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1979 Daytona 500 qualifying results Qualifying Race #1 Qualifying Race #2 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 31 Sunday, February 18, 1979 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:28:22 Average speed: 143.977 mph Pole speed: 196.049 mph Cautions: 7 for 57 laps Margin of victory: 1 cl Attendance: 120000 Lead changes: 36 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Buddy Baker 28 Oldsmobile 45.907   196.049   2   Donnie Allison 1 Oldsmobile 46.180   194.889   3   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 46.315   194.321   4   Darrell Waltrip 88 Oldsmobile 46.533   193.411   5   Benny Parsons 27 Oldsmobile 46.891   191.934   6   A.J. Foyt 51 Oldsmobile 46.885   191.959   7   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 47.950   187.696   8   Dick Brooks 05 Oldsmobile 47.549   189.278   9   David Pearson 21 Mercury 47.263   190.424   10   Dale Earnhardt 2 Buick 47.300   190.275   11   Ricky Rudd 90 Mercury 47.609   189.039   12   Dave Marcis 02 Chevrolet 47.734   188.544   13   Richard Petty 43 Oldsmobile 47.053   191.273   14   Harry Gant 12 Oldsmobile 48.154   186.900   15   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 46.844   192.127   16   Geoffrey Bodine 47 Oldsmobile 47.258   190.443   17   Bruce Hill 50 Oldsmobile 47.252   190.468   18   Skip Manning 17 Oldsmobile 48.115   187.051   19   Terry Labonte 44 Buick 47.539   189.318   20   Neil Bonnett 5 Oldsmobile 48.546   185.391   21   Grant Adcox 41 Chevrolet 47.852   188.079   22   John Utsman 00 Chevrolet 49.106   183.277   23   Paul Fess 82 Oldsmobile 48.327   186.231   24   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 47.086   191.140   25   Dave Watson 37 Chevrolet 48.180   186.800   26   Ralph Jones 98 Ford 49.635   181.323   27   Gary Balough 87 Oldsmobile 48.103   187.099   28   Chuck Bown 68 Buick 47.558   189.243   29   J.D. McDuffie 70 Oldsmobile 47.536   189.330   30   Bobby Wawak 74 Oldsmobile 48.377   186.038   31   Richard Childress 3 Oldsmobile 46.756   192.489   32   Joe Millikan 72 Oldsmobile 46.825   192.205   33   Tighe Scott 30 Buick 47.011   191.445   34   Butch Mock 75 Buick 47.611   189.031   35   Bobby Fisher 40 Buick 47.693   188.706   36   Blackie Wangerin 39 Mercury 47.815   188.225   37   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 47.817   188.218   38   Bill Dennis 19 Chevrolet 47.925   187.793   39   Jim Vandiver 89 Oldsmobile 47.958   187.664   40   Lennie Pond 54 Oldsmobile 48.019   187.425   41   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 48.378   186.034   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:   Tommy Gale (#64), Claude Ballot-Lena (#6), Jimmy Means (#52), Morgan Shepherd (#84), Bill Green (#49), Ferrel Harris (#45), Jerry Jolly (#96), Cecil Gordon (#24), Bobby Ligarski (#10), Dick May (#57), James Hylton (#48), John Rezek (#31), Roger Hamby (#0), Connie Saylor (#49), Nestor Peles (#34), Woody Fisher (#75), Jim Hurtubise (#04), Bill Elliott (#9), Bobby Fisher (#40-DC), Bruce Jacobi (#87-DC), Travis Tiller (#46-WD), Freddy Fryar, Ralph Jones (#97-WD), Richard Ulbricht (#95-WD), Don Satterfield (#87-WD), Mike Kempton (#69-WD), John Kennedy (#65-WD), Jocko Maggiacomo (#63-WD), Joe Mihalic (#61-WD), Sandy Satullo (#38-WD), Bill Hollar (#29-WD), Lennie Pond (#22-WD), Joe Frasson (#18-WD), Ed Negre (#8-WD), Gary Myers (#4-WD), Nelson Oswald (#09-WD), Earle Canavan (#01-WD)