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1979 Southeastern 500
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The vast majority of images in this collection document the 1979 Southeastern 500 race that took place on April 1, 1979, at the Bristol International Raceway in Bristol, Tennessee. Rookie Dale Earnhardt earned his first win after his 18th race. The 1979 Southeastern 500 race would be the beginning of his long successful career. The other top ten competitors included Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, Benny Parsons, Donnie Allison, Terry Labonte, Joe Millikan, James Hylton, and Ricky Rudd.
A few images record events at the Volunteer 500 race at the same track on August 25, 1979, in which Darrell Waltrip finished first. The average speed of the Volunteer 500 was 91.493 mph, with the pole speed being 110.524 mph. There were 18 lead changes in the race. The margin of victory was 1.8 seconds. Others finishing in the top ten were Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons, Cale Yarborough, Joe Millikan, David Pearson, Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd, and Bill Elliott.
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1979 Volunteer 500
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The Volunteer 500 race documented in this collection took place on August 25, 1979, at the Bristol International Raceway in Bristol, Tennessee. Darrell Waltrip won the race, with a margin of victory of 1.8 seconds. Richard Petty won the pole position which would be the last time for his race car and as a driver until 1996. The race consisted of 500 laps on a 266.5 mile paved track. This race had an average speed of 91.493 mph. The other top ten finishers were Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons, Cale Yarborough, Joe Millikan, David Pearson, Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd, and Bill Elliott. David Pearson was substituting for Dale Earnhardt in this race. Dale Earnhardt missed four races, all which were all relieved by Pearson, whose seventh-place finish was his worst in those four races for sponsor Rod Osterlund.
