1979 Atlanta 500 Results
Buddy Baker won the 1979 Atlanta 500 at Atlanta on March 18, 1979, leading 88 of 328 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Buddy Baker | 1 | 328 | 88 | Running |
| 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 328 | 167 | Running |
| 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 6 | 328 | 3 | Running |
| 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 327 | 22 | Running |
| 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | 3 | 327 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 02 | Dave Marcis | 15 | 327 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | 14 | 326 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan | 13 | 326 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | 8 | 325 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 05 | Dick Brooks | 12 | 325 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | 11 | 324 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 17 | 321 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 48 | James Hylton | 22 | 321 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 24 | 321 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 50 | Bruce Hill | 16 | 321 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 68 | Chuck Bown | 9 | 315 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 32 | 314 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 21 | David Pearson | 5 | 299 | 42 | Engine |
| 19 | 45 | Baxter Price | 37 | 295 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 3 | Richard Childress | 26 | 295 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 23 | 282 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | 30 | 273 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 29 | 249 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 19 | Dick May | 27 | 221 | 0 | Overheating |
| 25 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 7 | 211 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 17 | Roger Hamby | 36 | 172 | 0 | Crash |
| 27 | 6 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 35 | 168 | 0 | Crash |
| 28 | 41 | Grant Adcox | 34 | 133 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 38 | 129 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | 20 | 126 | 0 | Transmission |
| 31 | 98 | Ralph Jones | 31 | 126 | 0 | Clutch |
| 32 | 37 | Dave Watson | 18 | 123 | 6 | Quit |
| 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 25 | 82 | 0 | Transmission |
| 34 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 39 | 71 | 0 | Handling |
| 35 | 47 | Geoffrey Bodine | 21 | 66 | 0 | Handling |
| 36 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 10 | 61 | 0 | Steering |
| 37 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 28 | 54 | 0 | Steering |
| 38 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | 19 | 53 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 0 | John Kennedy | 33 | 50 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 53 | Keith Davis | 40 | 15 | 0 | Rear end |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | March 18, 1979 |
| Track | Atlanta |
| Laps | 328 |