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Darlington Raceway
April 08, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 367 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 367 | 185 | 23,400 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 367 | 175 | 16,100 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 367 | 170 | 13,650 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin Marine Chevrolet | 365 | 160 | 5,700 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra Chevrolet | 365 | 155 | 8,500 | Running | |
| 6 | 9 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 364 | 150 | 9,450 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Mercury | 362 | 146 | 3,700 | Running | |
| 8 | 4 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Mercury | 360 | 147 | 5,950 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 360 | 138 | 3,150 | Running | |
| 10 | 20 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 358 | 134 | 7,250 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 19 | Lennie Pond | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 356 | 130 | 4,925 | Running | |
| 13 | 10 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Kencoal Mining Oldsmobile | 352 | 124 | 2,300 | Running | |
| 14 | 27 | 75 | Butch Hartman | Hartman Autocar Chevrolet | 351 | 121 | 2,225 | Running | |
| 15 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 348 | 118 | 3,845 | Running | |
| 16 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 342 | 115 | 3,660 | Running | |
| 17 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 340 | 112 | 3,440 | Running | |
| 18 | 34 | 8 | Ed Negre | Brooks Honda Sales Chrysler | 340 | 109 | 2,730 | Running | |
| 20 | 35 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 330 | 103 | 2,810 | Running | |
| 21 | 14 | 7 | Al Holbert | Holbert Porsche Chevrolet | 308 | 100 | 1,525 | Steering | |
| 22 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 301 | 102 | 2,125 | Accident | |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 300 | 99 | 5,600 | Running | |
| 24 | 36 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 286 | 91 | 3,350 | Running | |
| 25 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 285 | 88 | 2,115 | Running | |
| 26 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 246 | 90 | 4,750 | Engine | |
| 27 | 15 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 193 | 87 | 1,000 | Engine | |
| 28 | 23 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 165 | 79 | 950 | Engine | |
| 29 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 135 | 76 | 1,820 | Overheating | |
| 30 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 119 | 73 | 1,800 | Accident | |
| 31 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle Oldsmobile | 109 | 70 | 1,775 | Engine | |
| 32 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Oldsmobile | 87 | 67 | 1,495 | Valve | |
| 33 | 33 | 99 | Dick May | Hollar Auto Parts Chevrolet | 87 | 64 | 915 | Oil Pressure | |
| 34 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 71 | 61 | 1,410 | Engine | |
| 35 | 31 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Global Heat Exchanger Dodge | 49 | 58 | 905 | Overheating | |
| 36 | 32 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Little B Coal Dodge | 5 | 55 | 900 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 7 Minutes 7 Seconds
Average Speed .:121.721
Margin of Victory .: 0.500 Second