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1979 NAPA Riverside 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 15 of 31 Sunday, June 10, 1979 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 95 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (248.900 miles) Time of race: 2:23:58 Average speed: 103.732 mph Pole speed: 113.089 mph Cautions: 2 for 6 laps Margin of victory: 32.9 sec Attendance: 30000 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 1:23.403   113.089   2   Jimmy Insolo 01 Oldsmobile 1:23.499   112.959   3   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 1:23.606   112.814   4   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 1:23.644   112.763   5   Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 1:23.858   112.475   6   Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 1:24.058   112.208   7   Neil Bonnett 21 Mercury 1:24.410   111.740   8   Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 1:24.637   111.440   9   Bill Schmitt 73 Oldsmobile 1:24.777   111.256   10   Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 1:34.905   111.088   11   Jim Robinson 78 Chevrolet 1:25.692   110.068   12   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 1:26.226   109.386   13   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 1:26.703   108.785   14   Buddy Arrington 67 Ford 1:27.003   108.410   15   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 1:27.040   108.363   16   Norm Palmer 93 Dodge 1:27.053   108.347   17   John Borneman 81 Chevrolet 1:27.068   108.329   18   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 1:27.095   108.295   19   Tim Williamson 29 Chevrolet 1:27.198   108.167   20   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 1:27.214   108.147   21   Rick McCray 08 Buick 1:26.828   108.628   22   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 1:27.448   107.858   23   Steve Pfeifer 0 Chevrolet 1:27.465   107.837   24   Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 1:27.612   107.656   25   Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 1:28.152   106.997   26   Hal Callentine 74 Oldsmobile 1:28.321   106.792   27   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 1:28.571   106.490   28   Richard White 22 Chevrolet 1:28.692   106.345   29   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 1:28.796   106.221   30   Joe Ruttman 92 Chevrolet 1:29.824   105.005   31   Dick Kranzler 14 Chevrolet 1:30.795   103.882   32   Dick Whalen 6 Chevrolet 1:31.581   102.990   33   Ed Hale 20 Chevrolet 1:32.287   102.202   34   Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 1:32.908   101.519   35   Robert Tartaglia 57 Chevrolet 1:33.422   100.961   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:   Ron McGee (#03), Glen Ward (#60), Joe Ruttman (#92-DC)