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1979 Winston Western 500 qualifying results


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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 1 of 16
Combination race with Winston Cup drivers
An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn External page

Sunday, January 14, 1979 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles)

Time of race: 2:53:30
Average speed: 107.82 mph
Pole speed: 113.659 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 3.27 sec
Attendance: 68000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed
Results not available.

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Gary Matthews (#51), Ed Hale (#20), Steve Pfeifer (#0), John Krebs (#91), Rick McCray (#08)