1979 Texas 400 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Texas 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 14 of 31
Date: June 3, 1979
Track: Texas World Speedway

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Texas 400 Race Information

Winner	Darrell Waltrip	Car	No. 88 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	DiGard Racing	Sponsor	Gatorade
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	155
Started First	Buddy Baker	Most Laps Led	Darrell Waltrip (155)
Race Distance	400 miles (200 laps)	Track Length	2 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	34
Total Purse	$161,250	Winner Earnings	$21,750
Different Leaders	4	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	Darrell Waltrip	Season Race	14 of 31

Texas 400 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	200	155	running	185	$21,750
2	6	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore	Bud Moore	Ford	199	0	running	170	$14,600
3	1	28	Buddy Baker	Spectra	Harry Ranier	Chevrolet	199	3	running	170	$13,950
4	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	199	0	running	160	$12,150
5	2	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	196	1	running	160	$12,150
6	9	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	195	0	running	150	$8,700
7	19	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile	193	0	running	146	$6,250
8	10	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	192	0	running	142	$7,200
9	17	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	192	0	running	138	$5,080
10	16	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	190	0	running	134	$4,670
11	24	31	John Rezek	RPM Enterprises	Curtis Payne	Oldsmobile	190	0	running	130	$2,400
12	3	2	Dale Earnhardt	—	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	189	41	crash	132	$6,400
13	13	50	Bruce Hill	Global Heat Exchanger	Walter Ballard	Buick	189	0	running	124	$2,200
14	21	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	186	0	running	121	$3,810
15	12	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines	D.K. Ulrich	Buick	186	0	running	118	$3,590
16	25	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac	185	0	running	115	$1,900
17	22	19	Billy Hagan	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	185	0	running	112	$3,280
18	29	1	Earle Canavan	Irish Spring Soap	Earle Canavan	Dodge	184	0	running	109	$1,700
19	18	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	181	0	running	106	$3,020
20	14	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	180	0	running	103	$2,960
21	31	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon-Barnicle	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	174	0	running	100	$2,650
22	26	76	Mike Potter	Miller	Mike Potter	Chevrolet	174	0	running	—	$1,500
23	23	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	173	0	running	94	$2,340
24	27	96	Jim Hurlbert	White Crown Engineering	Will Cronkrite	Ford	150	0	running	91	$1,400
25	8	27	Benny Parsons	—	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	143	0	spindle	88	$2,230
26	15	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	140	0	wheel	85	$3,170
27	20	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	139	0	transmission	82	$2,100
28	7	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Mercury	135	0	engine	79	$1,700
29	33	69	Mike Kempton	Pro Shoppe	Mike Kempton	Chevrolet	135	0	running	76	$1,150
30	30	9	Dick May	CRC Chemicals	Nelson Oswald	Oldsmobile	113	0	engine	73	$1,100
31	11	12	Lennie Pond	Kencoal Mining	Kennie Childers	Chevrolet	70	0	engine	70	$1,050
32	32	55	Bill Meazell	Lowrey U-Haul	Bill Meazell	Chevrolet	46	0	engine	67	$1,000
33	34	58	John Haver	Camera World Canon	John Haver	Chevrolet	36	0	engine	—	$950
34	28	32	Jimmy Finger	Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy	Don Bierschwale	Buick	5	0	engine	61	$1,150

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