1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Jayverse)

The 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 31st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 8th modern-era Cup series. It began on Sunday, January 14, and ended on Sunday, November 18.

Driver Roster

Complete schedule

Make	Team	Template:Tooltip	Driver	Crew Chief
Chevrolet	McDuffie Racing	70	J. D. McDuffie
Dodge	Warren Racing	79	Frank Warren
Ford	Bud Moore Engineering	15	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore
Oldsmobile	Junior Johnson & Associates	11	Cale Yarborough	Travis Carter
Buick Chevrolet	Ulrich Racing	40	D. K. Ulrich Template:Tooltip
			Al Elmore Template:Tooltip
Buick Chevrolet Oldsmobile	Rod Osterlund Racing	2	Dale Earnhardt Template:Tooltip	Jake Elder
			David Pearson Template:Tooltip
	Hagan Racing	44	Terry Labonte (R)
Dodge Ford	Arrington Racing	67	Buddy Arrington
Chevrolet Oldsmobile	DeWitt Racing	72	Joe Millikan (R)
	Earnhardt-Childress Racing (Start Your Engines!)	3	Richard Childress
	Hylton Racing	48 Template:Tooltip	James Hylton
	M. C. Anderson Racing	27	Benny Parsons	David Ifft
	Petty Enterprises	43	Richard Petty	Dale Inman

Limited schedule

Make	Team	Template:Tooltip	Driver	Crew Chief	Rounds
Buick	Ballard Racing	30	Tighe Scott	Harry Hyde	Template:Tooltip
		50	Bruce Hill		Template:Tooltip
	Gray Racing	19	Steve Spencer		Template:Tooltip
			Dick May		Template:Tooltip
	Thirkettle Racing	51	Jim Thirkettle		Template:Tooltip
	Robertson Racing	25	Ronnie Thomas		Template:Tooltip
Chevrolet	Al Rudd Auto	22	Richard White		Template:Tooltip
			Kevin Housby		Template:Tooltip
			Darrell Waltrip		Template:Tooltip
			Al Rudd Jr.		Template:Tooltip
	DiGard Motorsports	88	Darrell Waltrip	Buddy Parrott	26
	Al Holbert Racing	7	Al Holbert		Template:Tooltip
	Cunningham-Kelley Racing	14	Coo Coo Marlin		Template:Tooltip
			Dick Kranzler		Template:Tooltip
			Sterling Marlin		Template:Tooltip
			Jimmy Means		Template:Tooltip
	Donlavey Racing	90	Ricky Rudd		2
	Ellington Racing	1	Donnie Allison	Runt Pittman	Template:Tooltip
	Gray Racing	19	Vince Giamformaggio		Template:Tooltip
			Bill Dennis		Template:Tooltip
			Dick May		Template:Tooltip
			Joe Fields		Template:Tooltip
			Lennie Pond		Template:Tooltip
			Billy Hagan		Template:Tooltip
			Bob Burcham		Template:Tooltip
			Steve Spencer		Template:Tooltip
			Steve Gray		Template:Tooltip
			Cecil Gordon		Template:Tooltip
			Glenn Jarrett		Template:Tooltip
	Gordon Racing	24	Larry Isley		Template:Tooltip
	Goularte Racing	17	Harry Goularte		Template:Tooltip
	Hamby Motorsports		Skip Manning		Template:Tooltip
			Roger Hamby		Template:Tooltip
			Jim Vandiver		Template:Tooltip
			Steve Pfeifer		Template:Tooltip
			Bill Elliott		Template:Tooltip
	Kennie Childers Racing	12	Harry Gant	Kennie Childers	Template:Tooltip
			Lennie Pond		Template:Tooltip
			Jack Ingram		Template:Tooltip
			Butch Lindley		Template:Tooltip
			Buck Simmons		Template:Tooltip
	Means Racing	52	Don Graham		Template:Tooltip
			Jimmy Means		Template:Tooltip
	Marcis Auto Racing (Start Your Engines!)	02	Dave Marcis		Template:Tooltip
		71			Template:Tooltip
	Nelson Malloch Racing	05	Dick Brooks		Template:Tooltip
			Elmo Langley		Template:Tooltip
	Petty Enterprises	42	Kyle Petty	Maurice Petty	Template:Tooltip
	Puskarich Racing	13	Don Puskarich		Template:Tooltip
	Halverson Racing		Jeff Halverson		Template:Tooltip
	Price Racing	45	Ferrel Harris		Template:Tooltip
			Baxter Price		Template:Tooltip
			Roy Smith		Template:Tooltip
	Race Hill Farm Team	47	Harry Gant (R)		Template:Tooltip
	Ranier-Lundy Racing	28	Buddy Baker	Waddell Wilson	Template:Tooltip
	Robertson Racing	25	Ronnie Thomas		Template:Tooltip
	Schmitt Racing	73	Steve Moore		Template:Tooltip
	Slick Johnson Racing	51	Slick Johnson		Template:Tooltip
	Williamson Racing	74	Tim Williamson		Template:Tooltip
	Wawak Racing		Bobby Wawak		Template:Tooltip
Dodge	Arrington Racing	7	Earl Brooks		Template:Tooltip
	Canavan Racing	01	Earle Canavan		Template:Tooltip
	Robbins Racing	6	Marty Robbins		Template:Tooltip
		36			Template:Tooltip
		42			Template:Tooltip
	Petty Enterprises		Kyle Petty	Maurice Petty	Template:Tooltip
	Marcis Auto Racing (Start Your Engines!)	71	Joey Arrington		Template:Tooltip
Ford	Donlavey Racing	90	Ricky Rudd		Template:Tooltip
	Langley Racing	64	Tommy Gale		Template:Tooltip
			Elmo Langley		Template:Tooltip
Mercury	Donlavey Racing	90	Ricky Rudd		15
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	David Pearson	Leonard Wood	Template:Tooltip
			Neil Bonnett		Template:Tooltip
	Elliott Racing	9	Bill Elliott	Ernie Elliott	Template:Tooltip
		17			Template:Tooltip
Oldsmobile	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	51	A. J. Foyt		Template:Tooltip
	Al Holbert Racing	7	Al Holbert		Template:Tooltip
	Ballard Racing	50	Bruce Hill		Template:Tooltip
	Craker Racing	01	Jimmy Insolo		Template:Tooltip
	DiGard Motorsports	88	Darrell Waltrip	Buddy Parrott	Template:Tooltip
	Ellington Racing	1	Donnie Allison	Runt Pittman	Template:Tooltip
	Gordon Racing	24	Cecil Gordon		Template:Tooltip
			D. K. Ulrich		Template:Tooltip
	Hamby Motorsports	17	Roger Hamby		Template:Tooltip
		0			Template:Tooltip
	Kennie Childers Racing	12	Harry Gant	Kennie Childers	Template:Tooltip
			Neil Bonnett		Template:Tooltip
			Lennie Pond		Template:Tooltip
			Jack Ingram		Template:Tooltip
	Nelson Malloch Racing	05	Dick Brooks		Template:Tooltip
	Price Racing	45	Baxter Price		Template:Tooltip
	Race Hill Farm Team	47	Geoffrey Bodine		Template:Tooltip
			Harry Gant (R)		Template:Tooltip
	Ranier-Lundy Racing	28	Buddy Baker	Waddell Wilson	Template:Tooltip
	Schmitt Racing	73	Bill Schmitt		Template:Tooltip
	Wawak Racing	74	Bobby Wawak		Template:Tooltip
	Callentine Racing		Hal Callentine		Template:Tooltip

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	January 14
	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 11
	125 Mile Qualifying Races		February 15
2	Daytona 500		February 18
3	Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	March 4
4	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	March 11
5	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	March 18
6	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	March 25
7	Southeastern 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	April 1
8	CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	April 8
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 22
10	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	May 6
11	Sun-Drop Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	May 12
12	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	May 20
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 27
14	Texas 400	Texas World Speedway, College Station	June 3
15	NAPA Riverside 400	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	June 10
16	Golden Gate 300	Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma	June 17
17	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 4
18	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	July 14
19	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	July 30
20	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	August 5
21	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 19
22	Volunteer 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	August 25
23	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 3
24	Capital City 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	September 9
25	CRC Chemicals 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 16
26	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 23
27	NAPA National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 7
28	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	October 14
29	American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	October 21
30	Dixie 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	November 4
31	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario	November 18

Race Winners

Riverside - Benny Parsons

125 Qualifiers - Dave Marcis & JD McDuffie

Daytona 500 - Al Holbert

North Carolina - Joe Millikan

Richmond - Benny Parsons

Atlanta - Buddy Baker

North Wilkesboro - Lennie Pond

Bristol - Cale Yarborough

Darlington - Benny Parsons

Martinsville - Lennie Pond

Talladega - John Anderson

Nashville - Lennie Pond

Dover - Benny Parsons

World 600 - Cale Yarborough

Texas World - Darrell Waltrip

Riverside - Cale Yarborough

Sears Point - Joe Millikan

Daytona - Norm Palmer

Nashville - Buddy Baker

Pocono - Buddy Baker

Talladega - Benny Parsons

Michigan - Buddy Baker

Bristol - Richard Childress

Darlington - Lennie Pond

Richmond - Buddy Baker

Dover - Lennie Pond

Martinsville - Benny Parsons

Charlotte - Benny Parsons

North Wilkesboro - JD McDuffie

North Carolina - Cale Yarborough

Atlanta - Lennie Pond

Ontario - Dale Earnhardt

Point Standings

1. Buddy Baker - 4,600
2. Lennie Pond - 4,303
3. Benny Parsons - 4,086
4. Ricky Rudd - 3,892
5. Cale Yarborough - 3,854
6. Dale Earnhardt - 3,833
7. Richard Childress - 3,826
8. Skip Manning - 3,819
9. Richard Petty - 3,740
10. Darrell Waltrip - 3,701
11. David Pearson - 3,679
12. Joe Millikan - 3,642
13. JD McDuffie - 3,491
14. Dick Brooks - 3,481
15. Tighe Scott - 3,442
16. Buddy Arrington - 3,364
17. James Hylton - 3,351
18. DK Ulrich - 3,333
19. Terry Labonte - 3,223
20. Cecil Gordon - 3,221