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1979 Capital City 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 31 Sunday, September 9, 1979 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.542 mile paved track (216.800 miles) Time of race: 2:41:23 Average speed: 80.604 mph Pole speed: 92.605 mph Cautions: 2 for 20 laps Margin of victory: 11 sec Attendance: 20000 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 21.070   92.606   2   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 21.156   92.230   3   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 21.189   92.086   4   Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 21.260   91.778   5   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 21.314   91.546   6   Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 21.361   91.345   7   Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 21.398   91.212   8   Harry Gant 47 Chevrolet 21.412   91.127   9   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 21.413   91.123   10   Ricky Rudd 90 Ford 21.477   90.851   11   Lennie Pond 19 Chevrolet 21.303   91.593   12   Bill Elliott 17 Chevrolet 21.513   90.699   13   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 21.515   90.691   14   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 21.554   90.527   15   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 21.712   89.868   16   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 21.734   89.777   17   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 21.816   89.439   18   Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 21.822   89.415   19   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 21.912   89.048   20   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 22.142   88.123   21   Earle Canavan 01 Dodge 22.249   87.699   22   Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 22.372   87.219   23   Bill Elswick 75 Oldsmobile 22.582   86.406   24   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 22.627   86.234   25   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 22.734   85.828   26   Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 22.891   85.239   27   Don Satterfield 87 Chevrolet 28   Richard Ulbricht 95 Oldsmobile 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:   Don Satterfield (#87), Richard Ulbricht (#95)