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CRC Chemicals 500 Race Results
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Dover International Speedway
September 16, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 500 | 180 | 21,650 | Running | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 11,350 | Running | |
| 3 | 12 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 11,250 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 499 | 165 | 4,700 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 499 | 155 | 7,500 | Running | |
| 6 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 496 | 150 | 6,000 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 496 | 146 | 2,000 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Ford | 496 | 142 | 4,400 | Running | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 495 | 143 | 7,000 | Running | |
| 10 | 16 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 487 | 134 | 4,050 | Running | |
| 11 | 13 | 08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | 486 | 130 | 1,600 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 477 | 124 | 3,195 | Running | |
| 14 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Oldsmobile | 476 | 121 | 3,060 | Running | |
| 15 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 473 | 118 | 2,865 | Running | |
| 16 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 472 | 115 | 2,680 | Running | |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Chevrolet | 471 | 112 | 2,495 | Running | |
| 18 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Kruger Trailers Dodge | 467 | 109 | 2,310 | Running | |
| 19 | 29 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Oldsmobile | 466 | 106 | 1,000 | Running | |
| 20 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 463 | 103 | 2,000 | Running | |
| 21 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 456 | 105 | 1,650 | Engine | |
| 22 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 454 | 102 | 1,665 | Running | |
| 23 | 19 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 451 | 94 | 1,605 | Running | |
| 24 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 437 | 91 | 2,570 | Running | |
| 25 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 373 | 88 | 1,525 | Accident | |
| 26 | 17 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | 362 | 85 | 650 | Overheating | |
| 28 | 3 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 351 | 79 | 1,100 | Transmission | |
| 29 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 307 | 76 | 4,475 | Running | |
| 30 | 33 | 99 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Auto Parts Chevrolet | 173 | 73 | 550 | Oil Pressure | |
| 31 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Chevrolet | 156 | 70 | 1,040 | Running | |
| 32 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 132 | 67 | 1,030 | Coil | |
| 33 | 28 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Python Dodge | 52 | 64 | 520 | Oil Leak | |
| 34 | 36 | 58 | Dick May | Oldsmobile | 11 | 61 | 510 | Handling | |
| 35 | 35 | 20 | Rick Newsom | MARS Oldsmobile | 1 | 58 | 500 | Accident | |
| 36 | 34 | 13 | Jeff Halverson | Chevrolet | 1 | 55 | 490 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 22 Minutes 19 Seconds
Average Speed .:114.366
Margin of Victory .: 0.500 Second
