July 14, 1979 - 250 Miles - Purse $69,205

Second generation driver Ronnie Thomas completes his qualifying attempt for the Nashville 420.

 

   Darrell Waltrip captured his third Winston Cup win at Nashville by a one-lap margin over Cale Yarborough.

Chevrolets captured the first ten positions.

Sterling Marlin led 11 laps during the race. He would lead 4,298 laps during his 33 year NASCAR career.

This was the first Winston Cup start at Nashville for Terry Labonte and Harry Gant.  Both Labonte and Gant would compete in 12 events at the track.

The race would mark the only career Winston Cup start for Memphis, Indiana's Jimmy Hindman.

 


The DiGard Chevrolet of Darrell Waltrip is given final adjustments prior to qualifying for the 1979 Busch Nashville 420.  The DiGard Chevrolet would both sit on the pole and win the race.		  

The M.C. Anderson Chevrolet of Benny Parsons pits during the event.		  

The very lovely Miss Winston Beverly Davidson  
         
 

The Rod Osterland Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt started and finished the event in third place. (Photo: Fred Marchman)		  

ARCA veteran Wayne Watercutter would make his first NASCAR Winston Cup start.  The Ohio native would record an impressive 12th place finish.
         
Average Speed:    92.227 mph  Time of Race      2:42:51 Margin:     1 Lap
Pole Winner:          Darrell Waltrip 105.43 Attendance:        17,000 Cautions:   3 for 19 Laps
Lap Leaders:         Waltrip 1-23, Marlin 24-34, Waltrip 35-420
 
Driver Fin Str Car Team  /  Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
Darrell Waltrip 1 1 88 Gatorade  -
DiGard Racing		 Chevrolet 420 14,000 Running 409
Cale Yarborough 2 5 11 Busch  - Junior Johnson & Assoc Chevrolet 419 8,700 Running 0
Dale Earnhardt 3 3 2 Rod Osterlund Chevrolet 417 7,200 Running 0
Benny Parsons 4 9 27 M.C. Anderson Chevrolet 417 3,650 Running 0
Richard Petty 5 6 43 STP  -  Petty Enterprises Chevrolet 406 4,280 Running 0
James Hylton 6 19 48 Palatine Auto Parts    -  James Hylton Chevrolet 406 2,450 Running 0
Richard Childress 7 17 3 CRC Chemicals  -  Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 405 2,180 Running 0
J.D. McDuffie 8 10 70 Bailey Excavating -
J D McDuffie		 Chevrolet 404 1,930 Running 0
Ronnie Thomas 9 21 25 Stone's Cafeteria     -   Don Robertson Chevrolet 396 2,805 Running 0
Jimmy Means 10 20 52 Mr. Transmission  -  Jimmy Means Chevrolet 394 1,715 Running 0
Cecil Gordon 11 16 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 391 1,925 Running 0
Wayne Watercutter 12 18 55 Ward Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 390 565 Running 0
Roger Hamby 13 26 17 Kings Inn - Daytona -  Roger Hamby Oldsmobile 380 1,415 Running 0
Frank Warren 14 27 79 Native Tan -
Frank Warren 		Dodge 374 1,285 Running 0
Sterling Marlin 15 14 14 Cunningham-Kelley   - H.B. Cunningham Chevrolet 341 505 Lug bolt 11
Bobby Allison 16 2 15 Hodgdon  -
Bud Moore		 Ford 340 3,935 Running 0
Buddy Arrington 17 23 67 Reid Trailer Sales  -  Buddy Arrington Dodge 272 1,120 Engine 0
Baxter Price 18 24 45 Iron Peddlers  -
Baxter Price 		Chevrolet 250 1,005 Crash 0
Dick Brooks 19 7 05 Bearfinder -
Nelson Malloch 		Chevrolet 155 640 Oil leak 0
Steve Spencer 20 11 19 Henley Gray Chevrolet 151 675 Water pump 0
Joe Millikan 21 4 72 Appliance Wheels  -
L G DeWitt		 Chevrolet 150 3,115 Crash 0
Harry Gant 22 13 47 Race Hill Farm -
Jack Beebe 		Chevrolet 142 405 Engine 0
D.K. Ulrich 23 12 40 Midwestern Farm Lines 
D.K. Ulrich 		Chevrolet 114 645 Over
Heating		 0
Ralph Jones 24 25 98 Jones Supply -
Ralph Jones 		Ford 92 385 Oil leak 0
Terry Labonte 25 8 44 Stratagraph   -
Billy Hagan 		Chevrolet 40 625 Engine 0
Henry Jones 26 28 69 Pro Shoppe  -
Mike Kempton 		Chevrolet 19 370 Engine 0
Nelson Oswald 27 15 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 6 365 Engine 0
Tommy Gale 28 22 64 Sunny King Ford -
Elmo Langley 		Ford 5 610 Engine 0
Dick May 29 30 58 Don Satterfield Chevrolet 3 355 Engine 0

Jimmy Hindman 30 29 10 Jimmy Hindman Ford 2 350 Oil leak 0