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1979 Official Race Results : Dixie 500

Dixie 500 | November 04, 1979 | Race 30 of 31
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FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1421 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator 180/5 328Running 20,050
272 Dale Earnhardt * Chevrolet Osterlund 175/5 328Running 16,700
3211 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch 175/10 328Running 23,150
4315 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore 165/5 328Running 10,200
51488 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 160/5 327Running 9,100
61343 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 150/0 327Running 8,450
71244 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Stratagraph 146/0 325Running 6,745
8690 Ricky Rudd Mercury Truxmore 142/0 324Running 6,285
91072 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels 138/0 321Running 6,600
102477 Jody Ridley Mercury Sunny King Ford & Honda 134/0 320Running 4,000
111747 Harry Gant Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm 130/0 320Running 2,600
121870 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 127/0 319Running 3,915
133351 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Johnson 124/0 317Running 2,000
142612 Buck Simmons Chevrolet Kencoal 121/0 315Running 1,850
15223 Richard Childress Chevrolet Crc Chemicals 118/0 314Running 3,605
162148 James Hylton Chevrolet Palatine Automotive 115/0 314Running 3,395
173167 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 112/0 314Running 3,225
183400 Freddy Smith Chevrolet Petty's Of Spartanburg PE313Running 1,550
192752 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission 106/0 312Running 2,965
203036 H.B. Bailey Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts PE307Running 1,400
213679 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 100/0 297Running 2,480
221564 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 97/0 270Running 2,220
231171 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Shoney's 94/0 266Engine Failure 1,100
241608 John Anderson Chevrolet Draime Race Engines 91/0 256Engine Failure 2,025
251940 D.k. Ulrich Buick Howard Johnson 88/0 245Engine Failure 1,985
263955 Wayne Watercutter Chevrolet Ward 85/0 243Running 910
272041 Grant Adcox Buick Adcox-Kirby 82/0 236Oil Leak 850
282325 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria 79/0 212Engine Failure 2,665
29530 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs 76/0 211Accident 1,645
303298 Ralph Jones Ford Jones 73/0 202Battery 720
31827 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Griffin's Marine 75/5 193Engine Failure 4,400
323742 Kyle Petty Dodge STP 67/0 176Engine Failure 690
333581 David Sosebee Chevrolet Sosebee Racing 64/0 163Engine Failure 680
342817 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet Kings Inn 61/0 162Accident 1,575
3591 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 58/0 158Oil Leak 660
363831 John Rezek Oldsmobile RPM Enterprises PE117Engine Failure 640
374018 Randy Ogden Chevrolet Ogden Racing PE111Engine Failure 630
384124 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon 49/0 103Running Too Slow 1,505
39128 Buddy Baker Chevrolet W.i.n., Inc. 51/5 88Engine Failure 3,360
402505 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Malloch 43/0 44Ignition 600
41290 Dick May Chevrolet Kennedy 40/0 4Dropped Valve 600
* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 140.12 mph
Margin of Victory: 1/2 car length
Time of Race: 03:33:46
Lead Changes: 25
Cautions: 5 for 29 laps.

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