1979 Southern 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race: 1979 Southern 500
Name of Track:     Darlington Raceway
Date: September 3rd

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1979 Southern 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1979 Southern 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin Driver Num Start Money Laps Pts Status Sponsor
1 David Pearson 2 5 $29,925 367 0 running Rod Osterlund
2 Bill Elliott 17 6 $19,235 365 0 running Kings Inn
3 Terry Labonte 44 16 $13,460 365 0 running Stratagraph
4 Buddy Baker 28 10 $7,975 365 0 running W.I.N.
5 Benny Parsons 27 13 $8,915 364 0 running M.C. Anderson
6 Dave Marcis 71 19 $5,650 362 0 running Shoney's
7 Dick Brooks 5 8 $4,900 361 0 running Dubie Corp.
8 Ricky Rudd 90 14 $7,105 361 0 running Truxmore
9 Richard Petty 43 4 $7,800 361 0 running STP
10 Bobby Allison 15 1 $10,950 356 0 running Hodgdon / Moore
11 Darrell Waltrip 88 3 $12,200 355 0 running Gatorade
12 Harry Gant 47 7 $4,100 352 0 running Race Hill Farm
14 Buddy Arrington 67 22 $5,375 347 0 running Reid Trailer Sales
17 Chuck Bown 68 21 $3,100 342 0 running Kings Mountain Truck Plaza
19 Cale Yarborough 11 11 $8,000 336 0 running Busch
21 Tommy Gale 64 30 $3,845 332 0 running Sunny King Ford & Honda
24 Ronnie Thomas 25 28 $4,215 310 0 running Stone's Cafeteria
25 Lennie Pond 19 15 $3,280 281 0 running Belden Asphalt
26 Cecil Gordon 24 31 $2,885 246 0 running Gordon Racing
27 H.B. Bailey 36 36 $1,825 244 0 heating Almeda Auto Parts
29 Richard Childress 3 25 $2,200 224 0 engine CRC Chemicals
30 Jack Ingram 12 20 $1,650 206 0 engine Kencoal Mining
31 Donnie Allison 1 2 $4,550 195 0 engine Hawaiian Tropic
32 Neil Bonnett 21 9 $2,150 185 0 steering Purolator
37 Ralph Jones 98 40 $1,275 83 0 engine Ralph Jones
38 James Hylton 48 27 $1,750 46 0 engine Palatine Automotive Parts
39 Earle Canavan 1 37 $1,225 17 0 oil leak Earle Canavan
40 Ferrel Harris 96 34 $1,260 2 0 flagged Will Cronkrite
2008 Nextel Points
1 Jimmie Johnson Leader
2 Carl Edwards -69
3 Greg Biffle -217
4 Kevin Harvick -276
5 Clint Bowyer -303
6 Jeff Burton -349
7 Jeff Gordon -368
8 Denny Hamlin -470
9 Tony Stewart -482
10 Kyle Busch -498
2008 Busch Points
1 Clint Bowyer Leader
2 Carl Edwards -21
3 Brad Keselowski -338
4 David Ragan -607
5 Mike Bliss -614
6 Kyle Busch -671
7 David Reutimann -744
8 Mike Wallace -1004
9 Jason Leffler -1046
10 Marcos Ambrose -1141
2008 Craftsman Points
1 Johnny Benson Leader
2 Ron Hornaday -7
3 Todd Bodine -104
4 Erik Darnell -313
5 Matt Crafton -333
6 Mike Skinner -362
7 Rick Crawford -410
8 Dennis Setzer -528
9 Jack Sprague -600
10 Terry Cook -653

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