| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 27, 1979 | Race 13 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.674 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 7 seconds | Time of Race: 04:23:24 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 59 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 48 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $55,400 |
| 2 | 2 | #43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $35,650 |
| 3 | 15 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $27,100 |
| 4 | 5 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | 160/0 | 398 | Running | $18,125 |
| 5 | 4 | #27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Griffin's Marine | 155/0 | 398 | Running | $14,070 |
| 6 | 10 | #90 | Ricky Rudd | Mercury | Truxmore | 150/0 | 397 | Running | $14,845 |
| 7 | 14 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 146/0 | 397 | Running | $11,580 |
| 8 | 20 | #7 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Holbert Porsche | 142/0 | 396 | Running | $8,315 |
| 9 | 30 | #12 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Kencoal | 143/5 | 394 | Running | $6,815 |
| 10 | 23 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc Chemicals | 134/0 | 393 | Running | $9,445 |
| 11 | 27 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Oldsmobile | Adcox-Kirby | 130/0 | 391 | Running | $6,090 |
| 12 | 33 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 127/0 | 391 | Running | $7,535 |
| 13 | 31 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 124/0 | 389 | Running | $6,865 |
| 14 | 29 | #0 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Avanti Cb | 121/0 | 379 | Running | $5,490 |
| 15 | 19 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 118/0 | 375 | Running | $4,290 |
| 16 | 22 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 115/0 | 372 | Steering | $5,705 |
| 17 | 40 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | 112/0 | 366 | Running | $5,095 |
| 18 | 37 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 109/0 | 353 | Running | $4,785 |
| 19 | 35 | #89 | Jim Vandiver | Oldsmobile | O.l. Nixon | 106/0 | 348 | Broken Left Rear Hub | $3,340 |
| 20 | 34 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 103/0 | 340 | Clutch | $4,425 |
| 21 | 39 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 100/0 | 336 | Running | $3,715 |
| 22 | 7 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon/Moore | 102/5 | 331 | Running | $6,440 |
| 23 | 17 | #47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 94/0 | 320 | Clutch | $2,615 |
| 24 | 38 | #50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | Global Heat Exchange | 91/0 | 306 | Engine Failure | $2,390 |
| 25 | 1 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 93/5 | 252 | Broken Valve | $18,790 |
| 26 | 13 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 85/0 | 250 | Broken Crankshaft | $2,440 |
| 27 | 11 | #72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 87/5 | 212 | Broken Valve | $5,380 |
| 28 | 36 | #19 | Bill Dennis | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 79/0 | 191 | Broken Oil Line | $2,560 |
| 29 | 21 | #49 | Glenn Jarrett | Chevrolet | Natural Light | PE | 166 | Rear Axle | $1,630 |
| 30 | 12 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 73/0 | 142 | Engine Failure | $1,610 |
| 31 | 18 | #4 | Bobby Fisher | Buick | Pabst Blue Ribbon | 70/0 | 136 | Engine Failure | $1,465 |
| 32 | 25 | #17 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 67/0 | 129 | Broken Rear Axle | $2,325 |
| 33 | 26 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 69/5 | 128 | Broken Valve | $1,890 |
| 34 | 16 | #6 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Lady & Son | 61/0 | 114 | Accident | $1,465 |
| 35 | 28 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | Ring Enterprises | 58/0 | 91 | Overheating | $1,315 |
| 36 | 8 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | 60/5 | 88 | Engine Failure | $5,040 |
| 37 | 6 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 57/5 | 8 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $1,315 |
| 38 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 49/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | $1,290 |
| 39 | 24 | #05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 46/0 | 10 | Accident | $1,190 |
| 40 | 32 | #68 | Chuck Bown | Buick | Kings Mountain | PE | 0 | Did Not Start | $1,215 |
| 41 | 41 | #57 | Ron Hutcherson | Unknown | Unknown | PE | 0 | Did Not Start | $1,165 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||