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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 15 of 16
Combination race with Winston Cup drivers
An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn External page

Sunday, November 18, 1979 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:45:52
Average speed: 132.822 mph
Pole speed: 154.902 mph
Cautions: 6 for 26 laps
Margin of victory: .42 sec
Attendance: 56153
Lead changes: 35

Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1979 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 227   Benny Parsons   (Cup)M.C. AndersonChevrolet20027050running560
2 315   Bobby Allison   (Cup)Hodgdon / Moore   (Bud Moore)Ford20017350running170
3 111   Cale Yarborough   (Cup)Busch   (Junior Johnson)Oldsmobile20018000running550
4 428   Buddy Baker   (Cup)W.I.N.   (Harry Ranier)Chevrolet2007000running390
5 543   Richard Petty   (Cup)STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet2009025running60
6 721   Neil Bonnett   (Cup)Purolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury2004600running00
71305   Dick Brooks   (Cup)Nelson MallochChevrolet2003900running160
81088   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup)Gatorade   (DiGard)Chevrolet1997550running20
9 62   Dale Earnhardt   (Cup)Rod OsterlundChevrolet1997500running80
10 890   Ricky Rudd   (Cup)Truxmore Industries   (Junie Donlavey)Mercury1995860running10
11 91   Donnie Allison   (Cup)Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet1992600running00
121172   Joe Millikan   (Cup)Appliance Wheels   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet1996075running00
132144   Terry Labonte   (Cup)Technicraft   (Billy Hagan)Oldsmobile1964450running00
142642   Kyle Petty   (Cup)STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet1962050running00
151750   Bruce Hill   (Cup)Global Heat Exchanger   (Walter Ballard)Oldsmobile1961975running00
16233   Richard Childress   (Cup)CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet1953880running00
172871   Dave Marcis   (Cup)Shoney's   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet1951800running00
181573   Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee   (Jim Schmitt)Oldsmobile1943020running060
192567   Buddy Arrington   (Cup)Switzer Construction   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge1943410running00
201947   Harry Gant   (Cup)Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe)Chevrolet1931750water pump00
213045   Roy Smith Iron Peddlers   (Baxter Price)Oldsmobile1932690running049
223310   Tim Williamson ThermaSol   (Charles Williamson)Chevrolet1912505running048
232974   Hal Callentine Cal-Four   (Hal Callentine)Oldsmobile1911475running047
243124   Cecil Gordon   (Cup)Reliable RV   (Cecil Gordon)Oldsmobile1902795running00
253479   Frank Warren   (Cup)Golden Bear   (Frank Warren)Dodge1862635running00
262748   James Hylton   (Cup)Palatine Automotive Parts   (James Hylton)Chevrolet1532425brakes00
271825   Ronnie Thomas   (Cup)Stone's Cafeteria   (Don Robertson)Chevrolet1473165engine00
281618   Randy Ogden   (Cup)Econ-Car   (Jack Ogden)Chevrolet1351225engine00
291212   Buck Simmons Kencoal Mining   (Kennie Childers)Chevrolet1231175transmission046
303722   Richard White Boulevard Automotive   (Mike White)Chevrolet1211480running045
312070   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup)Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet1041920engine00
323578   Jim Robinson San-Val Supply   (A.J. Kurten)Chevrolet1041350ignition044
332240   D.K. Ulrich   (Cup)Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich)Chevrolet571450engine00
343664   Tommy Gale   (Cup)Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford491400engine00
352431   John Rezek   (Cup)Curtis PayneBuick38850crash00
361401   Jimmy Insolo Allstate Building Materials   (Gerald Craker)Oldsmobile361825engine043
373219   Vince Giamformaggio   (Cup)Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet26825engine00

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Dick Whalen6Whelen Service StationDick WhalenChevrolet
Dick Kranzler14Parnelli Jones EnterprisesDick KranzlerChevrolet
Hershel McGriff29Tropical Rent-a-CarDick MidgleyChevrolet
John Krebs91
Norm Palmer93Palmer RacingNorm PalmerDodge

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
177  
8114   #40,31 accident turn 2 
124029  
41466   #31,88 spun turn 3 
47504  
51555   #64 engine 
56638   #19 spun turn 3 
6415289  
1531586   #25 engine 
15918426  
1851917   #48 stalled turn 4 
1922009  
  Percent of race run under caution: 18.0%             Average green flag run: 27.3 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Benny Parsons111
  Buddy Baker254
  Richard Petty661
  Buddy Baker782
  Darrell Waltrip9102
  Dick Brooks112414
  Buddy Baker253410
  Benny Parsons35373
  Bobby Allison38425
  Benny Parsons435210
  Ricky Rudd53531
  Bobby Allison54552
  Dale Earnhardt56638
  Richard Petty64652
  Buddy Baker668520
  Bobby Allison86861
  Buddy Baker87882
  Bobby Allison89891
  Buddy Baker90901
  Cale Yarborough9110414
  Bobby Allison1051062
  Cale Yarborough1071115
  Benny Parsons1121198
  Bobby Allison1191246
  Benny Parsons1251262
  Richard Petty1271271
  Cale Yarborough1281292
  Benny Parsons13015324
  Richard Petty1541541
  Benny Parsons1551584
  Dick Brooks1591602
  Cale Yarborough16118525
  Richard Petty1861861
  Cale Yarborough1871959
  Benny Parsons1962005

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Bill Schmitt 729    
2   Tim Williamson 697   -32  
3   Jimmy Insolo 679   -50  
4   Richard White 651   -78  
5   Jim Robinson 621   -108  
6   Rick McCray 524   -205  
7   Robert Tartaglia 499   -230  
8   Pat Mintey 414   -315  
9   Roy Smith 360   -369  
10   Sharon Bishop 345   -384  
11   Jackie Kuper 285   -444  
12   Ron Eaton 267   -462  
13   Rick O'Dell 246   -483  
14   Neal Newberry 232   -497  
15   Bob Fox 214   -515  
16   Jack Jeffery 191   -538  
17   Chuck Flora 190   -539  
18   Frank Swords 173   -556  
19   Frank Bigelow 170   -559  
20   Dick Kranzler 160   -569  
21   Johnny Kieper 157   -572