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1979 - Winston Western 500 Race Results


Race Name - Winston Western 500
Date - 1/14/1979
Race Track - Riverside International Raceway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.62 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 312 miles
Pole Speed - 113.659 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 107.82 mph
Lead Changes - 13
Total Race Purse - $138,890
Race Number - 1
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 119 Chevrolet 87 $21,150
2 1 David Pearson 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 119 Mercury 9 $14,200
3 2 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 119 Oldsmobile 3 $12,675
4 8 Bill Schmitt 73 Old Milwaukee (Bill Schmitt) 118 Oldsmobile 0 $8,000
5 17 Donnie Allison 1 Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) 118 Chevrolet 0 $7,550
6 15 Joe Millikan 72 LG DeWitt 118 Chevrolet 0 $7,050
7 11 Buddy Baker 28 WIN (Harry Ranier) 118 Chevrolet 0 $6,350
8 14 Jim Thirkettle 51 Allied Box Crate 117 Buick 0 $2,450
9 26 Tim Williamson 74 CalFour (Tim Williamson) 116 Chevrolet 0 $2,300
10 21 Harry Gant 12 Black Diamond Coal (Kennie Childers) 116 Chevrolet 0 $2,350
11 16 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 114 Chevrolet 0 $4,200
12 24 Ronnie Thomas 25 1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson) 114 Chevrolet 0 $4,780
13 34 Vince Giamformaggio 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 113 Chevrolet 0 $3,470
14 12 DK Ulrich 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 113 Buick 0 $3,310
15 23 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 112 Oldsmobile 0 $3,060
16 7 Jimmy Insolo 1 Lakes Drywall (Gerald Craker) 111 Oldsmobile 0 $3,380
17 20 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 109 Chevrolet 0 $2,720
18 30 Buddy Arrington 67 Switzer Contractors (Buddy Arrington) 109 Ford 0 $2,560
19 3 Bobby Allison 15 Norris Industries (Bud Moore) 105 Ford 15 $4,950
20 13 Al Holbert 7 Bosch (Al Holbert) 104 Chevrolet 5 $1,195
21 10 Dale Earnhardt 2 Rod Osterlund 103 Chevrolet 0 $2,230
22 35 Don Graham 52 City Tow (Rodney Friesen) 100 Chevrolet 0 $1,495
23 33 Harry Goularte 17 Associated Concrete (Harry Goularte) 82 Chevrolet 0 $1,460
24 9 Dave Marcis 2 Shoneys (Dave Marcis) 81 Chevrolet 0 $1,055
25 19 Cecil Gordon 24 GordonBarnicle (Cecil Gordon) 66 Oldsmobile 0 $1,875
26 5 Benny Parsons 27 Hodgdon Tool (MC Anderson) 56 Chevrolet 0 $955
27 18 Frank Warren 79 10000 RPM Speed Equipment (Frank Warren) 48 Dodge 0 $1,755
28 32 Don Puskarich 13 Matt Puskarich 47 Chevrolet 0 $855
29 27 Richard White 22 Boulevard Automotive (Mike White) 32 Chevrolet 0 $805
30 31 Jim Robinson 81 Borneman Plastering (John Borneman) 17 Chevrolet 0 $755
31 29 Don Noel 99 Noels Welding Shop (Don Noel) 15 Chevrolet 0 $700
32 6 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 14 Chevrolet 0 $4,600
33 22 Dick Brooks 5 Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) 12 Oldsmobile 0 $600
34 28 Neil Bonnett 5 Tune Up Masters (Jim Stacy) 10 Chevrolet 0 $1,050
35 25 Terry Labonte 44 Duck Industries (Billy Hagan) 7 Chevrolet 0 $1,000