| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 22, 1979 | Race 9 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.562 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4 seconds | Time of Race: 03:26:06 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 11 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 32 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $23,400 |
| 2 | 4 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $14,700 |
| 3 | 1 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/5 | 499 | Accident | $10,200 |
| 4 | 3 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 165/5 | 498 | Running | $7,100 |
| 5 | 8 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $6,550 |
| 6 | 21 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 150/0 | 497 | Running | $2,500 |
| 7 | 14 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 151/5 | 495 | Accident | $4,200 |
| 8 | 11 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 142/0 | 495 | Running | $4,200 |
| 9 | 19 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 138/0 | 494 | Running | $3,350 |
| 10 | 10 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 134/0 | 493 | Running | $3,080 |
| 11 | 5 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 130/0 | 492 | Running | $5,050 |
| 12 | 17 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 127/0 | 489 | Running | $2,470 |
| 13 | 22 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 124/0 | 488 | Running | $2,300 |
| 14 | 16 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 121/0 | 485 | Running | $2,140 |
| 15 | 15 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 118/0 | 476 | Running | $1,980 |
| 16 | 25 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 476 | Running | $1,820 |
| 17 | 30 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | 112/0 | 474 | Running | $1,685 |
| 18 | 20 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 109/0 | 472 | Running | $1,500 |
| 19 | 13 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Power Tool Service | 106/0 | 458 | Running | $675 |
| 20 | 26 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 103/0 | 454 | Running | $2,150 |
| 21 | 27 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 100/0 | 437 | Running | $640 |
| 22 | 18 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 97/0 | 312 | Engine Failure | $1,130 |
| 23 | 7 | #68 | Chuck Bown | Buick | Kings Mountain | PE | 263 | Engine Failure | $620 |
| 24 | 29 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 91/0 | 247 | Engine Failure | $860 |
| 25 | 9 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 88/0 | 207 | Blown Head Gasket | $850 |
| 26 | 24 | #02 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 85/0 | 167 | Engine Failure | $590 |
| 27 | 12 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 82/0 | 137 | Engine Failure | $3,030 |
| 28 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 79/0 | 132 | Overheating | $820 |
| 29 | 6 | #12 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Kencoal | 76/0 | 10 | Engine Failure | $810 |
| 30 | 23 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | PE | 0 | Engine Failure | $800 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||