1979 Virginia 500

Race 9 of 31

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:25:43
Average speed of winner: 76.562 mph
Margin of victory: 4 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-49, Petty 50-144, B. Allison 145, Baker 146-150, Petty 151-170, Baker 171-269, Petty 270, Baker 271-319, Petty 320, Hylton 321-327, Baker 328-370, Petty 371-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		500	5	247	running	23400	185
2	4	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		500	4	196	running	14700	175
3	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott	87.383	499	1	49	running	10200	170
4	3	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		498	1	1	running	7100	165
5	8	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			497	0	0	running	6550	155
6	21	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			497	0	0	running	2500	150
7	14	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			495	1	7	running	4200	151
8	11	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		495	0	0	engine	4200	142
9	19	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			494	0	0	running	3350	138
10	10	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			493	0	0	running	3080	134
11	5	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		492	0	0	running	5050	130
12	17	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			489	0	0	running	2470	127
13	22	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		488	0	0	running	2300	124
14	16	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			485	0	0	running	2140	121
15	15	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			476	0	0	running	1980	118
16	25	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			476	0	0	running	1820	115
17	30	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			474	0	0	running	1685	112
18	20	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			472	0	0	running	1500	109
19	13	Benny Parsons	27	Power Tool Service	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		458	0	0	running	675	106
20	26	Ronnie Thomas	25	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			454	0	0	running	2150	103
21	27	Dick Brooks	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			437	0	0	running	640	100
22	18	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			312	0	0	engine	1130	97
23	7	Chuck Bown	68	Kings Mountain	Buick	Testa			263	0	0	engine	620	0
24	29	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			247	0	0	engine	860	91
25	9	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		207	0	0	head gasket	850	88
26	24	Dave Marcis	02	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			167	0	0	engine	590	85
27	12	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		137	0	0	engine	3030	82
28	28	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			132	0	0	overheating	820	79
29	6	Lennie Pond	12	Kencoal	Chevrolet	Childers			10	0	0	engine	810	76
30	23	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			0	0	0	engine	800	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	1487	9	1	2	8	8
2	Bobby Allison	1401	9	2	2	6	6
3	Cale Yarborough	1308	9	0	1	4	6
4	Richard Petty	1299	9	0	2	6	6
5	Benny Parsons	1244	9	1	0	5	6
6	Joe Millikan	1242	9	0	0	2	8
7	Donnie Allison	1224	9	1	0	3	6
8	Dale Earnhardt	1216	9	0	1	2	4
9	D.K. Ulrich	1131	9	0	0	0	2
10	Buddy Baker	1090	9	3	1	3	5
11	Richard Childress	1090	9	0	0	1	2
12	James Hylton	1049	8	0	0	0	3
13	J.D. McDuffie	1031	9	0	0	0	3
14	Terry Labonte	999	9	0	0	0	3
15	Frank Warren	987	9	0	0	0	2
16	Dick Brooks	983	9	0	0	1	3
17	Dave Marcis	978	9	0	0	0	1
18	Buddy Arrington	933	9	0	0	0	0
19	Ricky Rudd	928	8	0	0	0	3
20	Ronnie Thomas	804	9	0	0	0	0
21	Cecil Gordon	797	8	0	0	0	0
22	Baxter Price	715	7	0	0	0	0
23	Tommy Gale	709	7	0	0	0	0
24	Roger Hamby	552	6	0	0	0	0
25	David Pearson	542	5	1	0	1	1