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1979 Busch Nashville 420

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 31
Saturday, July 14, 1979 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
420 laps on a 0.596 mile paved track (250.320 miles)

Time of race: 2:42:51
Average speed: 92.227 mph
Pole speed: 105.43 mph

Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lp 1 sec
Attendance: 17000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard Racing)	Chevrolet	420	14000	running	409	185
2	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	419	8700	running	0	170
3	3	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	417	7200	running	0	165
4	9	27	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	417	3650	running	0	160
5	6	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	406	4280	running	0	155
6	19	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	406	2450	running	0	150
7	17	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	405	2180	running	0	146
8	10	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	404	1930	running	0	142
9	21	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	396	2805	running	0	138
10	20	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	394	1715	running	0	134
11	16	24	Cecil Gordon	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	391	1925	running	0	130
12	18	55	Wayne Watercutter	Ward Racing Enterprises	Chevrolet	390	565	running	0	127
13	26	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	380	1415	running	0	124
14	27	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	374	1285	running	0	121
15	14	14	Sterling Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	341	505	lug bolt	11	123
16	2	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	340	3935	running	0	115
17	23	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	272	1120	engine	0	112
18	24	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price)	Chevrolet	250	1005	crash	0	109
19	7	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Chevrolet	155	640	oil leak	0	106
20	11	19	Steve Spencer	Performance Racing Network (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	151	675	water pump	0	103
21	4	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	150	3115	crash	0	100
22	13	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	142	405	engine	0	97
23	12	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	114	645	overheating	0	94
24	25	98	Ralph Jones	Jones Supply (Ralph Jones)	Ford	92	385	oil leak	0	91
25	8	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	40	625	engine	0	88
26	28	69	Henry Jones	Pro Shoppe (Mike Kempton)	Chevrolet	19	370	engine	0	85
27	15	09	Nelson Oswald	J & S Truck Sales (Nelson Oswald)	Chevrolet	6	365	engine	0	82
28	22	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	5	610	engine	0	79
29	30	58	Dick May	Don Satterfield	Chevrolet	3	355	engine	0	76
30	29	10	Jimmy Hindman	Jimmy Hindman	Ford	2	350	oil leak	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Darrell Waltrip	1	23	23
Sterling Marlin	24	34	11
Darrell Waltrip	35	420	386

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	2905
2	Bobby Allison	2702	-203
3	Richard Petty	2677	-228
4	Cale Yarborough	2670	-235
5	Dale Earnhardt	2507	-398
6	Benny Parsons	2397	-508
7	Joe Millikan	2321	-584
8	J.D. McDuffie	2139	-766
9	Richard Childress	2129	-776
10	Terry Labonte	2097	-808
11	Buddy Arrington	2073	-832
12	James Hylton	2069	-836
13	D.K. Ulrich	2067	-838
14	Buddy Baker	1955	-950
15	Frank Warren	1896	-1009
16	Ricky Rudd	1765	-1140
17	Donnie Allison	1677	-1228
18	Ronnie Thomas	1644	-1261
19	Cecil Gordon	1551	-1354
20	Tommy Gale	1516	-1389
21	Dick Brooks	1407	-1498