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1979 Qualifying Race #1

   

NASCAR Daytona Qualifier race number 1
Thursday, February 15, 1979 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
50 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:44:45
Average speed: 167.598 mph
Pole speed: 196.049 mph
Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Attendance: 50000
Lead changes: 6

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PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 128   Buddy Baker Spectra   (Harry Ranier)Oldsmobile5017500running38
2 211   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson)Oldsmobile506700running10
3 527   Benny Parsons Griffin Marine   (M.C. Anderson)Oldsmobile503575running0
41215   Bobby Allison Hodgdon / Moore   (Bud Moore)Ford502525running0
5 821   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury501500running0
61090   Ricky Rudd Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Mercury501450running0
7 643   Richard Petty STP / Southern Pride Car Wash Systems   (Petty Enterprises)Oldsmobile501400running2
8 467   Buddy Arrington Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge501350running0
9 750   Bruce Hill Newport & Associates   (Ballard Racing)Oldsmobile501300running0
10 944   Terry Labonte Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan)Buick501250running0
111941   Grant Adcox Adcox-Kirby   (Herb Adcox)Chevrolet501200running0
121882   Paul Fess Lasky Construction   (Stan Lasky)Oldsmobile491150running0
131437   Dave Watson Ams Oil   (Phil Howard)Chevrolet491100running0
142987   Bruce Jacobi Fast Lane Ltd.   (Billie Harvey)Chevrolet491050running0
152370   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Oldsmobile49975running0
16256   Claude Ballot-Lena JMS   (G.C. Spencer)Oldsmobile49940running0
172248   James Hylton Palatine Automotive Parts   (James Hylton)Chevrolet48905running0
18159   Bill Elliott Dahlonega Ford Sales   (George Elliott)Mercury47870running0
192104   Jim Hurtubise Global Debt EnhancerBuick47835running0
201375   Woody Fisher Woody FisherChevrolet46800running0
211734   Nestor Peles Steve PelesChevrolet46765running0
222625   Ronnie Thomas Sub-Tropic   (Don Robertson)Chevrolet45730running0
232749   Connie Saylor G.C. SpencerDodge326950
24160   Roger Hamby Hamby AutomotiveOldsmobile176600
252831   John Rezek RPM Enterprises   (Curtis Payne)Buick125500
26 33   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress)Oldsmobile52000
272440   Bobby Fisher Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich)Buick4255crash0
281139   Blackie Wangerin Blackie WangerinMercury3235engine0
292064   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford3220crash0