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1979 Coca-Cola 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 19 of 31
Monday, July 30, 1979 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:20:24
Average Speed: 115.207 mph
Pole Speed: 148.711 mph

Cautions: 7 for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 40,000
Lead changes: 56

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
15	1	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	195	2,915	running	1	123
1	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	200	21,465	running	61	180
29	3	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	98	4,680	crash	43	81
9	4	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	199	5,915	running	1	143
4	5	27	Benny Parsons	Harrisburg East Mall (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	200	7,765	running	0	160
5	6	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	200	6,215	running	0	155
8	7	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	200	2,815	running	8	147
37	8	7	Al Holbert	Holbert Porsche-Audi (Al Holbert)	Chevrolet	1	1,065	crash	0	52
3	9	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N. (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	200	8,490	running	7	170
2	10	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	200	15,465	running	17	175
34	11	12	Lennie Pond	Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers)	Oldsmobile	15	850	steering	0	61
23	12	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	184	1,980	running	0	94
13	13	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	196	3,305	running	0	124
35	14	87	Gary Balough	Fast Lane Ltd. (Billie Harvey)	Oldsmobile	9	840	clutch	0	58
6	15	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	200	7,215	running	0	150
10	16	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	198	4,295	running	0	134
14	17	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	196	4,095	running	0	121
7	18	22	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (Al Rudd)	Chevrolet	200	2,715	running	62	156
20	19	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Chevrolet	188	1,600	running	0	103
16	20	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	194	2,785	running	0	115
22	21	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	187	2,025	ignition	0	97
28	22	57	Dick May	McClure Motors (Alfred McClure)	Ford	103	1,005	engine	0	79
11	23	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	197	3,685	running	0	130
17	24	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	190	2,555	running	0	112
18	25	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	189	2,370	running	0	109
38	26	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	1	1,310	crash	0	49
32	27	55	Wayne Watercutter	Ward Racing Enterprises	Chevrolet	48	905	crash	0
19	28	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	188	2,135	ignition	0	106
24	29	63	Jocko Maggiacomo	Shaw Motors (Jocko Maggiacomo)	Oldsmobile	172	1,105	running	0	91
39	30	19	Steve Gray	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	1	1,305	crash	0	46
31	31	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price)	Chevrolet	88	1,430	engine	0	70
27	32	01	Earle Canavan	Green's Auto Parts (Earle Canavan)	Dodge	140	1,030	engine	0	82
25	33	09	Nelson Oswald	J & S Truck Service (Nelson Oswald)	Chevrolet	168	1,080	engine	0	88
26	34	20	Rick Newsom	MARS (Rick Newsom)	Oldsmobile	166	1,055	running	0	85
30	35	61	Wayne Broome	Jim Norris	Oldsmobile	92	955	engine	0	73
21	36	34	Steve Peles	Steve Peles	Chevrolet	187	1,180	running	0	100
36	37	23	Louis Gatto	L & J Automotive	Chevrolet	5	820	ignition	0	55
33	38	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	40	1,380	engine	0	64
12	39	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	196	3,525	running	0	127

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Cale Yarborough	1	1	1
Dale Earnhardt	2	14	13
Darrell Waltrip	15	16	2
Dale Earnhardt	17	18	2
Darrell Waltrip	19	19	1
Dale Earnhardt	20	20	1
Darrell Waltrip	21	22	2
Dale Earnhardt	23	44	22
Cale Yarborough	45	45	1
Bobby Allison	46	46	1
Dale Earnhardt	47	48	2
Cale Yarborough	49	56	8
Dale Earnhardt	57	58	2
Cale Yarborough	59	59	1
Darrell Waltrip	60	60	1
Cale Yarborough	61	64	4
Richard Petty	65	66	2
Darrell Waltrip	67	70	4
Cale Yarborough	71	71	1
Darrell Waltrip	72	75	4
Cale Yarborough	76	78	3
Darrell Waltrip	79	83	5
Cale Yarborough	84	84	1
Dale Earnhardt	85	85	1
Richard Petty	86	88	3
Buddy Baker	89	90	2
Cale Yarborough	91	91	1
Darrell Waltrip	92	92	1
Cale Yarborough	93	100	8
Buddy Baker	101	101	1
Richard Petty	102	110	9
Cale Yarborough	111	116	6
Richard Petty	117	117	1
Harry Gant	118	118	1
Darrell Waltrip	119	119	1
Neil Bonnett	120	127	8
Cale Yarborough	128	130	3
Buddy Baker	131	138	8
Cale Yarborough	139	144	6
Darrell Waltrip	145	146	2
Richard Petty	147	147	1
Darrell Waltrip	148	150	3
Buddy Baker	151	151	1
Cale Yarborough	152	152	1
Buddy Baker	153	154	2
Darrell Waltrip	155	157	3
Cale Yarborough	158	158	1
Buddy Baker	159	159	1
Darrell Waltrip	160	168	9
Cale Yarborough	169	170	2
Darrell Waltrip	171	174	4
Cale Yarborough	175	175	1
Darrell Waltrip	176	187	12
Cale Yarborough	188	188	1
Richard Petty	189	189	1
Cale Yarborough	190	200	11

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	3061
2	Richard Petty	2852	-209
3	Cale Yarborough	2850	-211
4	Bobby Allison	2845	-216
5	Dale Earnhardt	2588	-473
6	Benny Parsons	2557	-504
7	Joe Millikan	2471	-590
8	J.D. McDuffie	2263	-798
9	Richard Childress	2256	-805
10	D.K. Ulrich	2197	-864
11	Terry Labonte	2191	-870
12	Buddy Arrington	2170	-891
13	James Hylton	2133	-928
14	Buddy Baker	2125	-936
15	Frank Warren	2002	-1059
16	Ricky Rudd	1920	-1141
17	Ronnie Thomas	1765	-1296
18	Donnie Allison	1677	-1384
19	Cecil Gordon	1660	-1401
20	Tommy Gale	1628	-1433

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