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1979 Winston 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 31
Sunday, May 6, 1979 at Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:52
Average speed: 154.77 mph
Pole speed: 195.644 mph

Cautions: 4 for 30 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lp 50 sc
Attendance: 80000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	12	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	188	33750	running	58	180
2	1	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard Racing)	Oldsmobile	187	25025	running	1	175
3	4	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	186	18120	running	2	170
4	7	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	185	13100	running	0	160
5	9	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Oldsmobile	185	11900	running	0	155
6	24	9	Bill Elliott	Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott)	Mercury	182	7100	running	0	150
7	30	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	179	9060	running	0	146
8	13	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	179	8265	running	0	142
9	16	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Buick	178	7580	running	1	143
10	19	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley (H.B. Cunningham)	Chevrolet	177	5050	running	0	134
11	34	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon-Barnicle (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	177	6335	running	0	130
12	29	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	176	6005	running	0	127
13	37	8	Ed Negre	Brooks Honda Sales (Ed Negre)	Chrysler	176	5635	running	0	124
14	10	71	Dave Marcis	Shoney's (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	154	3610	running	0	121
15	27	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	151	5155	running	2	123
16	25	22	Kevin Housby	Taylor & Martin (Jack Housby)	Chevrolet	149	3190	crash	0	115
17	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	148	10130	engine	122	122
18	11	6	Connie Saylor	Mitco (G.C. Spencer)	Oldsmobile	148	2970	crash	0	109
19	31	32	Jimmy Finger	Vita Fresh Orange Juice (Don Bierschwale)	Buick	130	2860	engine	0	106
20	38	19	Dick May	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	117	2750	engine	0	103
21	28	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	113	3890	running	0	100
22	32	96	Jerry Jolly	Will Cronkrite	Ford	99	2440	engine	0	97
23	21	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Oldsmobile	81	5510	engine	0	94
24	17	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	77	3365	engine	0	91
25	39	25	Ronnie Thomas	1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson)	Buick	73	4050	engine	0	88
26	33	45	Baxter Price	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	65	2720	engine	0	85
27	18	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	38	2655	steering	0	82
28	23	39	Blackie Wangerin	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury	37	1695	engine	0	79
29	35	61	Wayne Broome	Crawford & Brown (Jim Norris)	Oldsmobile	33	1185	engine	0
30	36	53	Keith Davis	Davis Racing (Keith Davis)	Oldsmobile	30	1585	engine	0	73
31	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	30	2415	engine	0	70
32	2	28	Buddy Baker	Spectra (Harry Ranier)	Oldsmobile	4	5800	crash	1	72
33	8	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	4	6670	crash	1	69
34	5	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs (Walter Ballard)	Buick	4	2010	crash	0	61
35	6	27	Benny Parsons	Griffin Marine (M.C. Anderson)	Oldsmobile	4	1405	crash	0	58
36	14	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Buick	4	5075	crash	0	55
37	22	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Oldsmobile	4	1345	crash	0	52
38	15	12	Lennie Pond	Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers)	Oldsmobile	4	1315	crash	0	49
39	20	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Oldsmobile	4	1285	crash	0
40	40	46	Travis Tiller	Ring Enterprises (Travis Tiller)	Dodge	0	1255	did not start	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet
	Bill Hollar	29	Hollar Auto Parts	Bill Hollar	Chevrolet
	Bruce Hill	50	Ballard Racing	Walter Ballard	Oldsmobile
	Chuck Bown	68	Kings Mountain Truck Plaza	Jim Testa	Buick
	Steve Moore	73	Moore Racing	Gilbert Moore	Chevrolet
	Ralph Jones	98	Jones Racing	Ralph Jones	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	5	5
	6	18	13
	19	62	44
	63	69	7
	70	124	55
	125	128	4
	129	156	28
	157	162	6
	163	188	26
Percent of race run under caution: 16.0% Average green flag run: 31.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Darrell Waltrip	1	1	1
Cale Yarborough	2	2	1
Buddy Baker	3	3	1
Neil Bonnett	4	13	10
Terry Labonte	14	14	1
Buddy Arrington	15	16	2
James Hylton	17	18	2
Bobby Allison	19	22	4
Neil Bonnett	23	25	3
Bobby Allison	26	26	1
Neil Bonnett	27	71	45
Bobby Allison	72	72	1
Neil Bonnett	73	79	7
Bobby Allison	80	80	1
Neil Bonnett	81	98	18
Bobby Allison	99	100	2
Neil Bonnett	101	124	24
Bobby Allison	125	128	4
Neil Bonnett	129	129	1
Bobby Allison	130	134	5
Neil Bonnett	135	148	14
Bobby Allison	149	188	40

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	1662
2	Bobby Allison	1581	-81
3	Richard Petty	1459	-203
4	Joe Millikan	1397	-265
5	Cale Yarborough	1377	-285
6	Donnie Allison	1318	-344
7	Benny Parsons	1302	-360
8	Dale Earnhardt	1271	-391
9	D.K. Ulrich	1231	-431
10	Richard Childress	1181	-481
11	James Hylton	1172	-490
12	Buddy Baker	1162	-500
13	Terry Labonte	1142	-520
14	Frank Warren	1129	-533
15	Buddy Arrington	1103	-559
16	Dave Marcis	1099	-563
17	J.D. McDuffie	1096	-566
18	Dick Brooks	1035	-627
19	Ricky Rudd	1010	-652
20	Cecil Gordon	927	-735
21	Ronnie Thomas	892	-770