| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| SouthEastern 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 25, 1979 | Race 22 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 91.493 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 seconds | Time of Race: 02:54:46 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 60 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $13,510 |
| 2 | 1 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $10,100 |
| 3 | 2 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $6,950 |
| 4 | 7 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Valleydale Meats | 170/10 | 499 | Running | $4,900 |
| 5 | 4 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $5,600 |
| 6 | 12 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 150/0 | 497 | Running | $4,400 |
| 7 | 3 | #2 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 146/0 | 496 | Running | $3,800 |
| 8 | 10 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 142/0 | 493 | Running | $3,550 |
| 9 | 11 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 138/0 | 493 | Running | $3,030 |
| 10 | 17 | #17 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 134/0 | 487 | Running | $2,620 |
| 11 | 14 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 130/0 | 484 | Running | $2,400 |
| 12 | 15 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127/0 | 483 | Running | $2,490 |
| 13 | 23 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 124/0 | 472 | Running | $1,980 |
| 14 | 24 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hill's Racing | 121/0 | 468 | Running | $1,745 |
| 15 | 20 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118/0 | 456 | Running | $1,610 |
| 16 | 6 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 120/5 | 445 | Running | $590 |
| 17 | 21 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 112/0 | 444 | Running | $1,370 |
| 18 | 8 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 114/5 | 434 | Accident | $790 |
| 19 | 19 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 106/0 | 416 | Running | $1,020 |
| 20 | 16 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 103/0 | 392 | Rear End | $500 |
| 21 | 27 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 100/0 | 392 | Accident | $965 |
| 22 | 25 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon | 97/0 | 388 | Running | $705 |
| 23 | 22 | #76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Brockwell Entertainment | 94/0 | 311 | Ignition | $445 |
| 24 | 29 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | 91/0 | 274 | Running | $685 |
| 25 | 9 | #12 | Jack Ingram | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | 88/0 | 197 | Valve Spring | $425 |
| 26 | 18 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 85/0 | 104 | Broken Valve | $770 |
| 27 | 13 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | 82/0 | 79 | Engine Failure | $1,665 |
| 28 | 26 | #59 | Melvin Revis | Chevrolet | Danny Queen | PE | 76 | Broken Trailing Arm | $410 |
| 29 | 30 | #69 | Henry Jones | Chevrolet | Pro-Shoppe Sports | 76/0 | 48 | Running Too Slow | $405 |
| 30 | 28 | #0 | John Kennedy | Chevrolet | Avanti Cb | 73/0 | 2 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $400 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||