Atlanta 500
The 1979 Atlanta 500 was run on March 18 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. Buddy Baker won the pole and after a late yellow got tires and stormed away from Bobby Allison for his first win since May 1976. Driver Dave Watson accidentally struck a bystander on pit road and quit the race; it turned out to be his final race.
Top Ten Results
- 28–Buddy Baker
- 15–Bobby Allison
- 88–Darrell Waltrip
- 11–Cale Yarborough
- 27–Benny Parsons
- 02–Dave Marcis
- 1–Donnie Allison
- 72–Joe Millikan
- 90–Ricky Rudd
- 05–Dick Brooks
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