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American 500 Race Results
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North Carolina Speedway
October 21, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 492 | 180 | 20,960 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin Marine Chevrolet | 492 | 180 | 15,950 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Chevrolet | 492 | 170 | 11,800 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 490 | 165 | 5,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 488 | 155 | 8,300 | Running | |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 484 | 155 | 7,100 | Running | |
| 7 | 15 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 476 | 146 | 5,400 | Running | |
| 8 | 20 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 476 | 142 | 5,950 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 475 | 138 | 2,575 | Running | |
| 10 | 30 | 51 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | 474 | 134 | 2,300 | Running | |
| 11 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 470 | 130 | 4,080 | Running | |
| 12 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 456 | 127 | 3,670 | Running | |
| 13 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 456 | 124 | 3,440 | Running | |
| 14 | 36 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | 453 | 0 | 2,100 | Running | |
| 15 | 11 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Comp Con Chevrolet | 452 | 118 | 1,750 | Engine | |
| 16 | 34 | 00 | Freddy Smith | Petty's of Spartanburg Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 17 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 434 | 112 | 2,890 | Running | |
| 18 | 5 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 426 | 109 | 4,900 | Running | |
| 19 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 422 | 106 | 4,800 | Accident | |
| 20 | 13 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Ford | 420 | 103 | 2,480 | Accident | |
| 21 | 12 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 416 | 100 | 825 | Running | |
| 22 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers Oldsmobile | 412 | 97 | 2,170 | Accident | |
| 23 | 19 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Kings Inn Chevrolet | 391 | 94 | 2,035 | Running | |
| 24 | 33 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 376 | 91 | 1,850 | Overheating | |
| 26 | 31 | 99 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | 700 | Overheating | |
| 27 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Technicraft Chevrolet | 259 | 87 | 1,555 | Engine | |
| 29 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 233 | 81 | 1,120 | Accident | |
| 30 | 27 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | 610 | Fatigue | |
| 31 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 227 | 70 | 1,450 | Overheating | |
| 32 | 18 | 19 | Glenn Jarrett | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 164 | 67 | 1,115 | Oil Pressure | |
| 33 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 141 | 69 | 2,580 | Rear End | |
| 34 | 24 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Ring Enterprises Buick | 76 | 61 | 570 | Rotor | |
| 35 | 35 | 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | 560 | Engine | |
| 36 | 26 | 61 | Bub Strickler | Budweiser Oldsmobile | 67 | 55 | 550 | Accident | |
| 37 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 17 | 52 | 1,100 | Oil Cooler |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 37 Minutes 4 Seconds
Average Speed .:108.356
Margin of Victory .: 0.170 Second
