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Volunteer 500 1979
Volunteer 500 1979
Bristol Motor Speedway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
180
2
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
500
175
3
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
500
170
4
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
499
170
5
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
497
155
6
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Oldsmobile
497
150
7
David Pearson
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
496
146
8
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
493
142
9
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Chevrolet
493
138
10
Bill Elliott
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
487
134
11
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
484
130
12
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Chevrolet
483
127
13
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
472
124
14
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
468
121
15
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
456
118
16
Harry Gant
Race Hill Farm Team
Chevrolet
445
120
17
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
444
112
18
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
434
114
19
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
416
106
20
Dick Brooks
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Oldsmobile
392
103
21
Dick May
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
392
100
22
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
388
97
23
Mike Potter
Potter Racing
Chevrolet
311
94
24
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
274
91
25
Jack Ingram
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Chevrolet
197
88
26
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
104
85
27
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
79
82
28
Melvin Revis
Danny Queen (Owner)
Chevrolet
76
0
29
Henry Jones
Mike Kempton (Owner)
Chevrolet
48
76
30
John Kennedy
John Kennedy (Owner)
Chevrolet
2
73
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DiGard Motorsports
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