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1979 Nashville NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Nashville Fairgrounds circuit. Full information

1979 Nashville NASCAR

1979 Nashville NASCAR is 1263rd NASCAR race. Passed at the Nashville Fairgrounds circuit. Cale Yarborough won the pole position and this race. Richard Petty and Bobby Allison also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 420 laps (403 km).

Previous race: 1979 Talladega NASCAR
Next race: 1979 Dover Downs NASCAR
Race Start: 12th May 1979

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Nashville NASCAR

62nd victory for the Junior Johnson team
61st victory for the Cale Yarborough
135th podium for the Cale Yarborough
414th podium for the Richard Petty
167th podium for the Bobby Allison

Oldsmobile Cutlass - 1979 Nashville NASCAR winner

Oldsmobile Cutlass #11 - 1979 Nashville NASCAR winner

1979 Nashville NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile Cutlass, #11	0	2h 49m 25s	Junior Johnson
2	Richard Petty	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #43			Petty Enterprises
3	Bobby Allison	Ford ?? 1979, #15			Bud Moore
4	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #2			Rod Osterlund
5	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #70			J.D. McDuffie
6	Richard Childress	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #3			Richard Childress
7	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #27			M.C. Anderson
8	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #28			Harry Ranier
9	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #44			Billy Hagan
10	Ricky Rudd	Ford ?? 1979, #90			Junie Donlavey
11	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #52			Jimmy Means
12	Steve Spencer	Buick ?? 1979, #19			Henley Gray
13	Tommy Gale	Ford ?? 1979, #64			Elmo Langley
14	Bobby Wawak	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #74			Bobby Wawak
15	Al Elmore	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #40			D.K. Ulrich
16	D.K. Ulrich	Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #24			Cecil Gordon
17	Ronnie Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #25			Ronnie Thomas
18	Mike Kempton	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #69			Mike Kempton
19	Baxter Price	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #45			Baxter Price
20	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1979, #79			Frank Warren
21	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #88			DiGard Racing
22	James Hylton	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #48			James Hylton
23	Joe Millikan	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #72			L.G. DeWitt
24	Darrell Basham	Mercury ?? 1979, #34			Jim Patrick
25	Nelson Oswald	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #9			Nelson Oswald
26	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1979, #67			Buddy Arrington
27	Dick Brooks	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #5			Nelson Malloch
28	Harry Gant	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #47			Jack Beebe

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Nashville NASCAR on the Nashville Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile Cutlass, #11	0	Junior Johnson
1	Joe Millikan	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #72		L.G. DeWitt
2	Buddy Baker	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #28		Harry Ranier
3	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #88		DiGard Racing
5	Richard Petty	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #43		Petty Enterprises
6	Bobby Allison	Ford ?? 1979, #15		Bud Moore
7	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #2		Rod Osterlund
8	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #27		M.C. Anderson
9	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #70		J.D. McDuffie
10	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #44		Billy Hagan
11	Harry Gant	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #47		Jack Beebe
12	Ricky Rudd	Ford ?? 1979, #90		Junie Donlavey
13	D.K. Ulrich	Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #24		Cecil Gordon
14	James Hylton	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #48		James Hylton
15	Steve Spencer	Buick ?? 1979, #19		Henley Gray
16	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #52		Jimmy Means
17	Frank Warren	Dodge ?? 1979, #79		Frank Warren
18	Al Elmore	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #40		D.K. Ulrich
19	Tommy Gale	Ford ?? 1979, #64		Elmo Langley
20	Dick Brooks	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #5		Nelson Malloch
21	Richard Childress	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #3		Richard Childress
22	Baxter Price	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #45		Baxter Price
23	Buddy Arrington	Dodge ?? 1979, #67		Buddy Arrington
24	Darrell Basham	Mercury ?? 1979, #34		Jim Patrick
25	Ronnie Thomas	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #25		Ronnie Thomas
26	Bobby Wawak	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #74		Bobby Wawak
27	Nelson Oswald	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #9		Nelson Oswald
28	Mike Kempton	Chevrolet ?? 1979, #69		Mike Kempton

List of all cars for the 1979 Nashville NASCAR on the Nashville Fairgrounds circuit

Oldsmobile

Mercury

Oldsmobile

Chevrolet

Buick

Ford

Dodge

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