1979 Carolina 500

Race 3 of 31

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:06:30
Average speed of winner: 122.727 mph
Margin of victory: 52 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison pole, Yarborough 1-9, B. Allison 10-22, Pearson 23-95, B. Allison 96-120, Pearson 121-127, B. Allison 128-139, Pearson 140-153, Millikan 154-203, Pearson 204-226, B. Allison 227-242, Pearson 243-244, Parsons 245-247, B. Allison 248-492

Race notes: Debut for Slick Johnson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore	136.790	492	5	311	running	21555	185
2	11	Joe Millikan	72	Hayes Jewelers	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			491	1	50	running	15670	175
3	17	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			487	0	0	running	8220	165
4	13	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		485	0	0	running	7520	160
5	19	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			484	0	0	running	6320	155
6	27	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Buick	Ulrich			476	0	0	running	5150	150
7	20	James Hylton	48	Palatine Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Hylton			473	0	0	running	4540	146
8	15	Dave Watson	37	Amsoil	Chevrolet	Phil Howard			471	0	0	running	2570	142
9	30	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			468	0	0	running	4080	138
10	14	Benny Parsons	27	Russell Bennett Chevrolet	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		462	1	3	running	2270	139
11	29	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			462	0	0	running	3560	130
12	5	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		460	0	0	running	3250	127
13	31	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			459	0	0	running	2970	124
14	35	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			450	0	0	running	2730	121
15	16	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Buick	Hagan			432	0	0	running	2545	118
16	18	Dave Marcis	02	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			431	0	0	rear end	1295	115
17	8	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		416	0	0	running	5570	112
18	3	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		413	1	9	running	7570	114
19	26	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			361	0	0	engine	1860	106
20	28	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			353	0	0	transmission	1780	103
21	24	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby	Chevrolet	Hamby			294	0	0	accident	1640	100
22	23	Geoff Bodine	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			276	0	0	rear end	750	0
23	9	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		249	5	119	engine	1225	99
24	21	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			131	0	0	axle	1550	91
25	12	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			123	0	0	accident	1175	88
26	25	Harry Gant	12	Kencoal	Chevrolet	Childers			111	0	0	accident	650	85
27	32	Slick Johnson	87	Satterfield Heating	Chevrolet	Satterfield			37	0	0	engine	625	82
28	34	Nelson Oswald	09	Oswald	Chevrolet	Oswald			23	0	0	too slow	600	79
29	22	Ronnie Thomas	25	Robertson-Thomas	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			13	0	0	steering	2075	76
30	2	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		9	0	0	accident	4550	73
31	4	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		9	0	0	accident	4245	70
32	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		9	0	0	accident	4640	67
33	10	Neil Bonnett	5	Tek-Tor	Oldsmobile	Stacy			9	0	0	accident	1035	0
34	6	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			9	0	0	accident	1030	61
35	33	Bill Hollar	29	Hollar Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Hollar			1	0	0	ignition	525	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	472	3	0	1	2	2
2	Cale Yarborough	444	3	0	0	2	2
3	Bobby Allison	431	3	1	1	1	1
4	Donnie Allison	398	3	0	0	2	2
5	D.K. Ulrich	395	3	0	0	0	1
6	Richard Childress	385	3	0	0	1	1
7	Joe Millikan	380	3	0	0	1	2
8	Dale Earnhardt	374	3	0	0	0	1
9	Frank Warren	354	3	0	0	0	2
10	Buddy Arrington	342	3	0	0	0	0
11	Benny Parsons	338	3	0	0	0	1
12	David Pearson	326	3	1	0	1	1
13	Richard Petty	314	3	0	1	1	1
14	Dick Brooks	311	3	0	0	1	1
15	Tighe Scott	310	2	0	0	1	2
16	Dave Marcis	297	3	0	0	0	0
17	Terry Labonte	291	3	0	0	0	0
18	J.D. McDuffie	288	3	0	0	0	0
19	Harry Gant	283	3	0	0	0	1
20	James Hylton	276	2	0	0	0	1
21	Buddy Baker	264	3	1	0	0	1
22	Ronnie Thomas	264	3	0	0	0	0
23	Dave Watson	232	2	0	0	0	1
24	Cecil Gordon	218	2	0	0	0	0
25	Bill Schmitt	160	1	0	0	1	1