1979 Southeastern 500

Race 7 of 31

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:55:39
Average speed of winner: 91.033 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 44 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-138, Earnhardt 139-140, D. Allison 141, Yarborough 142, Waltrip 143-212, B. Allison 213-254, Earnhardt 255-388, Waltrip 389-473, Earnhardt 474-500

Race notes: First win for Dale Earnhardt. Debut for Mike Potter.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		500	3	163	running	19800	185
2	4	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		500	1	42	running	11150	175
3	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		500	2	155	running	8300	170
4	13	Richard Petty	43	STP	Oldsmobile	Petty	Inman		498	0	0	running	5850	160
5	6	Benny Parsons	27	Valleydale Meats	Oldsmobile	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		497	0	0	running	3150	155
6	3	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		495	1	1	running	4100	155
7	10	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			490	0	0	running	4200	146
8	12	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			486	0	0	running	4050	142
9	16	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			486	0	0	running	3530	138
10	15	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			485	0	0	running	3120	134
11	14	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			484	0	0	running	2725	130
12	11	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			481	0	0	running	2800	127
13	27	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			480	0	0	running	2290	124
14	20	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Oldsmobile	Hamby			473	0	0	running	1780	121
15	25	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			470	0	0	running	1645	118
16	28	Mike Potter	76	Miller	Chevrolet				463	0	0	running	660	115
17	8	Dave Marcis	02	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			462	0	0	running	635	112
18	24	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			460	0	0	running	1410	109
19	23	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			456	0	0	running	1095	106
20	19	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			429	0	0	running	1080	103
21	17	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			385	0	0	engine	565	100
22	21	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			366	0	0	water pump	550	97
23	18	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			335	0	0	accident	1785	94
24	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		216	1	1	accident	4470	96
25	1	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson	111.668	211	1	138	accident	5210	93
26	7	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			197	0	0	rear end	1000	85
27	26	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			141	0	0	engine	740	82
28	22	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			100	0	0	engine	730	79
29	30	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			33	0	0	withdrew	470	76
30	29	Ralph Jones	98	Jones	Ford	Ralph Jones			31	0	0	brakes	460	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	1146	7	2	2	5	5
2	Darrell Waltrip	1132	7	0	1	6	6
3	Cale Yarborough	1028	7	0	1	4	5
4	Benny Parsons	978	7	1	0	4	5
5	Dale Earnhardt	975	7	0	1	2	3
6	Donnie Allison	972	7	0	0	2	5
7	Joe Millikan	953	7	0	0	1	6
8	Richard Petty	939	7	0	1	4	4
9	D.K. Ulrich	886	7	0	0	0	2
10	Richard Childress	854	7	0	0	1	2
11	Dave Marcis	806	7	0	0	0	1
12	J.D. McDuffie	791	7	0	0	0	2
13	Terry Labonte	785	7	0	0	0	2
14	James Hylton	780	6	0	0	0	2
15	Frank Warren	766	7	0	0	0	2
16	Buddy Baker	760	7	3	1	1	3
17	Buddy Arrington	748	7	0	0	0	0
18	Dick Brooks	745	7	0	0	1	2
19	Ricky Rudd	654	6	0	0	0	2
20	Cecil Gordon	615	6	0	0	0	0
21	Ronnie Thomas	610	7	0	0	0	0
22	Tommy Gale	533	5	0	0	0	0
23	Baxter Price	521	5	0	0	0	0
24	Roger Hamby	485	5	0	0	0	0
25	David Pearson	440	4	1	0	1	1