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1979 Talladega 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 31
Sunday, August 5, 1979 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:06:06
Average Speed: 161.229 mph
Pole Speed: 193.6 mph

Cautions: 5 for 28 laps
Margin of Victory: 62 sec
Attendance: 80,000
Lead changes: 34

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
11	24	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Oldsmobile	177	4,560	running	0	130
30	23	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	83	1,515	engine	0	73
24	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	138	8,015	engine	14	96
35	16	12	Jack Ingram	Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers)	Oldsmobile	70	1,250	clutch	0	58
29	33	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	87	1,590	engine	0	76
28	19	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	90	5,365	engine	0	79
14	38	19	Bob Burcham	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	172	4,480	running	0	121
2	2	2	David Pearson	Rod Osterlund	Oldsmobile	188	20,925	running	17	175
15	34	20	Rick Newsom	MARS (Rick Newsom)	Oldsmobile	172	2,565	running	0	118
34	1	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	71	6,025	engine	40	66
40	41	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	40	1,550	engine	0	43
22	32	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Buick	143	3,965	engine	0	97
21	12	27	Benny Parsons	Griffin Marine (M.C. Anderson)	Oldsmobile	146	3,400	engine	5	105
39	4	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N. (Harry Ranier)	Oldsmobile	41	1,750	engine	0	46
10	20	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	179	5,520	running	0	134
6	3	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	186	8,000	running	0	150
32	40	36	Marty Robbins	Marty Robbins	Dodge	75	1,325	engine	0	67
37	29	39	Blackie Wangerin	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury	50	1,350	oil pressure	0	52
27	35	40	D.K. Ulrich	D.K. Ulrich	Buick	92	2,600	engine	0	82
19	7	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby (Herb Adcox)	Oldsmobile	162	2,515	running	5	111
9	18	42	Kyle Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	181	3,315	running	0	138
4	13	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	186	11,475	running	4	165
33	15	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Buick	75	2,300	engine	0	64
26	36	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price)	Oldsmobile	95	2,620	engine	0	85
7	21	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Oldsmobile	184	4,815	running	0	146
20	30	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	159	3,510	running	0	103
16	10	50	Bruce Hill	Global Heat Exchanger (Walter Ballard)	Oldsmobile	171	2,465	engine	0	115
13	37	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	175	4,740	running	0	124
36	27	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	58	1,725	engine	0	55
8	6	67	Buddy Arrington	Rossmeyer (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	181	5,960	running	0	142
38	17	7	Al Holbert	Holbert Porsche-Audi (Al Holbert)	Oldsmobile	47	1,175	engine	0
18	31	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	163	3,920	running	0	109
31	14	71	Dave Marcis	Shoney's (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	83	1,350	timing chain	0	70
25	26	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Oldsmobile	120	6,615	engine	1	93
17	39	73	Steve Moore	Gilbert Moore (Gilbert Moore)	Chevrolet	170	2,415	running	0	112
5	25	77	Jody Ridley	Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	186	6,025	running	0	155
23	9	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	142	2,830	running	0	94
41	28	87	Dick May	Fast Lane Ltd. (Billie Harvey)	Oldsmobile	0	1,050	oil pressure	0
1	8	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Oldsmobile	188	32,325	running	102	185
12	22	9	Bill Elliott	Yandle / Thermol King (George Elliott)	Mercury	176	2,865	running	0	127
3	11	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	186	13,920	running	0	165

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	1	1
Neil Bonnett	2	4	3
Darrell Waltrip	5	5	1
Neil Bonnett	6	8	3
Cale Yarborough	9	9	1
Neil Bonnett	10	15	6
Cale Yarborough	16	16	1
Neil Bonnett	17	21	5
Richard Petty	22	25	4
Cale Yarborough	26	28	3
Neil Bonnett	29	29	1
Cale Yarborough	30	30	1
Neil Bonnett	31	51	21
Cale Yarborough	52	52	1
Darrell Waltrip	53	58	6
David Pearson	59	62	4
Neil Bonnett	63	63	1
Grant Adcox	64	67	4
David Pearson	68	73	6
Darrell Waltrip	74	81	8
David Pearson	82	83	2
Cale Yarborough	84	84	1
David Pearson	85	85	1
Cale Yarborough	86	86	1
Darrell Waltrip	87	90	4
Cale Yarborough	91	94	4
Benny Parsons	95	99	5
Joe Millikan	100	100	1
Darrell Waltrip	101	108	8
Cale Yarborough	109	109	1
Darrell Waltrip	110	129	20
Grant Adcox	130	130	1
David Pearson	131	133	3
Darrell Waltrip	134	188	55

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	3246
2	Richard Petty	3017	-229
3	Cale Yarborough	2946	-300
4	Bobby Allison	2924	-322
5	Benny Parsons	2662	-584
6	Dale Earnhardt	2588	-658
7	Joe Millikan	2564	-682
8	Richard Childress	2390	-856
9	J.D. McDuffie	2372	-874
10	Buddy Arrington	2312	-934
11	D.K. Ulrich	2279	-967
12	Terry Labonte	2255	-991
13	James Hylton	2236	-1010
14	Buddy Baker	2171	-1075
15	Frank Warren	2096	-1150
16	Ricky Rudd	2085	-1161
17	Ronnie Thomas	1862	-1384
18	Donnie Allison	1750	-1496
19	Cecil Gordon	1703	-1543
20	Tommy Gale	1683	-1563

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