1979 Virginia 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 9 of 31
Date: April 22, 1979
Track: Martinsville Speedway

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Virginia 500 Race Information

Winner	Richard Petty	Car	No. 43 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Sponsor	STP
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	247
Started First	Darrell Waltrip	Most Laps Led	Richard Petty (247)
Race Distance	262.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.525 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	30
Total Purse	$111,200	Winner Earnings	$23,400
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	2
Points Leader After Race	Darrell Waltrip	Season Race	9 of 31

Virginia 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	500	247	running	185	$23,400
2	4	28	Buddy Baker	Spectra	Harry Ranier	Chevrolet	500	196	running	175	$14,700
3	1	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	499	49	running	170	$10,200
4	3	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore	Bud Moore	Ford	498	1	running	165	$7,100
5	8	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	497	0	running	155	$6,550
6	21	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm	Jack Beebe	Chevrolet	497	0	running	150	$2,500
7	14	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	495	7	engine	151	$4,200
8	11	2	Dale Earnhardt	—	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	495	0	running	142	$4,200
9	19	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	494	0	running	138	$3,350
10	10	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	493	0	running	134	$3,080
11	5	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	492	0	running	130	$5,050
12	17	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	489	0	running	127	$2,470
13	22	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs	Walter Ballard	Buick	488	0	running	124	$2,300
14	16	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	485	0	running	121	$2,140
15	15	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	476	0	running	118	$1,980
16	25	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	476	0	running	115	$1,820
17	30	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon-Barnicle	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	474	0	running	112	$1,685
18	20	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	472	0	running	109	$1,500
19	13	27	Benny Parsons	Power Tool Service	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	458	0	running	106	$675
20	26	25	Ronnie Thomas	1st National City Travelers Checks	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	454	0	running	103	$2,150
21	27	5	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder	Nelson Malloch	Oldsmobile	437	0	running	100	$640
22	18	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	312	0	engine	97	$1,130
23	7	68	Chuck Bown	Kings Mountain Truck Plaza	Jim Testa	Buick	263	0	engine	—	$620
24	29	45	Baxter Price	—	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	247	0	engine	91	$860
25	9	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	207	0	engine	88	$850
26	24	2	Dave Marcis	Shoney's	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	167	0	engine	85	$590
27	12	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	137	0	engine	82	$3,030
28	28	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	132	0	overheating	79	$820
29	6	12	Lennie Pond	Kencoal Mining	Kennie Childers	Chevrolet	10	0	engine	76	$810
30	23	19	Dick May	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	0	0	engine	—	$800

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