1979 Busch Nashville 420 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1979 Busch Nashville 420 |
| Name of Track: | Nashville Speedway |
| Date: | July 14th |
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1979 Busch Nashville 420 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1979 Busch Nashville 420, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | 1 | $14,000 | 420 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 5 | $8,700 | 419 | 0 | running | Busch |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 3 | $7,200 | 417 | 0 | running | Rod Osterlund |
| 4 | Benny Parsons | 27 | 9 | $3,650 | 417 | 0 | running | M.C. Anderson |
| 5 | Richard Petty | 43 | 6 | $4,280 | 406 | 0 | running | STP |
| 6 | James Hylton | 48 | 19 | $2,450 | 406 | 0 | running | Palatine Automotive Parts |
| 7 | Richard Childress | 3 | 17 | $2,180 | 405 | 0 | running | CRC Chemicals |
| 9 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 21 | $2,805 | 396 | 0 | running | Stone's Cafeteria |
| 11 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 16 | $1,925 | 391 | 0 | running | Cecil Gordon |
| 13 | Roger Hamby | 17 | 26 | $1,415 | 380 | 0 | running | Kings Inn |
| 15 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | 14 | $505 | 341 | 0 | lug bolt | Cunningham-Kelley |
| 16 | Bobby Allison | 15 | 2 | $3,935 | 340 | 0 | running | Hodgdon / Moore |
| 17 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 23 | $1,120 | 272 | 0 | engine | Reid Trailer Sales |
| 19 | Dick Brooks | 5 | 7 | $640 | 155 | 0 | oil leak | Bearfinder |
| 22 | Harry Gant | 47 | 13 | $405 | 142 | 0 | engine | Race Hill Farm |
| 24 | Ralph Jones | 98 | 25 | $385 | 92 | 0 | oil leak | Jones Supply |
| 25 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 8 | $625 | 40 | 0 | engine | Stratagraph |
| 26 | Henry Jones | 69 | 28 | $370 | 19 | 0 | engine | Pro Shoppe |
| 28 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 22 | $610 | 5 | 0 | engine | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 30 | Jimmy Hindman | 10 | 29 | $350 | 2 | 0 | oil leak | Jimmy Hindman |
