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Atlanta 500 Race Results
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 18, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.54-Mile Oval 328 Laps/505 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra Oldsmobile | 328 | 180 | 35,975 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 328 | 180 | 32,875 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 328 | 170 | 15,400 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 327 | 165 | 11,725 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin Marine Chevrolet | 327 | 155 | 5,775 | Running | |
| 6 | 15 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 327 | 150 | 4,775 | Running | |
| 7 | 14 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 326 | 146 | 7,075 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Oldsmobile | 326 | 142 | 8,925 | Running | |
| 9 | 8 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Mercury | 325 | 138 | 5,720 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 325 | 134 | 3,025 | Running | |
| 11 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Oldsmobile | 324 | 130 | 6,025 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Buick | 321 | 127 | 4,835 | Running | |
| 13 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 321 | 124 | 4,390 | Running | |
| 15 | 16 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Ballard Racing Oldsmobile | 321 | 118 | 1,825 | Running | |
| 16 | 9 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Buick | 315 | 115 | 1,600 | Running | |
| 18 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 299 | 114 | 1,990 | Engine | |
| 19 | 37 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 295 | 106 | 3,410 | Running | |
| 20 | 26 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 295 | 103 | 3,295 | Running | |
| 21 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 282 | 100 | 2,705 | Running | |
| 22 | 30 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 273 | 97 | 2,470 | Engine | |
| 23 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle Oldsmobile | 249 | 94 | 2,285 | Running | |
| 24 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 221 | 91 | 2,000 | Overheating | |
| 25 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 211 | 88 | 1,965 | Engine | |
| 26 | 36 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 172 | 85 | 1,880 | Accident | |
| 27 | 35 | 6 | Claude Ballot-Lena | JMS Oldsmobile | 168 | 0 | 950 | Accident | |
| 28 | 34 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby Chevrolet | 133 | 79 | 925 | Accident | |
| 29 | 38 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sam Dell Dodge | 129 | 76 | 1,785 | Head Gasket | |
| 30 | 20 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 126 | 73 | 875 | Transmission | |
| 31 | 31 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 125 | 70 | 1,835 | Clutch | |
| 32 | 18 | 37 | Dave Watson | Ams Oil Chevrolet | 123 | 72 | 1,075 | Quit | |
| 33 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 82 | 64 | 1,315 | Transmission | |
| 34 | 39 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks Buick | 71 | 61 | 2,305 | Handling | |
| 35 | 21 | 47 | Geoff Bodine | Race Hill Farm Oldsmobile | 66 | 58 | 795 | Handling | |
| 36 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Mercury | 61 | 0 | 765 | Steering | |
| 37 | 28 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 54 | 52 | 1,255 | Steering | |
| 38 | 19 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 53 | 49 | 745 | Accident | |
| 39 | 33 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti CB Chevrolet | 50 | 46 | 735 | Accident | |
| 40 | 40 | 53 | Keith Davis | Chevrolet | 15 | 43 | 725 | Rear End |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 41 Minutes 47 Seconds
Average Speed .:135.136
Margin of Victory .: 6.000 Seconds
