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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 - Richmond 400 Race Results
| Race Name - Richmond 400Date - 3/11/1979Race Track - Richmond Fairgrounds RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.542 milesRace Length (Miles) - 217 milesPole Speed - 92.957 mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - 8Average Race Speed - 83.608 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $83,660Race Number - 4 | More Races from 1979 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Busch (Junior Johnson) | 400 | Oldsmobile | 178 | $16,275 |
| 2 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) | 400 | Ford | 220 | $10,750 |
| 3 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade (DiGard) | 399 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,925 |
| 4 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 27 | MC Anderson | 399 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,550 |
| 5 | 7 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 399 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,800 |
| 6 | 16 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Hayes Jewelers (LG DeWitt) | 397 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,800 |
| 7 | 8 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) | 397 | Chevrolet | 2 | $2,900 |
| 8 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | 395 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,775 |
| 9 | 11 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | 394 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,710 |
| 10 | 14 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) | 391 | Buick | 0 | $2,405 |
| 11 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | 390 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,245 |
| 12 | 29 | James Hylton | 48 | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | 390 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,100 |
| 13 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Rod Osterlund | 390 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,015 |
| 14 | 12 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Brenco Bearings (Al Rudd) | 387 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $890 |
| 15 | 20 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | 385 | Dodge | 0 | $1,830 |
| 16 | 10 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Shoneys (Dave Marcis) | 385 | Chevrolet | 0 | $750 |
| 17 | 22 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson) | 384 | Buick | 0 | $2,570 |
| 18 | 17 | Dave Watson | 37 | Ams Oil (Phil Howard) | 383 | Chevrolet | 0 | $675 |
| 19 | 13 | Dave Dion | 29 | Merrimack LincolnMercury (Dave Dion) | 380 | Ford | 0 | $675 |
| 20 | 28 | Lawrence Fields | 19 | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | 379 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,385 |
| 21 | 23 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | 371 | Dodge | 0 | $1,250 |
| 22 | 26 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) | 360 | Ford | 0 | $1,125 |
| 23 | 24 | Baxter Price | 45 | Baxter Price | 311 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,000 |
| 24 | 30 | Bill Hollar | 9 | Hollar Auto Parts (Bill Hollar) | 307 | Chevrolet | 0 | $535 |
| 25 | 27 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | GordonBarnicle (Cecil Gordon) | 259 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $775 |
| 26 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | 238 | Chevrolet | 0 | $750 |
| 27 | 25 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $725 |
| 28 | 19 | Dick Brooks | 5 | Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) | 180 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $450 |
| 29 | 6 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Spectra (Harry Ranier) | 167 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,375 |
| 30 | 21 | Roger Hamby | 17 | HambyEllis (Roger Hamby) | 68 | Chevrolet | 0 | $650 |