| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 16, 1979 | Race 25 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 114.366 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: one half car length | Time of Race: 04:22:19 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 11 for 49 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $21,650 |
| 2 | 7 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $11,350 |
| 3 | 12 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 175/10 | 500 | Running | $11,250 |
| 4 | 10 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.i.n., Inc. | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $4,700 |
| 5 | 9 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 155/0 | 499 | Running | $7,500 |
| 6 | 6 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 150/0 | 496 | Running | $6,000 |
| 7 | 15 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 146/0 | 496 | Running | $2,000 |
| 8 | 14 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 142/0 | 496 | Running | $4,400 |
| 9 | 1 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 143/5 | 495 | Running | $7,000 |
| 10 | 16 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 134/0 | 487 | Running | $4,050 |
| 11 | 13 | #08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Draime Race Engines | 130/0 | 486 | Running | $1,600 |
| 12 | 24 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127/0 | 480 | Running | $3,400 |
| 13 | 18 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 124/0 | 477 | Running | $3,195 |
| 14 | 21 | #48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | Palatine Automotive | 121/0 | 476 | Running | $3,060 |
| 15 | 23 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118/0 | 473 | Running | $2,865 |
| 16 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 115/0 | 472 | Running | $2,680 |
| 17 | 25 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 112/0 | 471 | Running | $2,495 |
| 18 | 27 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Kruger Trailers | 109/0 | 467 | Running | $2,310 |
| 19 | 29 | #34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | Peles Racing | 106/0 | 465 | Running | $1,000 |
| 20 | 31 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon | 103/0 | 463 | Running | $2,000 |
| 21 | 5 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 105/5 | 456 | Engine Failure | $1,650 |
| 22 | 8 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 102/5 | 454 | Running | $1,665 |
| 23 | 19 | #19 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 94/0 | 451 | Running | $1,605 |
| 24 | 22 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 91/0 | 437 | Running | $2,570 |
| 25 | 11 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 88/0 | 373 | Accident | $1,525 |
| 26 | 17 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Malloch | 85/0 | 362 | Overheating | $650 |
| 27 | 20 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 82/0 | 358 | Engine Failure | $1,125 |
| 28 | 3 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 79/0 | 351 | Transmission | $1,100 |
| 29 | 2 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 76/0 | 307 | Running | $4,475 |
| 30 | 33 | #99 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | 73/0 | 173 | Oil Pressure | $550 |
| 31 | 32 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 70/0 | 156 | Running | $1,040 |
| 32 | 26 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 67/0 | 132 | Faulty Coil | $1,030 |
| 33 | 28 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Python | 64/0 | 52 | Oil Leak | $520 |
| 34 | 36 | #58 | Dick May | Oldsmobile | Satterfield Racing | 61/0 | 11 | Not Handling | $510 |
| 35 | 35 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | Mars | 58/0 | 1 | Accident | $500 |
| 36 | 34 | #13 | Jeff Halverson | Chevrolet | Halverson Racing | 55/0 | 1 | Accident | $490 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||