Southeastern 500
The 1979 Southeastern 500 was run on April 1 at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Buddy Baker won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- 2–Dale Earnhardt
- 15–Bobby Allison
- 88–Darrell Waltrip
- 43–Richard Petty
- 27–Benny Parsons
- 1–Donnie Allison
- 44–Terry Labonte
- 72–Joe Millikan
- 48–James Hylton
- 90–Ricky Rudd
- This was Dale Earnhardt's first Winston Cup career victory (and was a then-record for fewest races to 1st win in Cup Series, with Dale winning in just his 18th Cup start)
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