1979 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 31
Date: January 14, 1979
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Darrell Waltrip	Car	No. 88 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	DiGard Racing	Sponsor	Gatorade
Winner Start	4th	Winner Laps Led	87
Started First	David Pearson	Most Laps Led	Darrell Waltrip (87)
Race Distance	311.78 miles (119 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	35
Total Purse	$138,890	Winner Earnings	$21,150
Different Leaders	5	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	Darrell Waltrip	Season Race	1 of 31

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	4	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	119	87	running	185	$21,150
2	1	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	119	9	running	175	$14,200
3	2	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	119	3	running	170	$12,675
4	8	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee	Bill Schmitt	Oldsmobile	118	0	running	160	$8,000
5	17	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	118	0	running	155	$7,550
6	15	72	Joe Millikan	—	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	118	0	running	150	$7,050
7	11	28	Buddy Baker	W.I.N.	Harry Ranier	Chevrolet	118	0	running	146	$6,350
8	14	51	Jim Thirkettle	Allied Box & Crate	Jim Thirkettle	Buick	117	0	running	142	$2,450
9	26	74	Tim Williamson	Cal-Four	Tim Williamson	Chevrolet	116	0	running	138	$2,300
10	21	12	Harry Gant	Black Diamond Coal	Kennie Childers	Chevrolet	116	0	running	134	$2,350
11	16	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	114	0	running	130	$4,200
12	24	25	Ronnie Thomas	1st National City Travelers Checks	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	114	0	running	127	$4,780
13	34	19	Vince Giamformaggio	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	113	0	running	124	$3,470
14	12	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines	D.K. Ulrich	Buick	113	0	running	121	$3,310
15	23	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile	112	0	running	118	$3,060
16	7	1	Jimmy Insolo	Lake's Drywall	Gerald Craker	Oldsmobile	111	0	oil pump	115	$3,380
17	20	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	109	0	running	112	$2,720
18	30	67	Buddy Arrington	Switzer Contractors	Buddy Arrington	Ford	109	0	running	109	$2,560
19	3	15	Bobby Allison	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	105	15	engine	111	$4,950
20	13	7	Al Holbert	Bosch	Al Holbert	Chevrolet	104	5	running	108	$1,195
21	10	2	Dale Earnhardt	—	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	103	0	running	100	$2,230
22	35	52	Don Graham	City Tow	Rodney Friesen	Chevrolet	100	0	engine	97	$1,495
23	33	17	Harry Goularte	Associated Concrete	Harry Goularte	Chevrolet	82	0	running	94	$1,460
24	9	2	Dave Marcis	Shoney's	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	81	0	running	91	$1,055
25	19	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon-Barnicle	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	66	0	engine	88	$1,875
26	5	27	Benny Parsons	Hodgdon Tool	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	56	0	transmission	85	$955
27	18	79	Frank Warren	10,000 RPM Speed Equipment	Frank Warren	Dodge	48	0	engine	82	$1,755
28	32	13	Don Puskarich	—	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet	47	0	running	79	$855
29	27	22	Richard White	Boulevard Automotive	Mike White	Chevrolet	32	0	engine	76	$805
30	31	81	Jim Robinson	Borneman Plastering	John Borneman	Chevrolet	17	0	engine	73	$755
31	29	99	Don Noel	Noel's Welding Shop	Don Noel	Chevrolet	15	0	transmission	70	$700
32	6	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	14	0	engine	67	$4,600
33	22	5	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder	Nelson Malloch	Oldsmobile	12	0	engine	64	$600
34	28	5	Neil Bonnett	Tune Up Masters	Jim Stacy	Chevrolet	10	0	clutch	61	$1,050
35	25	44	Terry Labonte	Duck Industries	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	7	0	engine	58	$1,000

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