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1979 NAPA Riverside 400


Race 15 of 31


Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:23:58
Average speed of winner: 103.732 mph
Margin of victory: 32.9 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 6 laps
Lap leaders: Earnhardt 1-2, Waltrip 3-7, Yarborough 8-30, Allison 31, Yarborough 32-65, Allison 66-95

Race notes: First pole for Dale Earnhardt. Debut for Hal Callentine, Ed Hale, and Robert Tartaglia. Finale for Dick Kranzler. Only start for Chris Monoleos and Dick Whalen.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
14Bobby Allison15Hodgdon/MooreFordMooreMoore95231running22700180
23Darrell Waltrip88GatoradeChevroletDiGardBuddy Parrott9515running14875175
35Richard Petty43STPChevroletPettyInman9500running10350165
46Cale Yarborough11BuschChevroletJohnsonCarter95257running11800170
58Benny Parsons27M.C. AndersonChevroletM.C. AndersonIfft9400running6800155
624Richard Childress3CRC ChemicalsOldsmobileChildress9200running5500150
713J.D. McDuffie70Bailey ExcavatingChevroletMcDuffie9100running4580146
816Norm Palmer93PalmerDodgeNorm Palmer9100running2500142
914Buddy Arrington67Reid Trailer SalesFordArrington9100running3970138
1010Joe Millikan72Appliance WheelsChevroletL.G. DeWitt9100running6150134
1125Cecil Gordon24Gordon-BarnicleOldsmobileCecil Gordon8900running3310130
1226Hal Callentine74Cal-FourOldsmobile8800running15000
131Dale Earnhardt2OsterlundChevroletOsterlundElder113.0898712running7250129
1422James Hylton48Palatine AutomotiveChevroletHylton8500running2890121
1533Ed Hale20Peralta & HaleChevroletPeralta and Hale8500running2155118
1628Richard White22Boulevard AutomotiveChevroletMike White8100running1895115
1734Baxter Price45Price RacingChevroletBaxter Price8100running2260112
1815Terry Labonte44StratagraphChevroletHagan8100running2075109
1932Dick Whalen6WhalenChevroletWhalen8100running950106
2017John Borneman81BornemanChevroletBorneman7900sump leak1315103
2111Jim Robinson78San Valley LumberChevroletKurten7200running900100
2212Frank Warren79Native TanDodgeFrank Warren6500engine175597
2318Ronnie Thomas25Stone's CafeteriaChevroletDon Robertson6000running272094
2435Robert Tartaglia57GuyChevroletGuy4700accident117591
252Jimmy Insolo01Allstate Building MaterialsOldsmobileCraker4500engine170088
2619Tim Williamson29Tropical Rent-A-CarChevroletWilliamson3300fire77585
2721Rick McCray08McCray RacingBuickMcCray3100transmission75082
287Neil Bonnett21PurolatorMercuryWood BrothersLeonard Wood3000accident122579
2931Dick Kranzler14Parnelli Jones Ent.ChevroletKranzler2300transmission70076
309Bill Schmitt73Schmitt RacingOldsmobileSchmitt1300transmission67573
3129Jimmy Means52Mr. TransmissionChevroletMeans900piston115070
3223Steve Pfeifer0Leisure Land RVChevrolet800battery6250
3320D.K. Ulrich40Midwestern Farm LinesChevroletUlrich400accident110064
3430Chris Monoleos92BuckstaffChevrolet200transmission55061
3527Elmo Langley64Sunny King Ford & HondaFordLangley100transmission100058

Points standings

RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsTop 5sTop 10s
1Darrell Waltrip242615341212
2Bobby Allison236315241111
3Cale Yarborough22271502911
4Richard Petty220215021011
5Dale Earnhardt2017151157
6Joe Millikan20061510312
7Benny Parsons19951510710
8Terry Labonte1845150018
9Richard Childress1837150016
10J.D. McDuffie1781150015
11D.K. Ulrich1764150002
12Buddy Arrington1725150014
13James Hylton1705140004
14Buddy Baker1704144158
15Frank Warren1635150003
16Ricky Rudd1499130005
17Ronnie Thomas1419150000
18Donnie Allison1375111036
19Cecil Gordon1363130000
20Tommy Gale1291120001
21Baxter Price1218120000
22Dave Marcis1184110001
23Dick Brooks1163120013
24Jimmy Means1032120000
25Neil Bonnett81991111


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