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Busch Nashville 420 1979
Busch Nashville 420 1979
Nashville Speedway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
420
185
2
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
419
170
3
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
417
165
4
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
417
160
5
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
406
155
6
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
406
150
7
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
405
146
8
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
404
142
9
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
396
138
10
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
394
134
11
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
391
130
12
Wayne Watercutter
Chevrolet
390
127
13
Roger Hamby
Hamby Racing
Oldsmobile
380
124
14
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
374
121
15
Sterling Marlin
Cunningham-Kelley
Chevrolet
341
123
16
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
340
115
17
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
272
112
18
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
250
109
19
Dick Brooks
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Chevrolet
155
106
20
Steve Spencer
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
151
103
21
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
150
100
22
Harry Gant
Race Hill Farm Team
Chevrolet
142
97
23
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Chevrolet
114
94
24
Ralph Jones
Ralph Jones (Owner)
Ford
92
91
25
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
40
88
26
Henry Jones
Mike Kempton (Owner)
Chevrolet
19
85
27
Nelson Oswald
Oswald Racing
Chevrolet
6
82
28
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
5
79
29
Dick May
Satterfield Racing
Chevrolet
3
76
30
Jimmy Hindman
Jimmy Hindman (Owner)
Ford
2
0
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1979 NASCAR Cup season
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DiGard Motorsports
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