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Carolina 500 1979
Carolina 500 1979
Rockingham Speedway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
492
185
2
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
491
175
3
Dick Brooks
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Oldsmobile
487
165
4
Tighe Scott
Ballard Racing
Buick
485
160
5
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
484
155
6
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Buick
476
150
7
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
473
146
8
Dave Watson
Phil Howard (Owner)
Chevrolet
471
142
9
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
471
138
10
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
462
139
11
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
462
130
12
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
460
127
13
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
459
124
14
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
450
121
15
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Buick
432
118
16
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
431
115
17
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
416
112
18
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
413
114
19
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
361
106
20
Dick May
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
353
103
21
Roger Hamby
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
294
100
22
Geoff Bodine
Race Hill Farm Team
Oldsmobile
278
0
23
David Pearson
Wood Brothers Racing
Mercury
249
99
24
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
131
91
25
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
123
88
26
Harry Gant
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Chevrolet
111
85
27
Slick Johnson
Satterfield Racing
Chevrolet
37
82
28
Nelson Oswald
Oswald Racing
Chevrolet
23
79
29
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
13
76
30
Donnie Allison
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet
9
73
31
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
9
70
32
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
9
67
33
Neil Bonnett
Jim Stacy Racing
Oldsmobile
9
0
34
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Ford
9
61
35
Bill Hollar
Hollar Racing
Chevrolet
1
58
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Bud Moore Engineering
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