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Darlington Raceway
September 03, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 367 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 367 | 180 | 29,925 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Kings Inn Mercury | 365 | 175 | 19,235 | Running | |
| 3 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 365 | 165 | 13,460 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 365 | 165 | 7,975 | Running | |
| 5 | 13 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 364 | 155 | 8,915 | Running | |
| 6 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 362 | 150 | 5,650 | Running | |
| 7 | 8 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Dubie Corp. Chevrolet | 361 | 146 | 4,900 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Mercury | 361 | 142 | 7,105 | Running | |
| 9 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 361 | 138 | 7,800 | Running | |
| 10 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 356 | 139 | 10,950 | Running | |
| 11 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 355 | 140 | 12,200 | Running | |
| 12 | 7 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 352 | 127 | 4,100 | Running | |
| 14 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 347 | 121 | 5,375 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 347 | 118 | 7,000 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 345 | 115 | 5,015 | Running | |
| 17 | 21 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Buick | 342 | 112 | 3,100 | Running | |
| 19 | 11 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 336 | 106 | 8,000 | Running | |
| 20 | 33 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dick Brooks Honda Chrysler | 333 | 103 | 2,850 | Running | |
| 21 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 332 | 100 | 3,845 | Running | |
| 22 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 331 | 97 | 3,585 | Running | |
| 23 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Chevrolet | 324 | 94 | 3,300 | Running | |
| 24 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 310 | 91 | 4,215 | Running | |
| 25 | 15 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 281 | 88 | 3,280 | Running | |
| 26 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Oldsmobile | 246 | 85 | 2,885 | Running | |
| 28 | 26 | 9 | Jim Vandiver | Kings Inn Chevrolet | 240 | 79 | 1,800 | Running | |
| 29 | 25 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 224 | 76 | 2,200 | Piston | |
| 30 | 20 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Kencoal Mining Oldsmobile | 206 | 73 | 1,650 | Engine | |
| 31 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 195 | 75 | 4,550 | Cylinder Head | |
| 32 | 9 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 185 | 72 | 2,150 | Steering | |
| 33 | 39 | 10 | Billy Smith | Tidewater Glass Ford | 179 | 64 | 1,575 | Drive Shaft | |
| 34 | 23 | 65 | Dick May | Spohn's Body Shop Ford | 148 | 0 | 1,450 | Accident | |
| 35 | 29 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 133 | 58 | 2,400 | Accident | |
| 36 | 18 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 112 | 55 | 1,300 | Engine | |
| 37 | 40 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 83 | 52 | 1,275 | Valve | |
| 38 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 46 | 49 | 1,750 | Valve | |
| 39 | 37 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 17 | 46 | 1,225 | Oil Leak | |
| 40 | 34 | 96 | Ferrel Harris | Ford | 2 | 0 | 1,260 | Too Slow |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 58 Minutes 14 Seconds
Average Speed .:126.259
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds
