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Texas 400 1979
Texas 400 1979
Texas World Speedway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
185
2
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
199
170
3
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
199
170
4
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
199
160
5
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
196
160
6
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
195
150
7
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Oldsmobile
193
146
8
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
192
142
9
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
192
138
10
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
190
134
11
John Rezek
RPM Enterprises
Oldsmobile
190
130
12
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
189
132
13
Bruce Hill
Ballard Racing
Buick
189
124
14
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
186
121
15
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Buick
186
118
16
H.B. Bailey
Bailey Racing
Pontiac
185
115
17
Billy Hagan
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
185
112
18
Earle Canavan
Canavan Racing
Dodge
184
109
19
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
181
106
20
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
180
103
21
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
174
100
22
Mike Potter
Potter Racing
Chevrolet
174
0
23
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
173
94
24
James Hurlbert
Cronkrite Racing
Ford
150
91
25
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
143
88
26
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
140
85
27
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
139
82
28
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Mercury
135
79
29
Mike Kempton
Mike Kempton (Owner)
Chevrolet
135
76
30
Dick May
Oswald Racing
Oldsmobile
113
73
31
Lennie Pond
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Chevrolet
70
70
32
Bill Meazell
Bill Meazell (Owner)
Chevrolet
46
67
33
John Haver
John Haver (Owner)
Chevrolet
36
0
34
Jimmy Finger
B & B Racing
Buick
5
61
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1979 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
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