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1979 Winston Western 500 crew chiefs Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 31 Sunday, January 14, 1979 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 2:53:30 Average speed: 107.82 mph Pole speed: 113.659 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 3.27 sec Attendance: 68000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race: Nbr Driver Owner Car Crew Chief 1 Donnie Allison Hoss Ellington Chevrolet Sheldon Pittman 01 Jimmy Insolo Gerald Craker Oldsmobile Jackie Johnson 2 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Chevrolet Jake Elder 08 Rick McCray Ken McCray Buick Ken McCray, Jr. 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Oldsmobile Tim Brewer 15 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Ford Bud Moore 22 Richard White Mike White Chevrolet Mike White 27 Benny Parsons M.C. Anderson Chevrolet David Ifft 28 Buddy Baker Harry Ranier Chevrolet Herb Nab 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet Dale Inman 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Chevrolet Darrell Bryant 48 James Hylton James Hylton Chevrolet Kirk Shelmerdine 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington Ford Joey Arrington 72 Joe Millikan L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet Tex Powell 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile Jim Schmitt 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Chevrolet Buddy Parrott A note about crew chief data:   Crew chief data has been compiled from various sources and is unverified in some cases.  If you find an error or can fill in missing data please contact us.   Thanks!