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Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 Race Results
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Nashville Speedway
May 12, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 420 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 420 | 180 | 12,275 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 420 | 180 | 8,150 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 419 | 165 | 6,450 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 419 | 160 | 5,350 | Running | |
| 6 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 418 | 150 | 2,450 | Running | |
| 7 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 417 | 146 | 1,830 | Running | |
| 8 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra Chevrolet | 412 | 142 | 3,910 | Running | |
| 9 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 411 | 138 | 1,875 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Ford | 410 | 134 | 1,850 | Running | |
| 11 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 408 | 130 | 1,685 | Running | |
| 12 | 15 | 19 | Steve Spencer | Belden Asphalt Buick | 405 | 127 | 1,595 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 396 | 124 | 1,415 | Running | |
| 14 | 26 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 390 | 121 | 1,035 | Running | |
| 15 | 18 | 40 | Al Elmore | Midwestern Farm Lines Chevrolet | 389 | 118 | 1,155 | Running | |
| 17 | 25 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 378 | 112 | 1,920 | Running | |
| 18 | 28 | 69 | Mike Kempton | Pro Shoppe Chevrolet | 364 | 109 | 455 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 356 | 106 | 690 | Clutch | |
| 20 | 17 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 355 | 103 | 675 | Crank Shaft | |
| 21 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 335 | 105 | 3,115 | Running | |
| 22 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 324 | 97 | 655 | Running | |
| 23 | 1 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 124 | 99 | 5,345 | Camshaft | |
| 24 | 24 | 34 | Darrell Busham | Marine Welding Mercury | 101 | 0 | 385 | Rear End | |
| 25 | 27 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | 375 | Ignition | |
| 26 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 63 | 85 | 620 | Valve | |
| 27 | 20 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder Chevrolet | 36 | 82 | 365 | Transmission | |
| 28 | 11 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 18 | 79 | 360 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 49 Minutes 25 Seconds
Average Speed .:88.652
Margin of Victory .: 3.000 Seconds
