American 500
The 1979 American 500 was run on October 21 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Buddy Baker won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- 43–Richard Petty
- 27–Benny Parsons
- 11–Cale Yarborough
- 1–Donnie Allison
- 2–Dale Earnhardt
- 88–Darrell Waltrip
- 3–Richard Childress
- 25–Ronnie Thomas
- 71–Dave Marcis
- 51–Slick Johnson
- With the win, Petty finished erasing a 229-point gap to Waltrip and led the points standings.
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