Home | Drivers | Owners | Tracks | Sprint Cup | Nationwide | CWTS | KNPSW | KNPSE | IndyCar | ARCA | F1 | Grand-Am | Random
Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
    Race Results     Qualifying Results   Loop Data Stats   Pit Stops
  Comments (3)   Video Links (0)     Crew Chiefs  

1979 American 500 qualifying results


Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track

NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 31
Sunday, October 21, 1979 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:37:04
Average Speed: 108.356 mph
Pole Speed: 141.315 mph 		Cautions: 12 for 82 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.17 sec
Attendance: 45,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings



Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
Results not available.

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify:   not available