| Official Race Results |
| NAPA 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| October 07, 1979 | Race 27 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 134.266 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 1 lap & 5
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Time of Race: 03:43:53 |
| Lead Changes: 28 |
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| Cautions: 8 for 40 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
4 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
Busch |
180/5 |
334 |
Running |
$39,000 |
| 2 |
6 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Hodgdon/Moore |
175/5 |
333 |
Running |
$27,475 |
| 3 |
3 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
170/5 |
332 |
Running |
$23,100 |
| 4 |
9 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Chevrolet |
STP |
165/5 |
332 |
Running |
$15,375 |
| 5 |
7 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
Hawaiian Tropic |
155/0 |
331 |
Running |
$7,700 |
| 6 |
5 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
M.C. Anderson |
155/5 |
331 |
Running |
$12,250 |
| 7 |
13 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Mercury |
Yandle/Thermo King |
151/5 |
330 |
Running |
$5,255 |
| 8 |
20 |
#05 |
Dick Brooks |
Chevrolet |
Compcon, Inc. |
142/0 |
328 |
Running |
$4,765 |
| 9 |
17 |
#40 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Buick |
U.S. Army |
138/0 |
327 |
Running |
$6,750 |
| 10 |
8 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt * |
Chevrolet |
Osterlund |
139/5 |
327 |
Running |
$14,515 |
| 11 |
21 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Mercury |
Truxmore |
130/0 |
327 |
Running |
$6,105 |
| 12 |
32 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Reid Trailer Sales |
127/0 |
324 |
Running |
$5,895 |
| 13 |
28 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
Russ Togs |
124/0 |
324 |
Running |
$5,685 |
| 14 |
18 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Chevrolet |
Crc Chemicals |
126/5 |
324 |
Running |
$5,465 |
| 15 |
14 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Stratagraph |
118/0 |
323 |
Running |
$5,155 |
| 16 |
16 |
#08 |
John Anderson |
Chevrolet |
Draime Race Engines |
120/5 |
322 |
Running |
$3,230 |
| 17 |
27 |
#57 |
Dick May |
Ford |
McClure Motors |
112/0 |
322 |
Running |
$3,180 |
| 18 |
37 |
#42 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
STP |
109/0 |
321 |
Running |
$3,080 |
| 19 |
30 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Almeda Auto Parts |
106/0 |
320 |
Running |
$2,980 |
| 20 |
10 |
#47 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
Race Hill Farm |
108/5 |
319 |
Broken Valve |
$3,980 |
| 21 |
34 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
100/0 |
311 |
Running |
$3,300 |
| 22 |
38 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
Bailey Excavating |
97/0 |
309 |
Running |
$2,890 |
| 23 |
36 |
#4 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
Palatine Automotive |
94/0 |
308 |
Running |
$1,395 |
| 24 |
29 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Oldsmobile |
Iron Peddlers |
91/0 |
302 |
Running |
$2,480 |
| 25 |
2 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
W.i.n., Inc. |
98/10 |
282 |
Accident |
$20,995 |
| 26 |
39 |
#77 |
Jody Ridley |
Mercury |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
85/0 |
281 |
Engine Failure |
$1,220 |
| 27 |
40 |
#81 |
David Sosebee |
Chevrolet |
Sosebee Racing |
82/0 |
249 |
Accident |
$1,170 |
| 28 |
23 |
#31 |
John Rezek |
Oldsmobile |
RPM Enterprises |
79/0 |
239 |
Running |
$1,145 |
| 29 |
12 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Chevrolet |
Appliance Wheels |
76/0 |
223 |
Steering |
$4,820 |
| 30 |
33 |
#17 |
Steve Pfeifer |
Chevrolet |
Kings Inn |
73/0 |
198 |
Running |
$2,020 |
| 31 |
1 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Mercury |
Purolator |
75/5 |
184 |
Engine Failure |
$13,250 |
| 32 |
22 |
#19 |
Cecil Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Natural Light |
67/0 |
155 |
Clutch |
$1,890 |
| 33 |
11 |
#68 |
Chuck Bown |
Chevrolet |
Boy Scouts Special |
PE |
112 |
Engine Failure |
$960 |
| 34 |
31 |
#89 |
Jim Vandiver |
Oldsmobile |
O.l. Nixon |
PE |
101 |
Accident |
$945 |
| 35 |
24 |
#75 |
Bobby Brack |
Chevrolet |
Rahmoc Racing |
63/5 |
70 |
Accident |
$930 |
| 36 |
15 |
#12 |
Jack Ingram |
Chevrolet |
Ramey's Chevy City |
PE |
59 |
Engine Failure |
$915 |
| 37 |
25 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Shoney's |
52/0 |
26 |
Accident |
$900 |
| 38 |
26 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Chevrolet |
Stone's Cafeteria |
49/0 |
16 |
Oil Leak |
$2,790 |
| 39 |
35 |
#16 |
Richard Brickhouse |
Oldsmobile |
Pender Auto Parts |
46/0 |
15 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$870 |
| 40 |
19 |
#14 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
Cunningham-Kelley |
43/0 |
1 |
Not Handling |
$855 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |