1979 Texas 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1979 Texas 400 |
| Name of Track: | Texas World Speedway |
| Date: | June 3rd |
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1979 Texas 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1979 Texas 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | 4 | $21,750 | 200 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 6 | $14,600 | 199 | 0 | running | Hodgdon / Moore |
| 3 | Buddy Baker | 28 | 1 | $13,950 | 199 | 0 | running | Spectra |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 5 | $12,150 | 199 | 0 | running | Busch |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 2 | $12,150 | 196 | 0 | running | Stratagraph |
| 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | 9 | $8,700 | 195 | 0 | running | STP |
| 7 | Richard Childress | 3 | 19 | $6,250 | 193 | 0 | running | CRC Chemicals |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 17 | $5,080 | 192 | 0 | running | Reid Trailer Sales |
| 10 | James Hylton | 48 | 16 | $4,670 | 190 | 0 | running | Palatine Automotive Parts |
| 12 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 3 | $6,400 | 189 | 0 | crash | Rod Osterlund |
| 13 | Bruce Hill | 50 | 13 | $2,200 | 189 | 0 | running | Global Heat Exchanger |
| 16 | H.B. Bailey | 36 | 25 | $1,900 | 185 | 0 | running | Almeda Auto Parts |
| 17 | Billy Hagan | 19 | 22 | $3,280 | 185 | 0 | running | Belden Asphalt |
| 18 | Earle Canavan | 1 | 29 | $1,700 | 184 | 0 | running | Irish Spring Soap |
| 20 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 14 | $2,960 | 180 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 21 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 31 | $2,650 | 174 | 0 | running | Gordon-Barnicle |
| 24 | Jim Hurlbert | 96 | 27 | $1,400 | 150 | 0 | running | White Crown Engineering |
| 25 | Benny Parsons | 27 | 8 | $2,230 | 143 | 0 | spindle | M.C. Anderson |
| 26 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 15 | $3,170 | 140 | 0 | wheel | Stone's Cafeteria |
| 28 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | 7 | $1,700 | 135 | 0 | engine | Truxmore |
| 29 | Mike Kempton | 69 | 33 | $1,150 | 135 | 0 | running | Pro Shoppe |
| 31 | Lennie Pond | 12 | 11 | $1,050 | 70 | 0 | engine | Kencoal Mining |
| 33 | John Haver | 58 | 34 | $950 | 36 | 0 | engine | Camera World Canon |
| 34 | Jimmy Finger | 32 | 28 | $1,150 | 5 | 0 | engine | Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy |
