Race: Busch Nashville 420
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 18 of 31
Date: July 14, 1979
Track: Nashville (Fairgrounds)
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Busch Nashville 420 Race Information
| Winner | Darrell Waltrip | Car | No. 88 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | DiGard Racing | Sponsor | Gatorade |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 409 |
| Started First | Darrell Waltrip | Most Laps Led | Darrell Waltrip (409) |
| Race Distance | 250.32 miles (420 laps) | Track Length | 0.596 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 30 |
| Total Purse | $69,205 | Winner Earnings | $14,000 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Darrell Waltrip | Season Race | 18 of 31 |
Busch Nashville 420 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 420 | 409 | running | 185 | $14,000 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 419 | 0 | running | 170 | $8,700 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | — | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 165 | $7,200 |
| 4 | 9 | 27 | Benny Parsons | — | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 160 | $3,650 |
| 5 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | running | 155 | $4,280 |
| 6 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | running | 150 | $2,450 |
| 7 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 405 | 0 | running | 146 | $2,180 |
| 8 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | running | 142 | $1,930 |
| 9 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 138 | $2,805 |
| 10 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 134 | $1,715 |
| 11 | 16 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | — | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 391 | 0 | running | 130 | $1,925 |
| 12 | 18 | 55 | Wayne Watercutter | — | Ward Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 127 | $565 |
| 13 | 26 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | 380 | 0 | running | 124 | $1,415 |
| 14 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 374 | 0 | running | 121 | $1,285 |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | Chevrolet | 341 | 11 | lug bolt | 123 | $505 |
| 16 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | Ford | 340 | 0 | running | 115 | $3,935 |
| 17 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 272 | 0 | engine | 112 | $1,120 |
| 18 | 24 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | crash | 109 | $1,005 |
| 19 | 7 | 5 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Nelson Malloch | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | oil leak | 106 | $640 |
| 20 | 11 | 19 | Steve Spencer | Performance Racing Network | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | water pump | 103 | $675 |
| 21 | 4 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | crash | 100 | $3,115 |
| 22 | 13 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | engine | 97 | $405 |
| 23 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | overheating | 94 | $645 |
| 24 | 25 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Jones Supply | Ralph Jones | Ford | 92 | 0 | oil leak | 91 | $385 |
| 25 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | engine | 88 | $625 |
| 26 | 28 | 69 | Henry Jones | Pro Shoppe | Mike Kempton | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | engine | 85 | $370 |
| 27 | 15 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | J & S Truck Sales | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | engine | 82 | $365 |
| 28 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 79 | $610 |
| 29 | 30 | 58 | Dick May | — | Don Satterfield | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 76 | $355 |
| 30 | 29 | 10 | Jimmy Hindman | — | Jimmy Hindman | Ford | 2 | 0 | oil leak | — | $350 |
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