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1979 Atlanta 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 31 Sunday, March 18, 1979 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:41:47 Average speed: 135.136 mph Pole speed: 165.951 mph Cautions: 5 for 42 laps Margin of victory: 18 sec Attendance: 62000 Lead changes: 29 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Buddy Baker 28 Oldsmobile 33.017   165.951   2   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 33.226   164.907   3   Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 33.374   164.176   4   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 33.426   163.920   5   David Pearson 21 Mercury 33.501   163.553   6   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 33.654   162.810   7   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 33.659   162.786   8   Ricky Rudd 90 Mercury 33.674   162.713   9   Chuck Bown 68 Buick 33.995   161.177   10   Bill Elliott 9 Mercury 34.012   161.096   11   Richard Petty 43 Oldsmobile 34.089   160.732   12   Dick Brooks 05 Oldsmobile 34.124   160.567   13   Joe Millikan 72 Oldsmobile 34.424   163.930   14   Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 33.432   163.891   15   Dave Marcis 02 Chevrolet 33.510   163.509   16   Bruce Hill 50 Oldsmobile 33.657   162.795   17   Dale Earnhardt 2 Buick 33.708   162.549   18   Dave Watson 37 Chevrolet 33.710   162.539   19   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 33.770   162.251   20   Blackie Wangerin 39 Mercury 33.771   162.246   21   Geoffrey Bodine 47 Oldsmobile 33.798   162.116   22   James Hylton 48 Oldsmobile 33.803   162.092   23   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 33.857   161.834   24   D.K. Ulrich 40 Buick 33.879   161.729   25   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 34.221   160.112   26   Richard Childress 3 Oldsmobile 34.330   159.604   27   Dick May 19 Chevrolet 34.412   159.224   28   Tighe Scott 30 Buick 34.497   158.831   29   Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 34.706   157.875   30   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 34.747   157.688   31   Ralph Jones 98 Ford 33.934   161.466   32   J.D. McDuffie 70 Oldsmobile 33.966   161.314   33   John Kennedy 0 Chevrolet 34.134   160.520   34   Grant Adcox 41 Chevrolet 34.461   158.997   35   Claude Ballot-Lena 6 Oldsmobile 34.501   158.813   36   Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 34.559   158.546   37   Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 34.917   156.921   38   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 34.923   156.894   39   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 35.228   155.491   40   Keith Davis 53 Chevrolet 35.267   155.363   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:   not available