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Texas 400 Race Results
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Texas World Speedway
June 03, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2-Mile paved track 200 Laps/400 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 200 | 185 | 21,750 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 199 | 170 | 14,600 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra Chevrolet | 199 | 170 | 13,950 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 199 | 160 | 12,150 | Running | |
| 5 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 196 | 160 | 9,100 | Running | |
| 6 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 195 | 150 | 8,700 | Running | |
| 7 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 193 | 146 | 6,250 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 192 | 142 | 7,200 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 192 | 138 | 5,080 | Running | |
| 10 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 190 | 134 | 4,670 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | John Rezek | RPM Enterprises Oldsmobile | 190 | 130 | 2,400 | Running | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 189 | 132 | 6,400 | Accident | |
| 13 | 13 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchanger Buick | 189 | 124 | 2,200 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 19 | Billy Hagan | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 185 | 112 | 3,280 | Running | |
| 18 | 29 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Irish Spring Soap Dodge | 184 | 109 | 1,700 | Running | |
| 19 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 181 | 106 | 3,020 | Running | |
| 20 | 14 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 180 | 103 | 2,960 | Running | |
| 21 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle Oldsmobile | 174 | 100 | 2,650 | Running | |
| 22 | 26 | 76 | Mike Potter | Miller Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | 1,500 | Running | |
| 23 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 173 | 94 | 2,340 | Running | |
| 24 | 27 | 96 | Jim Hurlbert | White Crown Engineering Ford | 150 | 91 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 143 | 88 | 2,230 | Spindle | |
| 26 | 15 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 140 | 85 | 3,170 | Wheel Studs | |
| 27 | 20 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Chevrolet | 139 | 82 | 2,100 | Transmission | |
| 28 | 7 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Mercury | 135 | 79 | 1,700 | Valve | |
| 29 | 33 | 69 | Mike Kempton | Pro Shoppe Chevrolet | 135 | 76 | 1,150 | Running | |
| 30 | 30 | 09 | Dick May | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 113 | 73 | 1,100 | Camshaft | |
| 31 | 11 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal Mining Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 1,050 | Engine | |
| 32 | 32 | 55 | Bill Meazell | Lowrey U-Haul Chevrolet | 46 | 67 | 1,000 | Engine | |
| 33 | 34 | 58 | John Haver | Camera World Canon Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | 950 | Engine | |
| 34 | 28 | 32 | Jimmy Finger | Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy Buick | 5 | 61 | 1,150 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 33 Minutes 39 Seconds
Average Speed .:156.216
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds
