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Virginia 500 Race Results
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Martinsville Speedway
April 22, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 23,400 | Running | |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra Chevrolet | 500 | 175 | 14,700 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 499 | 170 | 10,200 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore Ford | 498 | 165 | 7,100 | Running | |
| 5 | 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels Chevrolet | 497 | 155 | 6,550 | Running | |
| 6 | 21 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Chevrolet | 497 | 150 | 2,500 | Running | |
| 7 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 495 | 151 | 4,200 | Engine | |
| 8 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 495 | 142 | 4,200 | Running | |
| 9 | 19 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 494 | 138 | 3,350 | Running | |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch Oldsmobile | 492 | 130 | 5,050 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Ford | 489 | 127 | 2,470 | Running | |
| 13 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Buick | 488 | 124 | 2,300 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Chevrolet | 485 | 121 | 2,140 | Running | |
| 16 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 476 | 115 | 1,820 | Running | |
| 17 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle Oldsmobile | 474 | 112 | 1,685 | Running | |
| 18 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 472 | 109 | 1,500 | Running | |
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Power Tool Service Chevrolet | 458 | 106 | 675 | Running | |
| 20 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 454 | 103 | 2,150 | Running | |
| 21 | 27 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 437 | 100 | 640 | Running | |
| 22 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 312 | 97 | 1,130 | Engine | |
| 23 | 7 | 68 | Chuck Bown | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Buick | 263 | 0 | 620 | Engine | |
| 24 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 247 | 91 | 860 | Engine | |
| 25 | 9 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Mercury | 207 | 88 | 850 | Head Gasket | |
| 26 | 24 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 167 | 85 | 590 | Engine | |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 137 | 82 | 3,030 | Engine | |
| 28 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission Chevrolet | 132 | 79 | 820 | Overheating | |
| 29 | 6 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal Mining Chevrolet | 10 | 76 | 810 | Engine | |
| 30 | 23 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 800 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 25 Minutes 43 Seconds
Average Speed .:76.562
Margin of Victory .: 4.000 Seconds
