bailey Excavating |
106/0 |
338 |
Running |
$3,070 |
| 20 |
35 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Chevrolet |
Price Racing |
103/0 |
330 |
Running |
$2,810 |
| 21 |
14 |
#7 |
Al Holbert |
Chevrolet |
Holbert Porsche |
100/0 |
308 |
Steering |
$1,525 |
| 22 |
8 |
#21 |
David Pearson |
Mercury |
Purolator |
102/5 |
301 |
Accident |
$2,125 |
| 23 |
13 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt * |
Chevrolet |
Osterlund |
99/5 |
300 |
Running |
$5,600 |
| 24 |
36 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Chevrolet |
1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
91/0 |
286 |
Running |
$3,350 |
| 25 |
29 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Reid Trailer Sales |
88/0 |
285 |
Running |
$2,115 |
| 26 |
3 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Hodgdon/Moore |
90/5 |
246 |
Engine Failure |
$4,750 |
| 27 |
15 |
#02 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Shoney's |
87/5 |
193 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$1,000 |
| 28 |
23 |
#74 |
Bobby Wawak |
Chevrolet |
Wawak |
79/0 |
165 |
Engine Failure |
$950 |
| 29 |
11 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Stratagraph |
76/0 |
135 |
Overheating |
$1,820 |
| 30 |
24 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
Mr. Transmission |
73/0 |
119 |
Accident |
$1,800 |
| 31 |
30 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Oldsmobile |
Gordon-Barnicle |
70/0 |
109 |
Engine Failure |
$1,775 |
| 32 |
25 |
#17 |
Roger Hamby |
Oldsmobile |
Kings Inn |
67/0 |
87 |
Broken Valve |
$1,495 |
| 33 |
33 |
#99 |
Dick May |
Chevrolet |
Hollar |
64/0 |
87 |
No Oil Pressure |
$915 |
| 34 |
28 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
61/0 |
71 |
Engine Failure |
$1,410 |
| 35 |
31 |
#01 |
Earle Canavan |
Dodge |
Global Heat Exchange |
58/0 |
49 |
Overheating |
$905 |
| 36 |
32 |
#46 |
Travis Tiller |
Dodge |
Little B Coal |
55/0 |
5 |
Engine Failure |
$900 |
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