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Talladega Superspeedway
May 06, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 188 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 188 | 180 | 33,750 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Oldsmobile | 187 | 175 | 25,025 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 186 | 170 | 18,120 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oldsmobile | 185 | 160 | 13,100 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Oldsmobile | 185 | 155 | 11,900 | Running | |
| 6 | 24 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Mercury | 182 | 150 | 7,100 | Running | |
| 7 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 179 | 146 | 9,060 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 179 | 142 | 8,265 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Buick | 178 | 143 | 7,580 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 177 | 134 | 5,050 | Running | |
| 11 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle Oldsmobile | 177 | 130 | 6,335 | Running | |
| 12 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 176 | 127 | 6,005 | Running | |
| 13 | 37 | 8 | Ed Negre | Brooks Honda Sales Chrysler | 176 | 124 | 5,635 | Running | |
| 14 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 154 | 121 | 3,610 | Running | |
| 15 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Oldsmobile | 151 | 123 | 5,155 | Running | |
| 16 | 25 | 22 | Kevin Housby | Taylor & Martin Chevrolet | 149 | 115 | 3,190 | Accident | |
| 17 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 148 | 122 | 10,130 | Engine | |
| 18 | 11 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Mitco Oldsmobile | 148 | 109 | 2,970 | Accident | |
| 19 | 31 | 32 | Jimmy Finger | Vita Fresh Oriange Juice Buick | 130 | 106 | 2,860 | Engine | |
| 20 | 38 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 117 | 103 | 2,750 | Engine | |
| 22 | 32 | 96 | Jerry Jolly | Ford | 99 | 97 | 2,440 | Engine | |
| 23 | 21 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Oldsmobile | 81 | 94 | 5,510 | Engine | |
| 24 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 77 | 91 | 3,365 | Engine | |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks Buick | 73 | 88 | 4,050 | Camshaft | |
| 26 | 33 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 65 | 85 | 2,720 | Engine | |
| 27 | 18 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Mercury | 38 | 82 | 2,655 | Steering | |
| 28 | 23 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 37 | 79 | 1,695 | Engine | |
| 29 | 35 | 61 | Wayne Broome | Crawford & Brown Oldsmobile | 33 | 0 | 1,640 | Head Gasket | |
| 30 | 36 | 53 | Keith Davis | Oldsmobile | 30 | 73 | 1,585 | Engine | |
| 32 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra Oldsmobile | 4 | 72 | 5,800 | Accident | |
| 33 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 4 | 69 | 6,670 | Accident | |
| 34 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 4 | 61 | 1,435 | Accident | |
| 35 | 5 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 4 | 58 | 1,980 | Accident | |
| 36 | 14 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Buick | 4 | 55 | 5,075 | Accident | |
| 37 | 22 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 4 | 52 | 1,345 | Accident | |
| 38 | 15 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal Mining Oldsmobile | 4 | 49 | 1,315 | Accident | |
| 39 | 20 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | 1,285 | Accident | |
| 40 | 0 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Ring Enterprises Dodge | 0 | 0 | 1,255 | Did Not Start |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 52 Seconds
Average Speed .:154.77
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds