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Ontario Motor Speedway
November 18, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile paved track 200 Laps/500 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 200 | 185 | 27,050 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 200 | 175 | 17,350 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 200 | 170 | 18,000 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 200 | 165 | 7,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 200 | 160 | 9,025 | Running | |
| 6 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 200 | 150 | 4,600 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | 200 | 151 | 3,900 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 199 | 147 | 7,550 | Running | |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 199 | 143 | 7,500 | Running | |
| 10 | 8 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Mercury | 199 | 139 | 5,860 | Running | |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 199 | 130 | 2,600 | Running | |
| 12 | 11 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 199 | 127 | 6,075 | Running | |
| 13 | 21 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Technicraft Oldsmobile | 196 | 124 | 4,450 | Running | |
| 14 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Chevrolet | 196 | 121 | 2,050 | Running | |
| 15 | 17 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchanger Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | 1,975 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 195 | 115 | 3,880 | Running | |
| 17 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 195 | 112 | 1,800 | Running | |
| 18 | 15 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee Oldsmobile | 194 | 109 | 3,020 | Running | |
| 19 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Switzer Construction Dodge | 194 | 106 | 3,410 | Running | |
| 20 | 19 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 193 | 103 | 1,750 | Water Pump | |
| 21 | 30 | 45 | Roy Smith | Iron Peddlers Oldsmobile | 193 | 100 | 2,690 | Running | |
| 22 | 33 | 10 | Tim Williamson | ThermaSol Chevrolet | 191 | 97 | 2,505 | Running | |
| 23 | 29 | 74 | Hal Callentine | Cal-Four Oldsmobile | 191 | 94 | 1,475 | Running | |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Reliable RV Oldsmobile | 190 | 91 | 2,795 | Running | |
| 25 | 34 | 79 | Frank Warren | Golden Bear Dodge | 186 | 88 | 2,635 | Running | |
| 26 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 153 | 85 | 2,425 | Brakes | |
| 27 | 18 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria Chevrolet | 147 | 82 | 3,165 | Engine | |
| 28 | 16 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Econ-Car Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | 1,225 | Gasket | |
| 29 | 12 | 12 | Buck Simmons | Kencoal Mining Chevrolet | 123 | 76 | 1,175 | Transmission | |
| 30 | 37 | 22 | Richard White | Boulevard Automotive Chevrolet | 121 | 73 | 1,480 | Running | |
| 32 | 35 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San-Val Supply Chevrolet | 104 | 67 | 1,350 | Ignition | |
| 34 | 36 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 49 | 61 | 1,400 | Running | |
| 35 | 24 | 31 | John Rezek | Buick | 38 | 0 | 850 | Accident | |
| 36 | 14 | 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Allstate Building Materials Oldsmobile | 36 | 55 | 1,825 | Rocker Arm | |
| 37 | 32 | 19 | Vince Giamformaggio | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 26 | 52 | 825 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 45 Minutes 52 Seconds
Average Speed .:132.822
Margin of Victory .: 0.420 Second