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Volunteer 500 Race Results
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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 25, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 500 | 180 | 13,510 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 10,100 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 500 | 170 | 6,950 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Valleydale Meats Chevrolet | 499 | 170 | 4,900 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 497 | 155 | 5,600 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Oldsmobile | 497 | 150 | 4,400 | Running | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 496 | 146 | 3,800 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 493 | 142 | 3,550 | Running | |
| 9 | 11 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Chevrolet | 493 | 138 | 3,030 | Running | |
| 10 | 17 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Kings Inn Chevrolet | 487 | 134 | 2,620 | Running | |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 484 | 130 | 2,400 | Running | |
| 13 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 472 | 124 | 1,980 | Running | |
| 14 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 468 | 121 | 1,745 | Running | |
| 15 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 456 | 118 | 1,610 | Running | |
| 16 | 6 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 445 | 120 | 590 | Running | |
| 17 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 444 | 112 | 1,370 | Running | |
| 18 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 434 | 114 | 790 | Accident | |
| 19 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 416 | 106 | 1,020 | Running | |
| 20 | 16 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 392 | 103 | 500 | Rear End | |
| 21 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 392 | 100 | 965 | Accident | |
| 22 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 388 | 97 | 705 | Running | |
| 23 | 22 | 76 | Mike Potter | Brockwell Entertainment Chevrolet | 311 | 94 | 445 | Ignition | |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Chevrolet | 274 | 91 | 685 | Running | |
| 25 | 9 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Ramey's Chevy City Chevrolet | 197 | 88 | 425 | Valve Spring | |
| 27 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 79 | 82 | 1,665 | Engine | |
| 28 | 26 | 59 | Melvin Revis | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | 410 | Suspension | |
| 29 | 30 | 69 | Henry Jones | Pro Shoppe Chevrolet | 48 | 76 | 405 | Too Slow | |
| 30 | 28 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti CB Chevrolet | 2 | 73 | 400 | Cylinder Head |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 54 Minutes 46 Seconds
Average Speed .:91.493
Margin of Victory .: 3.000 Seconds
