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Capital City 400 Race Results
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Richmond International Raceway
September 09, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 400 | 185 | 15,400 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 400 | 175 | 9,525 | Running | |
| 3 | 10 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Ford | 399 | 170 | 5,650 | Running | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 399 | 165 | 7,250 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 398 | 155 | 5,975 | Running | |
| 6 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 398 | 150 | 6,300 | Running | |
| 7 | 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 397 | 146 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 8 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 397 | 142 | 2,750 | Running | |
| 9 | 8 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 397 | 138 | 1,200 | Running | |
| 10 | 4 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 395 | 134 | 3,925 | Running | |
| 11 | 12 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Kings Inn Chevrolet | 390 | 130 | 2,320 | Running | |
| 13 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 384 | 124 | 2,050 | Running | |
| 15 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 379 | 118 | 1,830 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | 372 | 115 | 750 | Running | |
| 17 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 371 | 112 | 1,845 | Running | |
| 18 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 365 | 109 | 1,435 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Chevrolet | 365 | 106 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 20 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 330 | 103 | 1,175 | Running | |
| 21 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 262 | 100 | 1,075 | Accident | |
| 22 | 21 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 233 | 97 | 575 | Rear End | |
| 23 | 17 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 227 | 94 | 1,800 | Engine | |
| 24 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 173 | 91 | 785 | Piston | |
| 25 | 11 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 141 | 88 | 835 | Brakes | |
| 26 | 25 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 2 | 85 | 750 | Distributor |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 41 Minutes 23 Seconds
Average Speed .:80.604
Margin of Victory .: 11.000 Seconds
