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NAPA National 500 Race Results
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Lowe's Motor Speedway
October 07, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 334 Laps/501 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 334 | 180 | 39,000 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 333 | 175 | 27,475 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 332 | 170 | 23,100 | Running | |
| 4 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 332 | 165 | 15,375 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 331 | 155 | 7,700 | Running | |
| 6 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 331 | 155 | 12,250 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Yandle / Thermol King Mercury | 330 | 151 | 5,255 | Running | |
| 8 | 20 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Comp Con Chevrolet | 328 | 142 | 4,765 | Running | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 327 | 139 | 14,515 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Mercury | 327 | 130 | 6,105 | Running | |
| 12 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 324 | 127 | 5,895 | Running | |
| 13 | 28 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 324 | 124 | 5,685 | Running | |
| 14 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 324 | 126 | 5,465 | Running | |
| 15 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 323 | 118 | 5,155 | Running | |
| 16 | 16 | 08 | John Anderson | Draime Race Engines Chevrolet | 322 | 120 | 3,230 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors Ford | 322 | 112 | 3,180 | Running | |
| 18 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Dodge | 321 | 109 | 3,080 | Running | |
| 19 | 30 | 36 | Frank Warren | Almeda Auto Parts Pontiac | 320 | 106 | 2,980 | Running | |
| 20 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 319 | 108 | 3,980 | Valve | |
| 21 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 311 | 100 | 3,300 | Running | |
| 23 | 36 | 4 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 308 | 94 | 1,395 | Running | |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Oldsmobile | 302 | 91 | 2,480 | Running | |
| 25 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 282 | 98 | 20,995 | Accident | |
| 26 | 39 | 77 | Jody Ridley | Sunny King Ford & Honda Mercury | 281 | 85 | 1,220 | Engine | |
| 27 | 40 | 81 | David Sosebee | Chevrolet | 249 | 82 | 1,170 | Accident | |
| 28 | 23 | 31 | John Rezek | RPM Enterprises Oldsmobile | 239 | 79 | 1,145 | Running | |
| 29 | 12 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 223 | 76 | 4,820 | Steering | |
| 30 | 33 | 17 | Steve Pfeifer | Kings Inn Chevrolet | 198 | 73 | 2,020 | Running | |
| 31 | 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 184 | 75 | 13,250 | Engine | |
| 32 | 22 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | Natural Light Chevrolet | 155 | 67 | 1,890 | Clutch | |
| 33 | 11 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Boy Scouts Special Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | 960 | Engine | |
| 34 | 31 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | 101 | 0 | 945 | Accident | |
| 35 | 24 | 75 | Bobby Brack | Chevrolet | 70 | 63 | 930 | Accident | |
| 36 | 15 | 12 | Jack Ingram | Ramey's Chevy City Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | 915 | Engine | |
| 37 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 26 | 52 | 900 | Accident | |
| 38 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 16 | 49 | 2,790 | Oil Leak | |
| 39 | 35 | 16 | Richard Brickhouse | Pender Auto Parts Oldsmobile | 15 | 46 | 870 | Cylinder Head | |
| 40 | 19 | 14 | Jimmy Means | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 1 | 43 | 855 | Handling |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 43 Minutes 53 Seconds
Average Speed .:134.266
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds
