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1979 NAPA Arizona 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 16 of 16 Sunday, November 25, 1979 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 156 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (156.000 miles) Time of race: 1:40:41 Average speed: 92.96 mph Pole speed: 116.47 mph Cautions: 2 for 25 laps Margin of victory: 3.8 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 3 1 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 156 2100 running 137 48 11 2 73   Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee   (Jim Schmitt) Oldsmobile 151 800 running 0 40 6 3 11   Roy Smith Aircraft Standards   (Robert Beadle) Pontiac 154 1400 running 0 45 4 4 10   Tim Williamson Palmer Glass   (Charles Williamson) Oldsmobile 155 1800 running 0 47 8 5 4   Kyle Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 153 850 running 0 43 5 6 37   Dave Watson Ams/Oil Buick 155 1100 running 0 46 2 7 12   Bobby Allison Hodgdon Matador 156 2775 running 0 49 28 8 78   Jim Robinson San-Val Supply   (A.J. Kurten) Chevrolet 34 220 running 0 23 16 9 72   Buck Simmons Kencoal Mining Chevrolet 146 375 running 0 35 30 10 01   Jimmy Insolo Allstate Building Materials   (Gerald Craker) Pontiac 2 500 oil line 0 21 1 11 7   Neil Bonnett Old Milwaukee   (Jim Schmitt) Pontiac 156 4525 running 19 0 26 12 81   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (Arthur Godfrey) Pontiac 47 240 rear end 0 25 15 13 6   Dick Whalen Whalen Service Center   (Dick Whalen) Chevrolet 148 400 running 0 36 29 14 97   Bill Osborne Baldwin   (Ivan Baldwin) Chevrolet 8 210 oil leak 0 22 10 15 2   Richard White Boulevard Automotive   (Mike White) Pontiac 152 950 running 0 41 7 16 1   Joe Ruttman Pomona Truck Electric Oldsmobile 154 950 running 0 0 23 17 42   Jim Bown Goulet Farms Chevrolet 56 270 crash 0 28 25 18 25   Ronnie Thomas Stone's Cafeteria   (Don Robertson) Chevrolet 54 250 suspension 0 26 13 19 74   Hal Callentine Cal-Four   (Hal Callentine) Oldsmobile 149 550 running 0 38 22 20 08   Rick McCray McCray Racing   (Ken McCray) Pontiac 69 280 engine 0 29 19 21 96   Sharon Bishop Chehalis Auto Electric   (Bruce Bishop) Pontiac 143 315 running 0 32 9 22 98   Johnny Kieper Wholesale Truck Parts   (John Kieper) Pontiac 153 1050 overheating 0 42 18 23 35   Pat Mintey Stick Only   (Pat Mintey) Chevrolet 144 375 running 0 33 12 24 20   Ron Esau Hefco Fiberglass   (Ron Esau) Pontiac 150 700 running 0 39 20 25 17   Steve Pfeifer Freeway Motor Sales   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 119 300 running 0 31 21 26 21   Earle Canavan Arizona Highways Dodge 92 290 engine 0 30 17 27 0   Lake Speed Speed Investments Chevrolet 144 335 running 0 34 27 28 93   Norm Palmer Herborn's Alignment Dodge 38 230 suspension 0 24 14 29 32   Marc Vogel V&W Diversified   (Walter Ross) Dodge 149 450 running 0 37 24 30 26   Mark Walbridge Walbridge Investment Co. Chevrolet 55 260 oil pressure 0 27

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 79 79     80 96 17   oil on track   97 126 30     127 134 8   #17 accident turns 1/2   135 156 22       Percent of race run under caution: 16.0%             Average green flag run: 43.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard Petty 1 126 126   Neil Bonnett 127 135 9   Richard Petty 136 146 11   Neil Bonnett 147 156 10 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Bill Schmitt 769     2   Tim Williamson 744   -25   3   Jimmy Insolo 700   -69   4   Richard White 692   -77   5   Jim Robinson 644   -125   6   Rick McCray 553   -216   7   Robert Tartaglia 499   -270   8   Pat Mintey 447   -322   9   Roy Smith 405   -364   10   Sharon Bishop 377   -392   11   Jackie Kuper 285   -484   12   Ron Eaton 267   -502   13   Rick O'Dell 246   -523   14   Neal Newberry 232   -537   15   Bob Fox 214   -555   16   Johnny Kieper 199   -570   17   Jack Jeffery 191   -578   18   Chuck Flora 190   -579   19   Marc Vogel 174   -595   20   Frank Swords 173   -596   21   Frank Bigelow 170   -599