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Winston Western 500 1979
Winston Western 500 1979
Riverside International Raceway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
119
185
2
David Pearson
Wood Brothers Racing
Mercury
119
175
3
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
119
170
4
Bill Schmitt
Schmitt Racing
Oldsmobile
118
160
5
Donnie Allison
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet
118
155
6
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
118
150
7
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
118
146
8
Jim Thirkettle
Buick
117
142
9
Tim Williamson
Tim Williamson (Owner)
Chevrolet
116
138
10
Harry Gant
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Chevrolet
116
134
11
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
114
130
12
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
114
127
13
Vince Giamformaggio
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
113
124
14
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Buick
113
121
15
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Oldsmobile
112
118
16
Jimmy Insolo
Gerald Craker (Owner)
Oldsmobile
111
115
17
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
109
112
18
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Ford
109
109
19
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
105
111
20
Al Holbert
Al Holbert (Owner)
Chevrolet
104
108
21
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
103
100
22
Don Graham
Rodney Friesen (Owner)
Chevrolet
100
97
23
Harry Goularte
Go-Em Racing
Chevrolet
82
94
24
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
81
91
25
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
66
88
26
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
56
85
27
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
48
82
28
Don Puskarich
Puskarich Racing
Chevrolet
47
79
29
Richard White
Mike White (Owner)
Chevrolet
32
76
30
Jim Robinson
Borneman Motorsports
Chevrolet
17
73
31
Don Noel
Don Noel (Owner)
Chevrolet
15
70
32
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
14
67
33
Dick Brooks
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Oldsmobile
12
64
34
Neil Bonnett
Jim Stacy Racing
Chevrolet
10
61
35
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
7
58
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1979 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
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