1979 Old Dominion 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 26 of 31
Date: September 23, 1979
Track: Martinsville Speedway

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Old Dominion 500 Race Information

Winner	Buddy Baker	Car	No. 28 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Harry Ranier	Sponsor	W.I.N.
Winner Start	7th	Winner Laps Led	209
Started First	Darrell Waltrip	Most Laps Led	Buddy Baker (209)
Race Distance	262.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.525 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	30
Total Purse	$106,050	Winner Earnings	$19,900
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	Darrell Waltrip	Season Race	26 of 31

Old Dominion 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	7	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N.	Harry Ranier	Chevrolet	500	209	running	185	$19,900
2	6	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	500	0	running	170	$12,550
3	3	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	499	74	running	170	$9,650
4	8	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore	Bud Moore	Ford	495	30	running	165	$6,950
5	19	71	Dave Marcis	Shoney's	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	494	0	running	155	$3,150
6	10	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	491	0	running	150	$4,700
7	12	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	491	0	running	146	$3,950
8	4	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	489	3	running	147	$5,450
9	13	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	483	0	rear end	138	$3,080
10	16	40	D.K. Ulrich	LaFayette	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	479	0	running	134	$2,970
11	1	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	471	184	running	135	$7,800
12	11	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm	Jack Beebe	Chevrolet	465	0	running	127	$1,000
13	18	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	455	0	running	124	$2,300
14	30	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	453	0	running	121	$2,140
15	15	5	Dick Brooks	—	Nelson Malloch	Chevrolet	450	0	running	118	$800
16	26	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	413	0	running	115	$1,930
17	21	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	386	0	rear end	112	$1,795
18	2	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	384	0	engine	109	$950
19	27	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet	362	0	rear end	106	$1,635
20	24	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	352	0	running	103	$2,450
21	17	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	347	0	engine	100	$1,140
22	22	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	282	0	engine	97	$1,130
23	20	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	262	0	engine	94	$870
24	28	24	Cecil Gordon	—	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	250	0	engine	91	$860
25	23	19	Dick May	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	258	0	engine	88	$850
26	25	95	Dave Dion	Miller Roofing	Junior Miller	Chevrolet	148	0	rear end	85	$590
27	9	27	Benny Parsons	—	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	89	0	engine	82	$830
28	14	12	Butch Lindley	Kencoal Mining	Kennie Childers	Chevrolet	82	0	overheating	79	$570
29	5	2	Dale Earnhardt	—	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	67	0	crash	76	$3,510
30	29	99	Bill Hollar	Hollar Auto Parts	Bill Hollar	Chevrolet	39	0	quit	73	$550

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