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Richmond 400 1979
Richmond 400 1979
Richmond Raceway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
400
180
2
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
400
180
3
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
165
4
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
399
160
5
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
399
155
6
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
397
150
7
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
397
151
8
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
395
142
9
Donnie Allison
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet
394
138
10
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Buick
391
134
11
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Ford
390
130
12
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
390
127
13
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
390
124
14
Lennie Pond
Al Rudd Auto
Oldsmobile
387
121
15
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
385
118
16
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
385
115
17
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Buick
384
112
18
Dave Watson
Phil Howard (Owner)
Chevrolet
383
109
19
Dave Dion
Dion Racing
Ford
380
106
20
Joe Fields
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
379
103
21
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
371
100
22
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
360
97
23
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
311
94
24
Bill Hollar
Hollar Racing
Chevrolet
307
91
25
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
259
88
26
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
238
85
27
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
199
82
28
Dick Brooks
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Oldsmobile
180
79
29
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
167
76
30
Roger Hamby
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
68
73
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1979 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
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