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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1979 - Old Dominion 500 Race Results
Race Name - Old Dominion 500Date - 9/23/1979Race Track - Martinsville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.525 milesRace Length (Miles) - 263 milesPole Speed - 82.65 mphNumber of Cautions - 10Caution Laps - 54Average Race Speed - 75.119 mphLead Changes - 12Total Race Purse - $106,050Race Number - 26 | More Races from 1979 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 7 | Buddy Baker | 28 | WIN (Harry Ranier) | 500 | Chevrolet | 209 | $19,900 |
2 | 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 500 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,550 |
3 | 3 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) | 499 | Chevrolet | 74 | $9,650 |
4 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) | 495 | Ford | 30 | $6,950 |
5 | 19 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Shoneys (Dave Marcis) | 494 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,150 |
6 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | 491 | Ford | 0 | $4,700 |
7 | 12 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | 491 | Dodge | 0 | $3,950 |
8 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Busch (Junior Johnson) | 489 | Oldsmobile | 3 | $5,450 |
9 | 13 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | 483 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,080 |
10 | 16 | DK Ulrich | 40 | LaFayette (DK Ulrich) | 479 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,970 |
11 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade (DiGard) | 471 | Chevrolet | 184 | $7,800 |
12 | 11 | Harry Gant | 47 | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | 465 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,000 |
13 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | 455 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,300 |
14 | 30 | Baxter Price | 45 | Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price) | 453 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,140 |
15 | 15 | Dick Brooks | 5 | Nelson Malloch | 450 | Chevrolet | 0 | $800 |
16 | 26 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | 413 | Dodge | 0 | $1,930 |
17 | 21 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) | 386 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,795 |
18 | 2 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | 384 | Mercury | 0 | $950 |
19 | 27 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Kings Inn (Roger Hamby) | 362 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,635 |
20 | 24 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) | 352 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,450 |
21 | 17 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) | 347 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,140 |
22 | 22 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) | 282 | Ford | 0 | $1,130 |
23 | 20 | James Hylton | 48 | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | 262 | Chevrolet | 0 | $870 |
24 | 28 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 250 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $860 |
25 | 23 | Dick May | 19 | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | 258 | Chevrolet | 0 | $850 |
26 | 25 | Dave Dion | 95 | Miller Roofing (Junior Miller) | 148 | Chevrolet | 0 | $590 |
27 | 9 | Benny Parsons | 27 | MC Anderson | 89 | Chevrolet | 0 | $830 |
28 | 14 | Butch Lindley | 12 | Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers) | 82 | Chevrolet | 0 | $570 |
29 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Rod Osterlund | 67 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,510 |
30 | 29 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Hollar Auto Parts (Bill Hollar) | 39 | Chevrolet | 0 | $550 |