Race: 125 Mile Qualifying Race 1
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Non-points / qualifying event
Date: 1979-02-15
Track: Daytona International Speedway
125 Mile Qualifying Race 1 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Oldsmobile | 50 | 38 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 50 | 10 | running | |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin Marine | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 8 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 50 | 2 | running | |
| 8 | 4 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 7 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Global Heat Exchanger | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph | Hagan Enterprises | Buick | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 19 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Adcox-Kirby | Adcox-Kirby | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 18 | 82 | Paul Fess | Lasky Construction | Stan Lasky (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 13 | 14 | 37 | Dave Watson | Ams Oil | Phil Howard (Owner) | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 29 | 87 | Bruce Jacobi | — | Billie Harvey (Owner) | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 15 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | McDuffie Racing | Oldsmobile | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 16 | 25 | 6 | Claude Ballot-Lena | JMS | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 17 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | George Elliott Racing | Mercury | 47 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 21 | 04 | Jim Hurtubise | — | — | Buick | 47 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 13 | 75 | Woody Fisher | — | — | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 17 | 34 | Nestor Peles | — | Steve Peles (Owner) | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 27 | 49 | Connie Saylor | Mitco | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | 32 | 0 | — | |
| 24 | 16 | 0 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 17 | 0 | — | |
| 25 | 28 | 31 | John Rezek | RPM Enterprises | RPM Enterprises | Buick | 12 | 0 | — | |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 5 | 0 | — | |
| 27 | 24 | 40 | Bobby Fisher | Pabst Blue Ribbon | Jasper Motorsports | Buick | 4 | 0 | accident | |
| 28 | 11 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Incorporated | Wangerin Racing | Mercury | 3 | 0 | engine |