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Virginia 500 1979
Virginia 500 1979
Martinsville Speedway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
500
185
2
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
500
175
3
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
499
170
4
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
498
165
5
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
497
155
6
Harry Gant
Race Hill Farm Team
Chevrolet
497
150
7
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
495
151
8
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
495
142
9
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
494
138
10
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
493
134
11
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
492
130
12
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Ford
489
127
13
Tighe Scott
Ballard Racing
Buick
488
124
14
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
485
121
15
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Chevrolet
476
118
16
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
476
115
17
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
474
112
18
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
472
109
19
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
458
106
20
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
454
103
21
Dick Brooks
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Oldsmobile
437
100
22
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
312
97
23
Chuck Bown
Testa Racing
Buick
263
0
24
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
247
91
25
Neil Bonnett
Wood Brothers Racing
Mercury
207
88
26
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
167
85
27
Donnie Allison
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet
137
82
28
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
132
79
29
Lennie Pond
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Chevrolet
10
76
30
Dick May
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
0
0
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1979 NASCAR Cup season
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Petty Enterprises
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