Official Race Results
Coca-Cola 500 | Pocono Raceway
July 30, 1979 | Race 19 of 31
Average Speed: 115.207 mph
Margin of Victory: Under Caution Time of Race: 04:20:24
Lead Changes: 56
Cautions: 7 for 46 laps.
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts / Bonus Laps Status Winnings
1 2 #11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch 180/5 200 Running $21,465
2 10 #43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 175/5 200 Running $15,465
3 9 #28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet W.i.n. 170/5 200 Running $8,490
4 5 #27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Harrisburg East Mall 160/0 200 Running $7,765
5 6 #90 Ricky Rudd Mercury Truxmore 155/0 200 Running $6,215
6 15 #72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels 150/0 200 Running $7,215
7 18 #22 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 156/10 200 Running $2,715
8 7 #21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator 147/5 200 Running $2,815
9 4 #15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon/Moore 143/5 199 Running $5,915
10 16 #30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs 134/0 198 Running $4,295
11 23 #40 D.k. Ulrich Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines 130/0 197 Running $3,685
12 39 #3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Crc Chemicals 127/0 196 Running $3,525
13 13 #70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 124/0 196 Running $3,305
14 17 #25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria 121/0 196 Running $4,095
15 1 #47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Race Hill Farm 123/5 195 Running $2,915
16 20 #52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission 115/0 194 Running $2,785
17 24 #64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 112/0 190 Running $2,555
18 25 #24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon 109/0 189 Running $2,370
19 28 #79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 106/0 188 Ignition $2,135
20 19 #05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Bearfinder 103/0 188 Running $1,600
21 36 #34 Steve Peles Chevrolet Peles Racing 100/0 187 Running $1,180
22 21 #67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 97/0 187 Ignition $2,025
23 12 #44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Stratagraph 94/0 184 Running $1,980
24 29 #63 Jocko Maggiacomo Oldsmobile Shaw Motors 91/0 172 Running $1,105
25 33 #09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet J&S Truck Service 88/0 168 Engine Failure $1,080
26 34 #20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile Mars, Inc. 85/0 166 Running $1,055
27 32 #01 Earle Canavan Dodge Green's Auto Parts 82/0 140 Engine Failure $1,030
28 22 #57 Dick May Ford McClure Motors 79/0 103 Engine Failure $1,005
29 3 #2 Dale Earnhardt * Chevrolet Osterlund 81/5 98 Accident $4,680
30 35 #61 Wayne Broome Oldsmobile Norris 73/0 92 Engine Failure $955
31 31 #45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Iron Peddlers 70/0 88 Engine Failure $1,430
32 27 #55 Wayne Watercutter Chevrolet Ward Racing Enterprises PE 48 Accident $905
33 38 #48 James Hylton Chevrolet Palatine Automotive 64/0 40 Broken Valve $1,380
34 11 #12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile Kencoal 61/0 15 Broken Steering $850
35 14 #87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile Fast Lane Ltd. 58/0 9 Clutch $840
36 37 #23 Louis Gatto Chevrolet L&J Automotive 55/0 5 Ignition $820
37 8 #7 Al Holbert Chevrolet Holbert Porsche-Audi 52/0 1 Accident $1,065
38 26 #17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile Kings Inn 49/0 1 Accident $1,310
39 30 #19 Steve Gray Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 46/0 1 Accident $1,305
* Denotes Rookie