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1979 Virginia 500


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 31
Sunday, April 22, 1979 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.525 mile paved track (262.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:25:43
Average speed: 76.562 mph
Pole speed: 87.383 mph		Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
Margin of victory: 4 sec
Attendance: 35500
Lead changes: 11

Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 243   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet50023400running247185
2 428   Buddy Baker Spectra   (Harry Ranier)Chevrolet50014700running196175
3 188   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet49910200running49170
4 315   Bobby Allison Hodgdon / Moore   (Bud Moore)Ford4987100running1165
5 872   Joe Millikan Appliance Wheels   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet4976550running0155
62147   Harry Gant Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe)Chevrolet4972500running0150
71448   James Hylton Palatine Automotive Parts   (James Hylton)Chevrolet4954200engine7151
8112   Dale Earnhardt Rod OsterlundChevrolet4954200running0142
91944   Terry Labonte Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet4943350running0138
101070   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet4933080running0134
11 511   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson)Oldsmobile4925050running0130
121790   Ricky Rudd Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Ford4892470running0127
132230   Tighe Scott Russ Togs   (Walter Ballard)Buick4882300running0124
14163   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet4852140running0121
151540   D.K. Ulrich Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich)Chevrolet4761980running0118
162564   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford4761820running0115
173024   Cecil Gordon Gordon-Barnicle   (Cecil Gordon)Oldsmobile4741685running0112
182079   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren)Dodge4721500running0109
191327   Benny Parsons Power Tool Service   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet458675running0106
202625   Ronnie Thomas 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Don Robertson)Chevrolet4542150running0103
212705   Dick Brooks Bearfinder   (Nelson Malloch)Oldsmobile437640running0100
221867   Buddy Arrington Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge3121130engine097
23 768   Chuck Bown Kings Mountain Truck Plaza   (Jim Testa)Buick263620engine0 
242945   Baxter Price Baxter PriceChevrolet247860engine091
25 921   Neil Bonnett Purolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury207850engine088
262402   Dave Marcis Shoney's   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet167590engine085
27121   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet1373030engine082
282852   Jimmy Means Mr. Transmission   (Jimmy Means)Chevrolet132820overheating079
29 612   Lennie Pond Kencoal Mining   (Kennie Childers)Chevrolet10810engine076
302319   Dick May Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet0800engine0 

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Darrell Waltrip14949
  Richard Petty5014495
  Bobby Allison1451451
  Buddy Baker1461505
  Richard Petty15117020
  Buddy Baker17126999
  Richard Petty2702701
  Buddy Baker27131949
  Richard Petty3203201
  James Hylton3213277
  Buddy Baker32837043
  Richard Petty371500130

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Darrell Waltrip 1487    
2   Bobby Allison 1401   -86  
3   Cale Yarborough 1308   -179  
4   Richard Petty 1299   -188  
5   Benny Parsons 1244   -243  
6   Joe Millikan 1242   -245  
7   Donnie Allison 1224   -263  
8   Dale Earnhardt 1216   -271  
9   D.K. Ulrich 1131   -356  
10   Buddy Baker 1090   -397  
10   Richard Childress 1090   -397  
12   James Hylton 1049   -438  
13   J.D. McDuffie 1026   -461  
14   Terry Labonte 999   -488  
15   Frank Warren 987   -500  
16   Dick Brooks 983   -504  
17   Dave Marcis 978   -509  
18   Buddy Arrington 933   -554  
19   Ricky Rudd 928   -559  
20   Ronnie Thomas 804   -683  
21   Cecil Gordon 797   -690