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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 - Southern 500 Race Results
| Race Name - Southern 500Date - 9/3/1979Race Track - Darlington RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.366 milesRace Length (Miles) - 501 milesPole Speed - 154.88 mphNumber of Cautions - 9Caution Laps - 52Average Race Speed - 126.25 mphLead Changes - 18Total Race Purse - $221,200Race Number - 23 | More Races from 1979 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 5 | David Pearson | 2 | Rod Osterlund | 367 | Chevrolet | 74 | $29,925 |
| 2 | 6 | Bill Elliott | 17 | Kings Inn (George Elliott) | 365 | Mercury | 6 | $19,235 |
| 3 | 16 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | 365 | Chevrolet | 0 | $13,460 |
| 4 | 10 | Buddy Baker | 28 | WIN (Harry Ranier) | 365 | Chevrolet | 1 | $7,975 |
| 5 | 13 | Benny Parsons | 27 | MC Anderson | 364 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,915 |
| 6 | 19 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Shoneys (Dave Marcis) | 362 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,650 |
| 7 | 8 | Dick Brooks | 5 | Dubie Corp (Nelson Malloch) | 361 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,900 |
| 8 | 14 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | 361 | Mercury | 0 | $7,105 |
| 9 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 361 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,800 |
| 10 | 1 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) | 356 | Ford | 37 | $10,950 |
| 11 | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade (DiGard) | 355 | Chevrolet | 165 | $12,200 |
| 12 | 7 | Harry Gant | 47 | Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) | 352 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,100 |
| 13 | 17 | DK Ulrich | 40 | US Army (DK Ulrich) | 350 | Buick | 0 | $5,595 |
| 14 | 22 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | 347 | Dodge | 0 | $5,375 |
| 15 | 12 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) | 347 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,000 |
| 16 | 24 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) | 345 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,015 |
| 17 | 21 | Chuck Bown | 68 | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza (Jim Testa) | 342 | Buick | 0 | $3,100 |
| 18 | 38 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) | 341 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,530 |
| 19 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Busch (Junior Johnson) | 336 | Chevrolet | 0 | $8,000 |
| 20 | 33 | Ed Negre | 8 | Dick Brooks Honda (Ed Negre) | 333 | Chrysler | 0 | $2,850 |
| 21 | 30 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) | 332 | Ford | 0 | $3,845 |
| 22 | 32 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | 331 | Dodge | 0 | $3,585 |
| 23 | 35 | Baxter Price | 45 | Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price) | 324 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,300 |
| 24 | 28 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) | 310 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,215 |
| 25 | 15 | Lennie Pond | 19 | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | 281 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,280 |
| 26 | 31 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Gordon Racing (Cecil Gordon) | 246 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $2,885 |
| 27 | 36 | HB Bailey | 36 | Almeda Auto Parts (HB Bailey) | 244 | Pontiac | 0 | $1,825 |
| 28 | 26 | Jim Vandiver | 9 | Kings Inn (Roger Hamby) | 240 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,800 |
| 29 | 25 | Richard Childress | 3 | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | 224 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,200 |
| 30 | 20 | Jack Ingram | 12 | Kencoal Mining (Kennie Childers) | 206 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $1,650 |
| 31 | 2 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | 195 | Chevrolet | 82 | $4,550 |
| 32 | 9 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | 185 | Mercury | 2 | $2,150 |
| 33 | 39 | Billy Smith | 10 | Tidewater Glass (Bill Champion) | 179 | Ford | 0 | $1,575 |
| 34 | 23 | Dick May | 65 | Spohns Body Shop (Ron Spohn) | 148 | Ford | 0 | $1,450 |
| 35 | 29 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) | 133 | Buick | 0 | $2,400 |
| 36 | 18 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) | 112 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,300 |
| 37 | 40 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Ralph Jones | 83 | Ford | 0 | $1,275 |
| 38 | 27 | James Hylton | 48 | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | 46 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,750 |
| 39 | 37 | Earle Canavan | 1 | Earle Canavan | 17 | Dodge | 0 | $1,225 |
| 40 | 34 | Ferrel Harris | 96 | Will Cronkrite | 2 | Ford | 0 | $1,260 |