RESULTS

1979 Official Race Results : World 600

World 600 | May 27, 1979 | Race 13 of 31

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 185/10 400 Running 55,400
2 2 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 175/5 400 Running 35,650
3 15 2 Dale Earnhardt * Chevrolet Osterlund 170/5 400 Running 27,100
4 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch 160/0 398 Running 18,125
5 4 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Griffin's Marine 155/0 398 Running 14,070
6 10 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury Truxmore 150/0 397 Running 14,845
7 14 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Stratagraph 146/0 397 Running 11,580
8 20 7 Al Holbert Chevrolet Holbert Porsche 142/0 396 Running 8,315
9 30 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Kencoal 143/5 394 Running 6,815
10 23 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile Crc Chemicals 134/0 393 Running 9,445
11 27 41 Grant Adcox Oldsmobile Adcox-Kirby 130/0 391 Running 6,090
12 33 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 127/0 391 Running 7,535
13 31 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 124/0 389 Running 6,865
14 29 0 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Avanti Cb 121/0 379 Running 5,490
15 19 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Wangerin 118/0 375 Running 4,290
16 22 30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs 115/0 372 Steering 5,705
17 40 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle 112/0 366 Running 5,095
18 37 40 D.k. Ulrich Chevrolet U.S. Army 109/0 353 Running 4,785
19 35 89 Jim Vandiver Oldsmobile O.l. Nixon 106/0 348 Broken Left Rear Hub 3,340
20 34 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 103/0 340 Clutch 4,425
21 39 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 100/0 336 Running 3,715
22 7 15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore 102/5 331 Running 6,440
23 17 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Race Hill Farm 94/0 320 Clutch 2,615
24 38 50 Bruce Hill Buick Global Heat Exchange 91/0 306 Engine Failure 2,390
25 1 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator 93/5 252 Broken Valve 18,790
26 13 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Shoney's 85/0 250 Broken Crankshaft 2,440
27 11 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels 87/5 212 Broken Valve 5,380
28 36 19 Bill Dennis Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 79/0 191 Broken Oil Line 2,560
29 21 49 Glenn Jarrett Chevrolet Natural Light PE 166 Rear Axle 1,630
30 12 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 73/0 142 Engine Failure 1,610
31 18 4 Bobby Fisher Buick Pabst Blue Ribbon 70/0 136 Engine Failure 1,465
32 25 17 Skip Manning Chevrolet Kings Inn 67/0 129 Broken Rear Axle 2,325
33 26 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Palatine Automotive 69/5 128 Broken Valve 1,890
34 16 6 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile Lady & Son 61/0 114 Accident 1,465
35 28 46 Travis Tiller Dodge Ring Enterprises 58/0 91 Overheating 1,315
36 8 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet Spectra 60/5 88 Engine Failure 5,040
37 6 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 57/5 8 Cracked Cylinder Head 1,315
38 9 9 Bill Elliott Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales 49/0 36 Engine Failure 1,290
39 24 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile Bearfinder 46/0 10 Accident 1,190
40 32 68 Chuck Bown Buick Kings Mountain PE 0 Did Not Start 1,215
41 41 57 Ron Hutcherson Unknown Unknown PE 0 Did Not Start 1,165
* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 136.674 mph
Margin of Victory: 7 seconds
Time of Race: 04:23:24
Lead Changes: 59
Cautions: 9 for 48 laps.
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