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Capital City 400 1979
Capital City 400 1979
Richmond Raceway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
400
185
2
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
175
3
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Ford
399
170
4
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
165
5
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
398
155
6
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
398
150
7
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
397
146
8
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
397
142
9
Harry Gant
Race Hill Farm Team
Chevrolet
397
138
10
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
395
134
11
Bill Elliott
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
390
130
12
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Chevrolet
386
127
13
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
384
124
14
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
381
121
15
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
379
118
16
Bill Elswick
RahMoc Enterprises
Oldsmobile
372
115
17
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
371
112
18
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
365
109
19
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
365
106
20
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
330
103
21
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
262
100
22
Earle Canavan
Canavan Racing
Dodge
233
97
23
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
227
94
24
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
173
91
25
Lennie Pond
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
141
88
26
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
2
85
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Bud Moore Engineering
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