| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| July 04, 1979 | Race 17 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 172.89 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 second | Time of Race: 02:18:49 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 11 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 185/10 | 160 | Running | $21,705 |
| 2 | 3 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Griffin's Marine | 175/5 | 160 | Running | $16,875 |
| 3 | 21 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Oldsmobile | Osterlund | 170/5 | 160 | Running | $14,980 |
| 4 | 6 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 165/5 | 159 | Running | $12,280 |
| 5 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 160/5 | 158 | Running | $9,480 |
| 6 | 12 | #68 | Chuck Bown | Buick | King Mountain Truck | 150/0 | 157 | Running | $4,990 |
| 7 | 15 | #47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 146/0 | 157 | Running | $4,240 |
| 8 | 24 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Oldsmobile | Appliance Wheels | 142/0 | 156 | Running | $7,540 |
| 9 | 37 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Sub-Tropic | 138/0 | 156 | Running | $5,575 |
| 10 | 8 | #51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Valvoline | PE | 156 | Running | $3,140 |
| 11 | 27 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Yandle/Thermo King | 130/0 | 156 | Running | $2,960 |
| 12 | 23 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 127/0 | 155 | Running | $2,935 |
| 13 | 19 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | Truxmore | 124/0 | 155 | Running | $5,075 |
| 14 | 9 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 121/0 | 154 | Running | $4,865 |
| 15 | 7 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Rossmeyer | 118/0 | 154 | Running | $4,555 |
| 16 | 26 | #87 | Gary Balough | Oldsmobile | Fast Lane Ltd. | PE | 154 | Running | $1,750 |
| 17 | 22 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 112/0 | 151 | Running | $3,635 |
| 18 | 35 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | U.S. Army | 109/0 | 151 | Running | $3,775 |
| 19 | 30 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 111/5 | 151 | Running | $3,415 |
| 20 | 5 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 103/0 | 149 | Running | $6,960 |
| 21 | 32 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 100/0 | 146 | Running | $2,855 |
| 22 | 38 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 97/0 | 146 | Running | $2,645 |
| 23 | 40 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | Mars | 94/0 | 145 | Running | $1,410 |
| 24 | 33 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 91/0 | 144 | Blown Tire | $1,385 |
| 25 | 28 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 88/0 | 138 | Engine Failure | $1,360 |
| 26 | 17 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn | 85/0 | 137 | Running | $2,260 |
| 27 | 36 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 82/0 | 121 | Rear End | $2,225 |
| 28 | 13 | #12 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Burger King | 79/0 | 105 | Engine Failure | $1,285 |
| 29 | 10 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 76/0 | 89 | Accident | $2,165 |
| 30 | 20 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 73/0 | 89 | Accident | $4,925 |
| 31 | 31 | #6 | Claude Ballott-Lena | Oldsmobile | Lady & Son | PE | 83 | Engine Failure | $1,130 |
| 32 | 18 | #7 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Holbert Porsche-Audi | PE | 82 | Broken Spindle | $895 |
| 33 | 4 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Oldsmobile | Adcox-Kirby | 64/0 | 81 | Engine Failure | $1,180 |
| 34 | 1 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | W.i.n. | 66/5 | 57 | Ignition | $4,255 |
| 35 | 41 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon | 58/0 | 50 | Broken Valve | $1,915 |
| 36 | 39 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Ring Enterprises | 55/0 | 46 | Broken Valve | $1,025 |
| 37 | 16 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 52/0 | 28 | Burned Piston | $1,520 |
| 38 | 29 | #38 | Sandy Satullo | Buick | Copper Kettle Marina | 49/0 | 18 | Accident | $1,015 |
| 39 | 34 | #32 | Jimmy Finger | Buick | Vita Fresh/Pharis Chevy | 46/0 | 17 | Accident | $1,010 |
| 40 | 14 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 43/0 | 7 | Engine Failure | $1,505 |
| 41 | 25 | #50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | Global Heat Exchange | 40/0 | 1 | Engine Failure | $1,030 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||