1979 Texas 400

Auto race held at Texas World Speedway in 1979 February 2025 CUST Race 14 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Texas 400 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/College%20Station/1979-06-09 1979 Texas 400 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-09-10 1979 06 9 1979 14 31 Texas World Speedway-Superspeedway.svg Layout of Texas World Speedway Texas 400 Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas 2.000 3.218 200 400 643.738 Hot with temperatures of 90 F C; wind speeds of 11.8 mph km/h 156.216 mi/h 11,500 http://racing-reference.info/race/1979_Texas_400/W 1979 Texas 400 racing results Racing Reference 2011-11-14 Buddy Baker Ranier Racing Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports 155 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports untelevised none The 1979 Texas 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on June 3, 1979, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. Race report Two hundred laps took place on an oval track spanning 2.0 mi km. Darrell Waltrip won the race; beating Bobby Allison by 60 seconds. Eleven thousand and five hundred fans would attend this live race with lasted more than two hours and thirty-three minutes; making it the least attended race in NASCAR's modern era even when comparing races from after the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Waltrip's overall speed for the race was 156.216 mi/h km/h while Buddy Baker achieved the pole position for the race with a speed of 167.903 mi/h km/h. Total winnings for this race were $161,250 ($ when considering inflation); Darrell would receive $21,750 of the total purse ($ when considering inflation). Dale Earnhardt was Waltrip's top challenger before he crashed late in the race. Waltrip had a lap lead but Allison, Baker, and Yarborough had a one-lap dash for second. Allison got second by about two feet over Baker, who was about four feet back. Some of the more notable names to make an appearance here were: Dale Earnhardt, Richard Childress, Cale Yarborough, Terry Labonte, Richard Petty, and J. D. McDuffie. Notable crew chiefs in attendance for this race were Buddy Parrott, Joey Arrington, Kirk Shelmerdine, Darrell Bryant, Dale Inman, Bud Moore, Tim Brewer, and Jake Elder. https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1979-14/W/C 1979 Texas 400 crew chiefs information Racing Reference 2018-08-23 While Jim Hurlbert and John Rezek would make their NASCAR Cup Series debut, Billy Hagan would make his grand exit after this race along with three other drivers. Bill Meazel would make his only NASCAR appearance during this event. http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1979&race=14&series_id=2 Notable events at the 1979 Texas 400 Race Database 2014-05-08 Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer 1 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 2 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 3 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 5 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 7 90 Ricky Rudd Mercury 8 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 10 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 11 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 12 40 D.K. Ulrich Buick 13 50 Bruce Hill Buick 14 64 Tommy Gale Ford 15 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 20 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 21 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet 22 19 Billy Hagan Chevrolet 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 24 31 John Rezek Oldsmobile 25 36 H.B. Bailey Pontiac Finishing order 30em Darrell Waltrip (No. 88) Bobby Allison (No. 15) Buddy Baker† (No. 28) Cale Yarborough†(No. 11) Terry Labonte (No. 44) Richard Petty (No. 43) Richard Childress (No. 3) Joe Millikan (No. 72) Buddy Arrington (No. 67) James Hylton† (No. 48) John Rezek (No. 31) Dale Earnhardt*† (No. 2) Bruce Hill (No. 50) J. D. McDuffie† (No. 70) D. K. Ulrich (No. 40) H. B. Bailey† (No. 36) Billy Hagan† (No. 19) Earle Canavan† (No. 01) Frank Warren (No. 79) Tommy Gale† (No. 64) Cecil Gordon† (No. 24) Mike Potter (No. 76) Jimmy Means (No. 52) Jim Hurlbert (No. 96) Benny Parsons*† (No. 27) Ronnie Thomas* (No. 25) Baxter Price* (No. 45) Ricky Rudd* (No. 90) Mike Kempton (No. 69) Dick May*† (No. 09) Lennie Pond*† (No. 12) Bill Meazell* (No. 55) John Haver* (No. 58) Jimmy Finger* (No. 32) † signifies that the driver is known to be deceased * Driver failed to finish race Timeline Section reference: Start: Terry Labonte was leading the other drivers as the green flag was waved in the air. Lap 5: Jimmy Finger fell out with engine failure. Lap 36: John Haver fell out with engine failure. Lap 46: Bill Meazel fell out with engine failure. Lap 70: Lennie Pond fell out with engine failure. Lap 113: Dick May fell out with engine failure. Lap 135: Ricky Rudd fell out with engine failure. Lap 139: Baxter Price's vehicle developed a problematic transmission. Lap 140: The wheel on Ronnie Thomas' vehicle became non-functional. Lap 143: The spindle on Benny Parsons' vehicle developed problems. Lap 194: Caution due to Dale Earnhardt's accident on turn three; caution ended on lap 198. Finish: Darrell Waltrip was officially declared the winner of the event. Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Darrell Waltrip 2251 0 2 10px Bobby Allison 2183 -68 3 10px Cale Yarborough 2057 -194 4 10px Richard Petty 2037 -214 5 10px Dale Earnhardt 1888 -363 6 Joe Millikan 1872 -379 7 Benny Parsons 1837 -414 8 Terry Labonte 1736 -515 9 Buddy Baker 1704 -547 10 D.K. Ulrich 1700 -551 References 1979 World 600 1979 NAPA Riverside 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1979 Texas 400 Texas 400 Category:NASCAR races at Texas World Speedway