1979 Talladega 500
Auto race held at Alabama International Motor Speedway in 1979 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1979 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 5, 1979, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 20 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | August 5, 1979 (1979-August-05) | ||
Official name | Talladega 500 | ||
Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
Weather | Hot with temperatures of 90.9 °F (32.7 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 161.229 miles per hour (259.473 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 80,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | |
Laps | 102 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | CBS | ||
Announcers |
Ken Squier Lee Petty | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Booth Announcers | Jack Arute and Barney Hall | ||
Turn Announcers |
Turns 1 & 2: Eli Gold Backstreatch & Turn 3: Hal Hamrick Turn 4 & Tri-Oval: Mike Joy Pit Reporter: Darel Dieringer Garage Area: Joe Alloy |
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