| Official Race Results |
| Southern 500 | Darlington International
Raceway |
| September 03, 1979 | Race 23 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 126.259 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 2 laps & 4
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Time of Race: 03:58:14 |
| Lead Changes: 18 |
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| Cautions: 9 for 52 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
5 |
#2 |
David Pearson |
Chevrolet |
Purolator |
180/5 |
367 |
Running |
$29,925 |
| 2 |
6 |
#17 |
Bill Elliott |
Mercury |
Kings Inn |
175/5 |
365 |
Running |
$19,235 |
| 3 |
16 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Stratagraph |
165/0 |
365 |
Running |
$13,460 |
| 4 |
10 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
W.i.n., Inc. |
165/5 |
365 |
Running |
$7,975 |
| 5 |
13 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
M.C. Anderson |
155/0 |
364 |
Running |
$8,915 |
| 6 |
19 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Shoney's |
150/0 |
362 |
Running |
$5,650 |
| 7 |
8 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Chevrolet |
Dubis Corp. |
146/0 |
361 |
Running |
$4,900 |
| 8 |
14 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Mercury |
Truxmore |
142/0 |
361 |
Running |
$7,105 |
| 9 |
4 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Chevrolet |
STP |
138/0 |
361 |
Running |
$7,800 |
| 10 |
1 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Hodgdon/Moore |
139/5 |
356 |
Running |
$10,950 |
| 11 |
3 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
140/10 |
355 |
Running |
$12,200 |
| 12 |
7 |
#47 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
Race Hill Farm |
127/0 |
352 |
Running |
$4,100 |
| 13 |
17 |
#40 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Buick |
U.S. Army |
124/0 |
350 |
Running |
$5,595 |
| 14 |
22 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Reid Trailer Sales |
121/0 |
347 |
Running |
$5,375 |
| 15 |
12 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Chevrolet |
Appliance Wheels |
118/0 |
347 |
Running |
$7,000 |
| 16 |
24 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
Mr. Transmission |
115/0 |
345 |
Running |
$5,015 |
| 17 |
21 |
#68 |
Chuck Bown |
Buick |
Kings Mountain |
112/0 |
342 |
Running |
$3,100 |
| 18 |
38 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
Bailey Excavating |
109/0 |
341 |
Running |
$4,530 |
| 19 |
11 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
Busch |
106/0 |
336 |
Running |
$8,000 |
| 20 |
33 |
#8 |
Ed Negre |
Chrysler |
Dick Brooks Honda |
103/0 |
333 |
Running |
$2,850 |
| 21 |
30 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
100/0 |
332 |
Running |
$3,845 |
| 22 |
32 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Native Tan |
97/0 |
331 |
Running |
$3,585 |
| 23 |
35 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Chevrolet |
Iron Peddlers |
94/0 |
324 |
Running |
$3,300 |
| 24 |
28 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Chevrolet |
Stone's Cafeteria |
91/0 |
310 |
Running |
$4,215 |
| 25 |
15 |
#19 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
Belden Asphalt |
88/0 |
281 |
Running |
$3,280 |
| 26 |
31 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Oldsmobile |
Gordon Racing |
85/0 |
246 |
Running |
$2,885 |
| 27 |
36 |
#36 |
H.B. Bailey |
Pontiac |
Almeda Auto Parts |
82/0 |
244 |
Overheating |
$1,825 |
| 28 |
26 |
#9 |
Jim Vandiver |
Chevrolet |
Kings Inn |
79/0 |
240 |
Running |
$1,800 |
| 29 |
25 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Chevrolet |
Crc Chemicals |
76/0 |
224 |
Burned Piston |
$2,200 |
| 30 |
20 |
#12 |
Jack Ingram |
Oldsmobile |
Kencoal |
73/0 |
206 |
Engine Failure |
$1,650 |
| 31 |
2 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
Hawaiian Tropic |
75/5 |
195 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$4,550 |
| 32 |
9 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Mercury |
Purolator |
72/5 |
185 |
Steering |
$2,150 |
| 33 |
39 |
#10 |
Billy Smith |
Ford |
Tidewater Glass |
64/0 |
179 |
Drive Shaft |
$1,575 |
| 34 |
23 |
#65 |
Dick May |
Ford |
Spohn's Body Shop |
PE |
148 |
Accident |
$1,450 |
| 35 |
29 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
Russ Togs |
58/0 |
133 |
Accident |
$2,400 |
| 36 |
18 |
#14 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
Chevrolet |
Cunningham-Kelley |
55/0 |
112 |
Engine Failure |
$1,300 |
| 37 |
40 |
#98 |
Ralph Jones |
Ford |
Jones |
52/0 |
83 |
Broken Valve |
$1,275 |
| 38 |
27 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
Palatine Automotive |
49/0 |
46 |
Broken Valve |
$1,750 |
| 39 |
37 |
#01 |
Earle Canavan |
Dodge |
Canavan Racing |
46/0 |
17 |
Oil Leak |
$1,225 |
| 40 |
34 |
#96 |
Ferrel Harris |
Ford |
Cronkite Racing |
PE |
2 |
Running Too Slow |
$1,260 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |
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