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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 31 of 31
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 Cup results   /   1979 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 227   Benny Parsons Zoom Clutches   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet20027050running56185
2 315   Bobby Allison Hodgdon / Moore   (Bud Moore)Ford20017350running17175
3 111   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson)Oldsmobile20018000running55170
4 428   Buddy Baker W.I.N.   (Harry Ranier)Chevrolet2007000running39165
5 543   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet2009025running6160
6 721   Neil Bonnett Purolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury2004600running0150
71305   Dick Brooks Nelson MallochChevrolet2003900running16151
81088   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet1997550running2147
9 62   Dale Earnhardt Rod OsterlundChevrolet1997500running8143
10 890   Ricky Rudd Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Mercury1995860running1139
11 91   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet1992600running0130
121172   Joe Millikan Appliance Wheels   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet1996075running0127
132144   Terry Labonte Technicraft   (Billy Hagan)Oldsmobile1964450running0124
142642   Kyle Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet1962050running0121
151750   Bruce Hill Global Heat Exchanger   (Walter Ballard)Oldsmobile1961975running0 
16233   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet1953880running0115
172871   Dave Marcis Shoney's   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet1951800running0112
181573   Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee   (Bill Schmitt)Oldsmobile1943020running0109
192567   Buddy Arrington Switzer Construction   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge1943410running0106
201947   Harry Gant Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe)Chevrolet1931750water pump0103
213045   Roy Smith Iron Peddlers   (Baxter Price)Oldsmobile1932690running0100
223310   Tim Williamson ThermaSol   (Tim Williamson)Chevrolet1912505running097
232974   Hal Callentine Cal-Four   (Hal Callentine)Oldsmobile1911475running094
243124   Cecil Gordon Reliable RV   (Cecil Gordon)Oldsmobile1902795running091
253479   Frank Warren Golden Bear   (Frank Warren)Dodge1862635running088
262748   James Hylton Palatine Automotive Parts   (James Hylton)Chevrolet1532425brakes085
271825   Ronnie Thomas Stone's Cafeteria   (Don Robertson)Chevrolet1473165engine082
281618   Randy Ogden Econ-Car   (Jack Ogden)Chevrolet1351225engine0 
291212   Buck Simmons Kencoal Mining   (Kennie Childers)Chevrolet1231175transmission076
303722   Richard White Boulevard Automotive   (Mike White)Chevrolet1211480running073
312070   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet1041920engine070
323578   Jim Robinson San-Val Supply   (A.J. Kurten)Chevrolet1041350ignition067
332240   D.K. Ulrich Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich)Chevrolet571450engine064
343664   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford491400engine061
352431   John Rezek Curtis PayneBuick38850crash0 
361401   Jimmy Insolo Allstate Building Materials   (Gerald Craker)Oldsmobile361825engine055
373219   Vince Giamformaggio Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet26825engine052

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Lake SpeedChevrolet
Dick Whalen6Whelen Service StationDick WhalenChevrolet
Dick Kranzler14Parnelli Jones EnterprisesDick KranzlerChevrolet
Hershel McGriff29Tropical Rent-a-CarDick MidgleyChevrolet
John Krebs91John KrebsBuick
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   Richard Petty 4830    
2   Darrell Waltrip 4819   -11  
3   Bobby Allison 4633   -197  
4   Cale Yarborough 4604   -226  
5   Benny Parsons 4253   -577  
6   Joe Millikan 4014   -816  
7   Dale Earnhardt 3749   -1081  
8   Richard Childress 3735   -1095  
9   Ricky Rudd 3642   -1188  
10   Terry Labonte 3615   -1215  
11   Buddy Arrington 3589   -1241  
12   D.K. Ulrich 3508   -1322  
13   J.D. McDuffie 3468   -1362  
14   James Hylton 3405   -1425  
15   Buddy Baker 3249   -1581  
16   Frank Warren 3199   -1631  
17   Ronnie Thomas 2912   -1918  
18   Tommy Gale 2795   -2035  
19   Cecil Gordon 2737   -2093  
20   Dave Marcis 2736   -2094  
21   Dick Brooks 2710   -2120