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1979 Carolina 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 31 Sunday, March 4, 1979 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:06:30 Average speed: 122.727 mph Pole speed: 136.79 mph Cautions: 7 for 39 laps Margin of victory: 52 sec Attendance: 40000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 15   Bobby Allison Hodgdon / Moore   (Bud Moore) Ford 492 21555 running 311 185 2 11 72   Joe Millikan Hayes Jewelers   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 491 15670 running 50 175 3 17 05   Dick Brooks Bearfinder   (Nelson Malloch) Oldsmobile 487 8220 running 0 165 4 13 30   Tighe Scott Russ Togs   (Walter Ballard) Buick 485 7520 running 0 160 5 19 3   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 484 6320 running 0 155 6 27 40   D.K. Ulrich Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich) Buick 476 5150 running 0 150 7 20 48   James Hylton Palatine Automotive Parts   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 473 4540 running 0 146 8 15 37   Dave Watson Ams Oil   (Phil Howard) Chevrolet 471 2570 running 0 142 9 30 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 468 4080 running 0 138 10 14 27   Benny Parsons Russell Bennett   (M.C. Anderson) Chevrolet 462 2270 running 3 139 11 29 24   Cecil Gordon Gordon-Barnicle   (Cecil Gordon) Oldsmobile 462 3560 running 0 130 12 5 2   Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Chevrolet 460 3250 running 0 127 13 31 64   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 459 2970 running 0 124 14 35 45   Baxter Price Baxter Price Chevrolet 450 2730 running 0 121 15 16 44   Terry Labonte Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan) Buick 432 2545 running 0 118 16 18 02   Dave Marcis Shoney's   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 431 1295 rear end 0 115 17 8 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 416 5570 running 0 112 18 3 11   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson) Oldsmobile 413 7570 running 9 114 19 26 67   Buddy Arrington Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 361 1860 engine 0 106 20 28 19   Dick May Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 353 1780 transmission 0 103 21 24 17   Roger Hamby Roger Hamby Chevrolet 294 1640 crash 0 100 22 23 47   Geoffrey Bodine Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe) Oldsmobile 278 750 rear end 0   23 9 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 249 1225 engine 119 99 24 21 52   Jimmy Means Mr. Transmission   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 131 1550 rear axle 0 91 25 12 70   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 123 1175 crash 0 88 26 25 12   Harry Gant Kencoal Mining   (Kennie Childers) Chevrolet 111 650 crash 0 85 27 32 87   Slick Johnson Satterfield Heating   (Don Satterfield) Chevrolet 37 625 engine 0 82 28 34 09   Nelson Oswald Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 23 600 flagged 0 79 29 22 25   Ronnie Thomas Robertson-Thomas   (Don Robertson) Chevrolet 13 2075 steering 0 76 30 2 1   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 9 4550 crash 0 73 31 4 28   Buddy Baker Spectra   (Harry Ranier) Chevrolet 9 4245 crash 0 70 32 7 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 9 4460 crash 0 67 33 10 5   Neil Bonnett Tek-Tor   (Hoss Ellington) Oldsmobile 9 1035 crash 0   34 6 90   Ricky Rudd Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 9 1030 crash 0 61 35 33 29   Bill Hollar Hollar Auto Parts   (Bill Hollar) Chevrolet 1 525 ignition 0 58

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 10 10     11 25 15   #88,11,28,43,5,2 accident turns 3/4   26 106 81     107 110 4   #47 lost wheel   111 113 3     114 117 4   #12 accident   118 125 8     126 130 5   #70 spun turn 4   131 136 6     137 140 4   #44 accident turn 3   141 152 12     153 155 3   #17 spun turn 3   156 379 224     380 382 3   #17 spun turn 1   383 492 110       Percent of race run under caution: 7.7%             Average green flag run: 56.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Cale Yarborough 1 9 9   Bobby Allison 10 22 13   David Pearson 23 95 73   Bobby Allison 96 120 25   David Pearson 121 127 7   Bobby Allison 128 139 12   David Pearson 140 153 14   Joe Millikan 154 203 50   David Pearson 204 226 23   Bobby Allison 227 242 16   David Pearson 243 244 2   Benny Parsons 245 247 3   Bobby Allison 248 492 245 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Darrell Waltrip 472     2   Cale Yarborough 444   -28   3   Bobby Allison 431   -41   4   Donnie Allison 398   -74   5   D.K. Ulrich 395   -77   6   Richard Childress 385   -87   7   Joe Millikan 380   -92   8   Dale Earnhardt 374   -98   9   Frank Warren 354   -118   10   Buddy Arrington 342   -130   11   Benny Parsons 338   -134   12   David Pearson 326   -146   13   Richard Petty 314   -158   14   Dick Brooks 311   -161   15   Tighe Scott 310   -162   16   Dave Marcis 297   -175   17   Terry Labonte 291   -181   18   J.D. McDuffie 288   -184   19   Harry Gant 283   -189   20   James Hylton 276   -196   21   Buddy Baker 264   -208