1979 Old Dominion 500

Race 26 of 31

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:29:40
Average speed of winner: 75.119 mph
Margin of victory: 18 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 54 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-68, Yarborough 69, Millikan 70-143, Yarborough 144, Waltrip 145-234, Baker 235, B. Allison 236-248, Waltrip 249-274, B. Allison 275, Yarborough 276, Baker 277, B. Allison 278-293, Baker 294-500

Race notes: Debut for Butch Lindley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Buddy Baker	28	W.I.N., Inc.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		500	3	209	running	19900	185
2	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		500	0	0	running	12550	170
3	3	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			499	1	74	running	9650	170
4	8	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		495	3	30	rear end	6950	165
5	19	Dave Marcis	71	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			494	0	0	running	3150	155
6	10	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			491	0	0	running	4700	150
7	12	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			491	0	0	running	3950	146
8	4	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		489	3	3	running	5450	147
9	13	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			483	0	0	rear end	3080	138
10	16	D.K. Ulrich	40	LaFayette	Chevrolet	Ulrich			479	0	0	running	2970	134
11	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott	88.265	471	3	184	running	7800	135
12	11	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			465	0	0	running	1000	127
13	18	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			455	0	0	running	2300	124
14	30	Baxter Price	45	Iron Peddlers	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			453	0	0	running	2140	121
15	15	Dick Brooks	05	Malloch	Chevrolet	Malloch			450	0	0	running	800	118
16	26	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			413	0	0	running	1930	115
17	21	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			386	0	0	rear end	1795	112
18	2	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		384	0	0	valve	950	109
19	27	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn	Chevrolet	Hamby			362	0	0	rear end	1635	106
20	24	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			352	0	0	running	2450	103
21	17	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			347	0	0	engine	1140	100
22	22	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			282	0	0	valve	1130	97
23	20	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			262	0	0	engine	870	94
24	28	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			258	0	0	engine	860	91
25	23	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			250	0	0	engine	850	88
26	25	Dave Dion	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			148	0	0	rear end	590	85
27	9	Benny Parsons	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		89	0	0	engine	830	82
28	14	Butch Lindley	12	Kencoal	Chevrolet	Childers			82	0	0	overheating	570	79
29	5	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		67	0	0	accident	3510	76
30	29	Bill Hollar	99	Hollar Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Hollar			39	0	0	withdrew	550	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	4058	26	5	7	17	18
2	Richard Petty	4010	26	1	4	19	22
3	Bobby Allison	3832	26	3	5	14	18
4	Cale Yarborough	3801	26	0	3	15	18
5	Benny Parsons	3481	26	1	0	13	17
6	Joe Millikan	3446	26	1	0	5	19
7	Richard Childress	3096	26	0	0	1	9
8	J.D. McDuffie	3012	26	0	0	1	7
9	D.K. Ulrich	2997	26	0	0	0	3
10	Buddy Arrington	2994	26	0	0	1	6
11	Terry Labonte	2990	26	0	0	2	11
12	Ricky Rudd	2973	23	0	0	3	14
13	Dale Earnhardt	2972	22	3	1	8	12
14	Buddy Baker	2866	22	5	3	11	14
15	James Hylton	2851	25	0	0	0	5
16	Frank Warren	2729	26	0	0	0	3
17	Ronnie Thomas	2414	25	0	0	0	1
18	Tommy Gale	2328	23	0	0	0	1
19	Cecil Gordon	2297	23	0	0	0	0
20	Jimmy Means	2265	23	0	0	0	1
21	Dave Marcis	2240	20	0	0	1	5
22	Dick Brooks	2168	22	0	0	1	6
23	Harry Gant	2102	20	1	0	0	5
24	Baxter Price	2064	21	0	0	0	0
25	Donnie Allison	2000	16	1	0	5	8