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1979 Richmond NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Richmond circuit. Full information

1979 Richmond NASCAR

1979 Richmond NASCAR is 1276th NASCAR race. Passed at the Richmond circuit. Bobby Allison won the pole position and this race. Darrell Waltrip and Ricky Rudd also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 400 laps (349 km).

Previous race: 1979 Darlington NASCAR
Next race: 1979 Dover Downs NASCAR
Race Start: 9th September 1979

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Richmond NASCAR

34th victory for the Bud Moore team
57th victory for the Bobby Allison
171st podium for the Bobby Allison
65th podium for the Darrell Waltrip
2nd podium for the Ricky Rudd

Ford Torino - 1979 Richmond NASCAR winner

Ford Torino #15 - 1979 Richmond NASCAR winner

1979 Richmond NASCAR results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Bobby Allison Ford Torino, #15 0 2h 41m 23s 0 Bud Moore
2 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet ?? 1979, #88 0 DiGard Racing
3 Ricky Rudd Ford ?? 1979, #90 0 Junie Donlavey
4 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet ?? 1979, #2 0 Rod Osterlund
5 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #11 0 Junior Johnson
6 Richard Petty Chevrolet ?? 1979, #43 0 Petty Enterprises
7 Dave Marcis Chevrolet ?? 1979, #71 0 Dave Marcis
8 Benny Parsons Chevrolet ?? 1979, #27 0 M.C. Anderson
9 Harry Gant Chevrolet ?? 1979, #47 0 Jack Beebe
10 Joe Millikan Chevrolet ?? 1979, #72 0 L.G. DeWitt
11 Bill Elliott Chevrolet ?? 1979, #17 0 Roger Hamby
12 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet ?? 1979, #40 0 D.K. Ulrich
13 Buddy Arrington Dodge ?? 1979, #67 0 Buddy Arrington
14 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet ?? 1979, #70 0 J.D. McDuffie
15 Richard Childress Chevrolet ?? 1979, #3 0 Richard Childress
16 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #75 0 Rahmoc Enterprises
17 Terry Labonte Chevrolet ?? 1979, #44 0 Billy Hagan
18 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #24 0 Cecil Gordon
19 Baxter Price Chevrolet ?? 1979, #45 0 Baxter Price
20 Jimmy Means Chevrolet ?? 1979, #52 0 Jimmy Means
21 James Hylton Chevrolet ?? 1979, #48 0 James Hylton
22 Earle Canavan Dodge ?? 1979, #1 0 Earle Canavan
23 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet ?? 1979, #25 0 Don Robertson
24 Tommy Gale Ford ?? 1979, #64 0 Elmo Langley
25 Lennie Pond Chevrolet ?? 1979, #19 0 Henley Gray
26 Frank Warren Dodge ?? 1979, #79 0 Frank Warren

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Richmond NASCAR on the Richmond circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet ?? 1979, #2 Rod Osterlund
1 Bobby Allison Ford Torino, #15 0 Bud Moore
3 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #11 Junior Johnson
4 Joe Millikan Chevrolet ?? 1979, #72 L.G. DeWitt
5 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet ?? 1979, #88 DiGard Racing
6 Benny Parsons Chevrolet ?? 1979, #27 M.C. Anderson
7 Richard Petty Chevrolet ?? 1979, #43 Petty Enterprises
8 Harry Gant Chevrolet ?? 1979, #47 Jack Beebe
9 Dave Marcis Chevrolet ?? 1979, #71 Dave Marcis
10 Ricky Rudd Ford ?? 1979, #90 Junie Donlavey
11 Lennie Pond Chevrolet ?? 1979, #19 Henley Gray
12 Bill Elliott Chevrolet ?? 1979, #17 Roger Hamby
13 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet ?? 1979, #40 D.K. Ulrich
14 Terry Labonte Chevrolet ?? 1979, #44 Billy Hagan
15 James Hylton Chevrolet ?? 1979, #48 James Hylton
16 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet ?? 1979, #70 J.D. McDuffie
17 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet ?? 1979, #25 Don Robertson
18 Richard Childress Chevrolet ?? 1979, #3 Richard Childress
19 Tommy Gale Ford ?? 1979, #64 Elmo Langley
20 Buddy Arrington Dodge ?? 1979, #67 Buddy Arrington
21 Earle Canavan Dodge ?? 1979, #1 Earle Canavan
22 Baxter Price Chevrolet ?? 1979, #45 Baxter Price
23 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #75 Rahmoc Enterprises
24 Jimmy Means Chevrolet ?? 1979, #52 Jimmy Means
25 Frank Warren Dodge ?? 1979, #79 Frank Warren
26 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile ?? 1979, #24 Cecil Gordon

List of all cars for the 1979 Richmond NASCAR on the Richmond circuit

Ford Torino

Ford

Oldsmobile ?? 1979

Oldsmobile

Chevrolet ?? 1979

Chevrolet

Ford ?? 1979

Ford

Dodge ?? 1979

Dodge