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1979 Winston 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 31
Sunday, May 6, 1979 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:52
Average Speed: 154.77 mph
Pole Speed: 195.644 mph

Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lp 50 sc
Attendance: 80,000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
16	25	22	Kevin Housby	Taylor & Martin (Jack Housby)	Chevrolet	149	3,190	crash	0	115
18	11	6	Connie Saylor	Mitco (G.C. Spencer)	Oldsmobile	148	2,970	crash	0	109
32	2	28	Buddy Baker	Spectra (Harry Ranier)	Oldsmobile	4	5,800	crash	1	72
33	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	4	6,670	crash	1	69
34	5	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	4	2,010	crash	0	61
35	6	27	Benny Parsons	Griffin Marine (M.C. Anderson)	Oldsmobile	4	1,405	crash	0	58
36	14	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Buick	4	5,075	crash	0	55
37	22	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Oldsmobile	4	1,345	crash	0	52
38	15	12	Lennie Pond	Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers)	Oldsmobile	4	1,315	crash	0	49
39	20	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Oldsmobile	4	1,285	crash	0
40	40	46	Travis Tiller	Ring Enterprises (Travis Tiller)	Dodge	0	1,255	did not start	0
17	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	148	10,130	engine	122	122
19	31	32	Jimmy Finger	Vita Fresh Oriange Juice (Don Bierschwale)	Buick	130	2,860	engine	0	106
20	38	19	Dick May	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	117	2,750	engine	0	103
22	32	96	Jerry Jolly	Will Cronkrite	Ford	99	2,440	engine	0	97
23	21	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Oldsmobile	81	5,510	engine	0	94
24	17	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	77	3,365	engine	0	91
25	39	25	Ronnie Thomas	1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson)	Buick	73	4,050	engine	0	88
26	33	45	Baxter Price	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	65	2,720	engine	0	85
28	23	39	Blackie Wangerin	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury	37	1,695	engine	0	79
29	35	61	Wayne Broome	Crawford & Brown (Jim Norris)	Oldsmobile	33	1,185	engine	0
30	36	53	Keith Davis	Keith Davis	Oldsmobile	30	1,585	engine	0	73
31	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	30	2,415	engine	0	70
1	12	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	188	33,750	running	58	180
2	1	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Oldsmobile	187	25,025	running	1	175
3	4	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	186	18,120	running	2	170
4	7	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	185	13,100	running	0	160
5	9	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Oldsmobile	185	11,900	running	0	155
6	24	9	Bill Elliott	Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott)	Mercury	182	7,100	running	0	150
7	30	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	179	9,060	running	0	146
8	13	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	179	8,265	running	0	142
9	16	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Buick	178	7,580	running	1	143
10	19	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	177	5,050	running	0	134
11	34	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon-Barnicle (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	177	6,335	running	0	130
12	29	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	176	6,005	running	0	127
13	37	8	Ed Negre	Brooks Honda Sales (Ed Negre)	Chrysler	176	5,635	running	0	124
14	10	71	Dave Marcis	Shoney's (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	154	3,610	running	0	121
15	27	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	151	5,155	running	2	123
21	28	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	113	3,890	running	0	100
27	18	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	38	2,655	steering	0	82

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Darrell Waltrip	1	1	1
Cale Yarborough	2	2	1
Buddy Baker	3	3	1
Neil Bonnett	4	13	10
Terry Labonte	14	14	1
Buddy Arrington	15	16	2
James Hylton	17	18	2
Bobby Allison	19	22	4
Neil Bonnett	23	25	3
Bobby Allison	26	26	1
Neil Bonnett	27	71	45
Bobby Allison	72	72	1
Neil Bonnett	73	79	7
Bobby Allison	80	80	1
Neil Bonnett	81	98	18
Bobby Allison	99	100	2
Neil Bonnett	101	124	24
Bobby Allison	125	128	4
Neil Bonnett	129	129	1
Bobby Allison	130	134	5
Neil Bonnett	135	148	14
Bobby Allison	149	188	40

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	1662
2	Bobby Allison	1581	-81
3	Richard Petty	1459	-203
4	Joe Millikan	1397	-265
5	Cale Yarborough	1377	-285
6	Donnie Allison	1318	-344
7	Benny Parsons	1302	-360
8	Dale Earnhardt	1271	-391
9	D.K. Ulrich	1231	-431
10	Richard Childress	1181	-481
11	James Hylton	1172	-490
12	Buddy Baker	1162	-500
13	Terry Labonte	1142	-520
14	Frank Warren	1129	-533
15	Buddy Arrington	1103	-559
16	Dave Marcis	1099	-563
17	J.D. McDuffie	1096	-566
18	Dick Brooks	1035	-627
19	Ricky Rudd	1010	-652
20	Cecil Gordon	927	-735

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