| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 23, 1979 | Race 26 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 75.119 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 18 seconds | Time of Race: 03:30:04 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 54 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.i.n., Inc. | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $19,900 |
| 2 | 6 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $12,550 |
| 3 | 3 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $9,650 |
| 4 | 8 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 165/5 | 495 | Rear End | $6,950 |
| 5 | 19 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 155/0 | 494 | Running | $3,150 |
| 6 | 10 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 150/0 | 491 | Running | $4,700 |
| 7 | 12 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 146/0 | 491 | Running | $3,950 |
| 8 | 4 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 147/5 | 489 | Running | $5,450 |
| 9 | 13 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 138/0 | 483 | Rear End | $3,080 |
| 10 | 16 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | LaFayette | 134/0 | 479 | Running | $2,970 |
| 11 | 1 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 135/5 | 471 | Running | $7,800 |
| 12 | 11 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 127/0 | 465 | Running | $1,000 |
| 13 | 18 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 124/0 | 455 | Running | $2,300 |
| 14 | 30 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 121/0 | 453 | Running | $2,140 |
| 15 | 15 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Malloch | 118/0 | 450 | Running | $800 |
| 16 | 26 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 115/0 | 413 | Running | $1,930 |
| 17 | 21 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 112/0 | 386 | Rear End | $1,795 |
| 18 | 2 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 109/0 | 384 | Dropped Valve | $950 |
| 19 | 27 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 106/0 | 362 | Rear End | $1,635 |
| 20 | 24 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 103/0 | 352 | Running | $2,450 |
| 21 | 17 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 100/0 | 347 | Engine Failure | $1,140 |
| 22 | 22 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97/0 | 282 | Dropped Valve | $1,130 |
| 23 | 20 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 94/0 | 262 | Engine Failure | $870 |
| 24 | 28 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon | 91/0 | 250 | Engine Failure | $860 |
| 25 | 23 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 88/0 | 258 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| 26 | 25 | #95 | Dave Dion | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | 85/0 | 148 | Rear End | $590 |
| 27 | 9 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 82/0 | 89 | Engine Failure | $830 |
| 28 | 14 | #12 | Butch Lindley | Chevrolet | Kencoal | 79/0 | 82 | Overheating | $570 |
| 29 | 5 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 76/0 | 67 | Accident | $3,510 |
| 30 | 29 | #99 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | 73/0 | 39 | Withdrew | $550 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||