1979 NAPA Riverside 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1979 NAPA Riverside 400 |
| Name of Track: | Riverside International Raceway |
| Date: | June 10th |
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1979 NAPA Riverside 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1979 NAPA Riverside 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 4 | $22,700 | 95 | 0 | running | Hodgdon / Moore |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | 3 | $14,875 | 95 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | 5 | $10,350 | 95 | 0 | running | STP |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 6 | $11,800 | 95 | 0 | running | Busch |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 27 | 8 | $6,800 | 94 | 0 | running | M.C. Anderson |
| 6 | Richard Childress | 3 | 24 | $5,500 | 92 | 0 | running | CRC Chemicals |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 14 | $3,970 | 91 | 0 | running | Reid Trailer Sales |
| 11 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 25 | $3,310 | 89 | 0 | running | Gordon-Barnicle |
| 12 | Hal Callentine | 74 | 26 | $2,590 | 88 | 0 | running | Cal-Four |
| 13 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 1 | $7,250 | 87 | 0 | running | Rod Osterlund |
| 14 | James Hylton | 48 | 22 | $2,780 | 85 | 0 | running | Palatine Automotive Parts |
| 15 | Ed Hale | 20 | 33 | $2,045 | 85 | 0 | running | Peralta & Hale |
| 18 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 15 | $1,865 | 81 | 0 | running | Stratagraph |
| 20 | John Borneman | 81 | 17 | $1,305 | 79 | 0 | oil leak | Borneman Plastering |
| 23 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 18 | $2,700 | 60 | 0 | running | Stone's Cafeteria |
| 25 | Jimmy Insolo | 1 | 2 | $1,700 | 45 | 0 | engine | Allstate Building Materials |
| 28 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 7 | $1,225 | 30 | 0 | crash | Purolator |
| 29 | Dick Kranzler | 14 | 31 | $700 | 23 | 0 | trans | Parnelli Jones Enterprises |
| 35 | Elmo Langley | 64 | 27 | $1,000 | 1 | 0 | trans | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
