| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 06, 1979 | Race 10 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 154.77 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 lap & 50 seconds | Time of Race: 03:13:52 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 30 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $33,750 |
| 2 | 1 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 175/5 | 187 | Running | $25,025 |
| 3 | 4 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 170/5 | 186 | Running | $18,120 |
| 4 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 160/0 | 185 | Running | $13,100 |
| 5 | 9 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Oldsmobile | Appliance Wheels | 155/0 | 185 | Running | $11,900 |
| 6 | 24 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 150/0 | 182 | Running | $7,100 |
| 7 | 30 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 146/0 | 179 | Running | $9,060 |
| 8 | 13 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 142/0 | 179 | Running | $8,265 |
| 9 | 16 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 143/5 | 178 | Running | $7,580 |
| 10 | 19 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 134/0 | 177 | Running | $5,050 |
| 11 | 34 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | 130/0 | 177 | Running | $6,335 |
| 12 | 29 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 127/0 | 176 | Running | $6,005 |
| 13 | 37 | #8 | Ed Negre | Chrysler | Brooks Honda | 124/0 | 176 | Running | $5,635 |
| 14 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 121/0 | 154 | Running | $3,610 |
| 15 | 27 | #48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | Palatine Automotive | 123/5 | 151 | Running | $5,155 |
| 16 | 25 | #22 | Kevin Housby | Chevrolet | Taylor & Martin | 115/0 | 149 | Accident | $3,190 |
| 17 | 3 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 122/10 | 148 | Engine Failure | $10,130 |
| 18 | 11 | #6 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Mitco Fil | 109/0 | 148 | Accident | $2,970 |
| 19 | 31 | #32 | Jimmy Finger | Buick | Vita Fresh | 106/0 | 130 | Engine Failure | $2,860 |
| 20 | 38 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 103/0 | 117 | Engine Failure | $2,750 |
| 21 | 28 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Midwestern Farm Lines | 100/0 | 113 | Running | $3,890 |
| 22 | 32 | #96 | Jerry Jolly | Ford | Cronkite Racing | 97/0 | 99 | Engine Failure | $2,440 |
| 23 | 21 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | 94/0 | 81 | Engine Failure | $5,510 |
| 24 | 17 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 91/0 | 77 | Engine Failure | $3,365 |
| 25 | 39 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 88/0 | 73 | Broken Cam Shaft | $4,050 |
| 26 | 33 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 85/0 | 65 | Engine Failure | $2,720 |
| 27 | 18 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | Truxmore | 82/0 | 38 | Steering | $2,655 |
| 28 | 23 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 79/0 | 37 | Engine Failure | $1,695 |
| 29 | 35 | #61 | Wayne Broome | Oldsmobile | Cranford & Brown | PE | 33 | Head Gasket | $1,640 |
| 30 | 36 | #53 | Keith Davis | Oldsmobile | Davis | 73/0 | 30 | Engine Failure | $1,585 |
| 31 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 70/0 | 30 | Burned Piston | $2,415 |
| 32 | 2 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Spectra | 72/5 | 4 | Accident | $5,800 |
| 33 | 8 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 69/5 | 4 | Accident | $6,670 |
| 34 | 6 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Griffin's Marine | 61/0 | 4 | Accident | $1,435 |
| 35 | 5 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 58/0 | 4 | Accident | $1,980 |
| 36 | 14 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Buick | Osterlund | 55/0 | 4 | Accident | $5,075 |
| 37 | 22 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 52/0 | 4 | Accident | $1,345 |
| 38 | 15 | #12 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Kencoal | 49/0 | 4 | Accident | $1,315 |
| 39 | 20 | #47 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | PE | 4 | Accident | $1,285 |
| 40 | 39 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Riley Racing | PE | 0 | Did Not Start | $1,255 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||