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1979 Winston Western 500 qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 31 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 Cup results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   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), Jim Robinson (#78), Robert Tartaglia (#57), John Borneman (#81-DC)