1979 Coca-Cola 500 Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1979 Coca-Cola 500 at Pocono on July 30, 1979, leading 61 of 200 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 39 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 200 | 61 | Running |
| 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | 10 | 200 | 17 | Running |
| 3 | 28 | Buddy Baker | 9 | 200 | 7 | Running |
| 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 72 | Joe Millikan | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 22 | Darrell Waltrip | 18 | 200 | 62 | Running |
| 8 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | 7 | 200 | 8 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 199 | 1 | Running |
| 10 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 16 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 23 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 3 | Richard Childress | 39 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 13 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 17 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 47 | Harry Gant | 1 | 195 | 1 | Running |
| 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 20 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 24 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 25 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | 28 | 188 | 0 | Ignition |
| 20 | 05 | Dick Brooks | 19 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 34 | Steve Peles | 36 | 187 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 21 | 187 | 0 | Ignition |
| 23 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 12 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 29 | 172 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | 33 | 168 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 20 | Rick Newsom | 34 | 166 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 01 | Earle Canavan | 32 | 140 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 57 | Dick May | 22 | 103 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 98 | 43 | Crash |
| 30 | 61 | Wayne Broome | 35 | 92 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 45 | Baxter Price | 31 | 88 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 55 | Wayne Watercutter | 27 | 48 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 48 | James Hylton | 38 | 40 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 12 | Lennie Pond | 11 | 15 | 0 | Steering |
| 35 | 87 | Gary Balough | 14 | 9 | 0 | Clutch |
| 36 | 23 | Louis Gatto | 37 | 5 | 0 | Ignition |
| 37 | 7 | Al Holbert | 8 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 17 | Roger Hamby | 26 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 19 | Steve Gray | 30 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | July 30, 1979 |
| Track | Pocono |
| Laps | 200 |