1979 Daytona 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 2 of 31
Date: February 18, 1979
Track: Daytona International Speedway

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Daytona 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Oldsmobile
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP / Southern Pride Car Wash Systems
Winner Start	13th	Winner Laps Led	12
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Donnie Allison (93)
Race Distance	500 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2.5 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	41
Total Purse	$538,330	Winner Earnings	$73,900
Different Leaders	13	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	Darrell Waltrip	Season Race	2 of 31

Daytona 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	13	43	Richard Petty	STP / Southern Pride Car Wash Systems	Petty Enterprises	Oldsmobile	200	12	running	180	$73,900
2	4	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Oldsmobile	200	4	running	175	$59,350
3	6	51	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore	A.J. Foyt	Oldsmobile	200	4	running	—	$38,550
4	2	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic	Hoss Ellington	Oldsmobile	199	93	crash	170	$39,600
5	3	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	199	3	crash	160	$34,525
6	33	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs	Walter Ballard	Buick	199	0	running	150	$24,550
7	28	68	Chuck Bown	Kings Inn	Jim Testa	Buick	199	0	running	146	$18,895
8	10	2	Dale Earnhardt	—	Rod Osterlund	Buick	199	10	running	147	$22,845
9	37	14	Coo Coo Marlin	Cunningham-Kelley	H.B. Cunningham	Chevrolet	198	0	running	138	$15,885
10	24	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	197	0	running	134	$17,475
11	7	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore	Bud Moore	Ford	197	1	running	135	$17,725
12	15	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	197	0	running	127	$13,795
13	35	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines	D.K. Ulrich	Buick	197	0	running	124	$11,355
14	38	19	Bill Dennis	Belden Jennite	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	196	0	running	121	$10,115
15	26	98	Ralph Jones	Jones Racing	Ralph Jones	Ford	195	0	running	118	$8,110
16	19	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Buick	189	0	running	115	$8,820
17	31	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile	188	0	running	112	$6,865
18	5	27	Benny Parsons	Griffin Marine	M.C. Anderson	Oldsmobile	183	37	running	114	$10,435
19	17	50	Bruce Hill	Newport & Associates	Walter Ballard	Oldsmobile	168	0	running	106	$5,375
20	36	39	Blackie Wangerin	—	Blackie Wangerin	Mercury	160	0	running	103	$4,005
21	30	74	Bobby Wawak	—	Bobby Wawak	Oldsmobile	152	0	overheating	100	$4,840
22	23	82	Paul Fess	Lasky Construction	Stan Lasky	Oldsmobile	135	0	engine	97	$3,860
23	21	41	Grant Adcox	Adcox-Kirby	Herb Adcox	Chevrolet	129	0	wheel	94	$3,730
24	12	2	Dave Marcis	Shoney's	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	119	0	engine	91	$3,950
25	29	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Oldsmobile	116	0	engine	88	$4,470
26	25	37	Dave Watson	Ams Oil	Phil Howard	Chevrolet	115	1	clutch	90	$2,850
27	8	5	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder	Nelson Malloch	Oldsmobile	105	0	transmission	82	$5,275
28	22	0	John Utsman	—	Ed Whitaker	Chevrolet	101	0	engine	79	$2,850
29	16	47	Geoffrey Bodine	Race Hill Farm	Jack Beebe	Oldsmobile	99	6	engine	81	$3,275
30	40	54	Lennie Pond	Burger King	Al Rudd	Oldsmobile	83	2	brakes	78	$2,085
31	11	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	79	0	engine	70	$4,110
32	20	5	Neil Bonnett	—	Jim Stacy	Oldsmobile	76	12	suspension	72	$4,475
33	14	12	Harry Gant	J.W. Hunt Produce	Kennie Childers	Oldsmobile	72	0	crash	64	$2,875
34	41	25	Ronnie Thomas	Sub-Tropic	Don Robertson	Buick	64	0	engine	61	$4,045
35	27	87	Gary Balough	Fast Lane Ltd.	Billie Harvey	Oldsmobile	53	0	crash	58	$3,425
36	32	72	Joe Millikan	—	L.G. DeWitt	Oldsmobile	53	0	crash	55	$5,340
37	9	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	53	0	crash	52	$3,275
38	18	17	Skip Manning	Valvoline	Roger Hamby	Oldsmobile	53	0	crash	49	$3,555
39	34	75	Butch Mock	—	Rahmoc Enterprises	Buick	38	0	crash	46	$2,165
40	1	28	Buddy Baker	Spectra	Harry Ranier	Oldsmobile	38	15	engine	48	$23,775
41	39	89	Jim Vandiver	—	O.L. Nixon	Oldsmobile	27	0	engine	40	$1,930

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