| Official Race Results |
| World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| May 27, 1979 | Race 13 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 136.674 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 7 seconds |
Time of Race: 04:23:24 |
| Lead Changes: 59 |
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| Cautions: 9 for 48 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
3 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
185/10 |
400 |
Running |
$55,400 |
| 2 |
2 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Chevrolet |
STP |
175/5 |
400 |
Running |
$35,650 |
| 3 |
15 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt * |
Chevrolet |
Osterlund |
170/5 |
400 |
Running |
$27,100 |
| 4 |
5 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
Busch |
160/0 |
398 |
Running |
$18,125 |
| 5 |
4 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
Griffin's Marine |
155/0 |
398 |
Running |
$14,070 |
| 6 |
10 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Mercury |
Truxmore |
150/0 |
397 |
Running |
$14,845 |
| 7 |
14 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Stratagraph |
146/0 |
397 |
Running |
$11,580 |
| 8 |
20 |
#7 |
Al Holbert |
Chevrolet |
Holbert Porsche |
142/0 |
396 |
Running |
$8,315 |
| 9 |
30 |
#12 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
Kencoal |
143/5 |
394 |
Running |
$6,815 |
| 10 |
23 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Oldsmobile |
Crc Chemicals |
134/0 |
393 |
Running |
$9,445 |
| 11 |
27 |
#41 |
Grant Adcox |
Oldsmobile |
Adcox-Kirby |
130/0 |
391 |
Running |
$6,090 |
| 12 |
33 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Reid Trailer Sales |
127/0 |
391 |
Running |
$7,535 |
| 13 |
31 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
Bailey Excavating |
124/0 |
389 |
Running |
$6,865 |
| 14 |
29 |
#0 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Chevrolet |
Avanti Cb |
121/0 |
379 |
Running |
$5,490 |
| 15 |
19 |
#39 |
Blackie Wangerin |
Mercury |
Wangerin |
118/0 |
375 |
Running |
$4,290 |
| 16 |
22 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
Russ Togs |
115/0 |
372 |
Steering |
$5,705 |
| 17 |
40 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Oldsmobile |
Gordon-Barnicle |
112/0 |
366 |
Running |
$5,095 |
| 18 |
37 |
#40 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Chevrolet |
U.S. Army |
109/0 |
353 |
Running |
$4,785 |
| 19 |
35 |
#89 |
Jim Vandiver |
Oldsmobile |
O.l. Nixon |
106/0 |
348 |
Broken Left Rear Hub |
$3,340 |
| 20 |
34 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
103/0 |
340 |
Clutch |
$4,425 |
| 21 |
39 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Native Tan |
100/0 |
336 |
Running |
$3,715 |
| 22 |
7 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Hodgdon/Moore |
102/5 |
331 |
Running |
$6,440 |
| 23 |
17 |
#47 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
Race Hill Farm |
94/0 |
320 |
Clutch |
$2,615 |
| 24 |
38 |
#50 |
Bruce Hill |
Buick |
Global Heat Exchange |
91/0 |
306 |
Engine Failure |
$2,390 |
| 25 |
1 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Mercury |
Purolator |
93/5 |
252 |
Broken Valve |
$18,790 |
| 26 |
13 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Shoney's |
85/0 |
250 |
Broken Crankshaft |
$2,440 |
| 27 |
11 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Chevrolet |
Appliance Wheels |
87/5 |
212 |
Broken Valve |
$5,380 |
| 28 |
36 |
#19 |
Bill Dennis |
Chevrolet |
Belden Asphalt |
79/0 |
191 |
Broken Oil Line |
$2,560 |
| 29 |
21 |
#49 |
Glenn Jarrett |
Chevrolet |
Natural Light |
PE |
166 |
Rear Axle |
$1,630 |
| 30 |
12 |
#14 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
Chevrolet |
Cunningham-Kelley |
73/0 |
142 |
Engine Failure |
$1,610 |
| 31 |
18 |
#4 |
Bobby Fisher |
Buick |
Pabst Blue Ribbon |
70/0 |
136 |
Engine Failure |
$1,465 |
| 32 |
25 |
#17 |
Skip Manning |
Chevrolet |
Kings Inn |
67/0 |
129 |
Broken Rear Axle |
$2,325 |
| 33 |
26 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
Palatine Automotive |
69/5 |
128 |
Broken Valve |
$1,890 |
| 34 |
16 |
#6 |
Connie Saylor |
Oldsmobile |
Lady & Son |
61/0 |
114 |
Accident |
$1,465 |
| 35 |
28 |
#46 |
Travis Tiller |
Dodge |
Ring Enterprises |
58/0 |
91 |
Overheating |
$1,315 |
| 36 |
8 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
Spectra |
60/5 |
88 |
Engine Failure |
$5,040 |
| 37 |
6 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
Hawaiian Tropic |
57/5 |
8 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$1,315 |
| 38 |
9 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Mercury |
Dahlonega Ford Sales |
49/0 |
36 |
Engine Failure |
$1,290 |
| 39 |
24 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Oldsmobile |
Bearfinder |
46/0 |
10 |
Accident |
$1,190 |
| 40 |
32 |
#68 |
Chuck Bown |
Buick |
Kings Mountain |
PE |
0 |
Did Not Start |
$1,215 |
| 41 |
41 |
#57 |
Ron Hutcherson |
Unknown |
Unknown |
PE |
0 |
Did Not Start |
$1,165 |
| * Denotes Rookie |
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