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1979 CRC Chemicals 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 31
Sunday, September 16, 1979 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:22:19
Average Speed: 114.366 mph
Pole Speed: 135.726 mph

Cautions: 11 for 49 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.5 cl
Attendance: 34,000
Lead changes: 27

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
6	6	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	496	6,000	running	0	150
2	7	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	500	11,350	running	73	175
11	13	08	John Anderson	Russ Draime	Chevrolet	486	1,600	running	0	130
32	26	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	132	1,030	coil	0	67
4	10	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N. (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	499	4,700	running	1	165
21	5	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	456	1,650	running	37	105
26	17	05	Dick Brooks	Nelson Malloch	Chevrolet	362	650	overheating	0	85
33	28	01	Earle Canavan	Python (Earle Canavan)	Dodge	52	520	oil leak	0	64
13	18	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	477	3,195	running	0	124
9	1	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	495	7,000	running	46	143
15	23	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	473	2,865	running	0	118
28	3	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	351	1,100	transmission	0	79
20	31	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	463	2,000	running	0	103
36	34	13	Jeff Halverson	Jeff Halverson	Chevrolet	1	490	crash	0	55
17	25	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	471	2,495	running	0	112
30	33	99	Bill Hollar	Hollar Auto Parts (Bill Hollar)	Chevrolet	173	550	engine	0	73
14	21	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	476	3,060	running	0	121
25	11	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	373	1,525	crash	0	88
7	15	71	Dave Marcis	Shoney's (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	496	2,000	running	0	146
34	36	58	Dick May	Don Satterfield	Oldsmobile	11	510	handling	0	61
27	20	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	358	1,125	engine	0	82
16	30	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	472	2,680	running	0	115
5	9	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	499	7,500	running	0	155
35	35	20	Rick Newsom	MARS (Rick Newsom)	Oldsmobile	1	500	crash	0	58
22	8	27	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	454	1,665	running	6	102
19	29	34	Nestor Peles	Steve Peles	Chevrolet	465	1,000	running	0	106
1	4	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	500	21,650	running	110	180
23	19	19	Lennie Pond	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	451	1,605	running	0	94
31	32	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price)	Chevrolet	156	1,040	running	0	70
8	14	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	496	4,400	running	0	142
10	16	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	487	4,050	running	0	134
24	22	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	437	2,570	running	0	91
12	24	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	480	3,480	running	0	127
29	2	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	307	4,475	running	0	76
18	27	79	Frank Warren	Kruger Trailers (Frank Warren)	Dodge	467	2,310	running	0	109
3	12	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	500	11,250	running	227	175

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt	1	36	36
Richard Petty	37	58	22
Buddy Baker	59	59	1
Benny Parsons	60	65	6
Dale Earnhardt	66	75	10
Cale Yarborough	76	187	112
Richard Petty	188	209	22
Cale Yarborough	210	211	2
Donnie Allison	212	213	2
Cale Yarborough	214	218	5
Richard Petty	219	259	41
Donnie Allison	260	265	6
Richard Petty	266	269	4
Cale Yarborough	270	272	3
Neil Bonnett	273	283	11
Cale Yarborough	284	292	9
Richard Petty	293	295	3
Cale Yarborough	296	325	30
Neil Bonnett	326	326	1
Cale Yarborough	327	375	49
Neil Bonnett	376	377	2
Richard Petty	378	378	1
Neil Bonnett	379	401	23
Donnie Allison	402	466	65
Cale Yarborough	467	482	16
Richard Petty	483	483	1
Cale Yarborough	484	484	1
Richard Petty	485	500	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	3923
2	Richard Petty	3840	-83
3	Bobby Allison	3667	-256
4	Cale Yarborough	3654	-269
5	Benny Parsons	3396	-527
6	Joe Millikan	3276	-647
7	Richard Childress	2972	-951
8	J.D. McDuffie	2907	-1016
9	Dale Earnhardt	2896	-1027
10	D.K. Ulrich	2863	-1060
11	Terry Labonte	2852	-1071
12	Buddy Arrington	2848	-1075
13	Ricky Rudd	2823	-1100
14	James Hylton	2757	-1166
15	Buddy Baker	2681	-1242
16	Frank Warren	2614	-1309
17	Ronnie Thomas	2311	-1612
18	Tommy Gale	2231	-1692
19	Cecil Gordon	2206	-1717
20	Jimmy Means	2153	-1770

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