RESULTS

1979 Official Race Results : SouthEastern 500

SouthEastern 500 | August 25, 1979 | Race 22 of 31

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 180/5 500 Running 13,510
2 1 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 175/5 500 Running 10,100
3 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore 170/5 500 Running 6,950
4 7 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Valleydale Meats 170/10 499 Running 4,900
5 4 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch 155/0 497 Running 5,600
6 12 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels 150/0 497 Running 4,400
7 3 2 David Pearson Chevrolet Osterlund 146/0 496 Running 3,800
8 10 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Stratagraph 142/0 493 Running 3,550
9 11 90 Ricky Rudd Ford Truxmore 138/0 493 Running 3,030
10 17 17 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Kings Inn 134/0 487 Running 2,620
11 14 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Crc Chemicals 130/0 484 Running 2,400
12 15 40 D.k. Ulrich Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines 127/0 483 Running 2,490
13 23 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Palatine Automotive 124/0 472 Running 1,980
14 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hill's Racing 121/0 468 Running 1,745
15 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 118/0 456 Running 1,610
16 6 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Race Hill Farm 120/5 445 Running 590
17 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 112/0 444 Running 1,370
18 8 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Shoney's 114/5 434 Accident 790
19 19 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission 106/0 416 Running 1,020
20 16 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile Bearfinder 103/0 392 Rear End 500
21 27 19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 100/0 392 Accident 965
22 25 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon 97/0 388 Running 705
23 22 76 Mike Potter Chevrolet Brockwell Entertainment 94/0 311 Ignition 445
24 29 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Iron Peddlers 91/0 274 Running 685
25 9 12 Jack Ingram Chevrolet Ramey's Chevy City 88/0 197 Valve Spring 425
26 18 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 85/0 104 Broken Valve 770
27 13 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria 82/0 79 Engine Failure 1,665
28 26 59 Melvin Revis Chevrolet Danny Queen PE 76 Broken Trailing Arm 410
29 30 69 Henry Jones Chevrolet Pro-Shoppe Sports 76/0 48 Running Too Slow 405
30 28 0 John Kennedy Chevrolet Avanti Cb 73/0 2 Cracked Cylinder Head 400
* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 91.493 mph
Margin of Victory: 3 seconds
Time of Race: 02:54:46
Lead Changes: 18
Cautions: 6 for 60 laps.
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