Race: NAPA Riverside 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 15 of 31
Date: June 10, 1979
Track: Riverside International Raceway
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NAPA Riverside 400 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Allison | Car | No. 15 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Bud Moore | Sponsor | Hodgdon / Moore |
| Winner Start | 4th | Winner Laps Led | 31 |
| Started First | Dale Earnhardt | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (57) |
| Race Distance | 248.9 miles (95 laps) | Track Length | 2.62 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 35 |
| Total Purse | $131,625 | Winner Earnings | $22,700 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Darrell Waltrip | Season Race | 15 of 31 |
NAPA Riverside 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | Ford | 95 | 31 | running | 180 | $22,700 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 5 | running | 175 | $14,875 |
| 3 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | running | 165 | $10,350 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 95 | 57 | running | 170 | $11,800 |
| 5 | 8 | 27 | Benny Parsons | — | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | 155 | $6,800 |
| 6 | 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 92 | 0 | running | 150 | $5,500 |
| 7 | 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 146 | $4,580 |
| 8 | 16 | 93 | Norm Palmer | — | Norm Palmer | Dodge | 91 | 0 | running | 142 | $2,500 |
| 9 | 14 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 91 | 0 | running | 138 | $3,970 |
| 10 | 10 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Appliance Wheels | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 134 | $6,150 |
| 11 | 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 89 | 0 | running | 130 | $3,310 |
| 12 | 26 | 74 | Hal Callentine | Cal-Four | Hal Callentine | Oldsmobile | 88 | 0 | running | — | $2,590 |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | — | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 87 | 2 | running | 129 | $7,250 |
| 14 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | running | 121 | $2,780 |
| 15 | 33 | 20 | Ed Hale | Peralta & Hale | Richard Peralta | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | running | 118 | $2,045 |
| 16 | 28 | 22 | Richard White | Boulevard Automotive | Mike White | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 115 | $1,785 |
| 17 | 34 | 45 | Baxter Price | — | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 112 | $2,100 |
| 18 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,865 |
| 19 | 32 | 6 | Dick Whalen | — | Dick Whalen | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 106 | $950 |
| 20 | 17 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | John Borneman | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | oil leak | 103 | $1,305 |
| 21 | 11 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San-Val Lumber | A.J. Kurten | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | running | 100 | $900 |
| 22 | 12 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 65 | 0 | engine | 97 | $1,745 |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 94 | $2,700 |
| 24 | 35 | 57 | Robert Tartaglia | — | Don Guy | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | crash | 91 | $825 |
| 25 | 2 | 1 | Jimmy Insolo | Allstate Building Materials | Gerald Craker | Oldsmobile | 45 | 0 | engine | 88 | $1,700 |
| 26 | 19 | 29 | Tim Williamson | Tropical Rent-a-Car | Tim Williamson | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | carb fire | 85 | $775 |
| 27 | 21 | 8 | Rick McCray | — | Rick McCray | Buick | 31 | 0 | transmission | 82 | $750 |
| 28 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 30 | 0 | crash | 79 | $1,225 |
| 29 | 31 | 14 | Dick Kranzler | Parnelli Jones Enterprises | Dick Kranzler | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | transmission | 76 | $700 |
| 30 | 9 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | — | Bill Schmitt | Oldsmobile | 13 | 0 | transmission | 73 | $675 |
| 31 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | engine | 70 | $1,150 |
| 32 | 23 | 0 | Steve Pfeifer | Leisure Land RV | Michael McCluney | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | fire | — | $625 |
| 33 | 20 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | crash | 64 | $1,100 |
| 34 | 30 | 92 | Chris Monoleos | Buckstaff | Chris Monoleos | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $550 |
| 35 | 27 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 1 | 0 | transmission | 58 | $1,000 |
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