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| 1979 ARCA 200 | 
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| Held on February 11, 1979 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
| 80 L, 200 M, 321.84 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Valvoline | Dodge | 80 | 56 | running | |
| 2 | 1 | 17 | John Rezek | Payne Racing | Chevy | 80 | 13 | running | |
| 3 | 13 | 80 | Phil Finney | Finney Racing | Chevy | 80 | 11 | running | |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | Billy Hagan | Chevy | 79 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 11 | 98 | Ralph Jones | Jones Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 20 | 37 | Jim Hurlbert | Hurlbert Racing | Dodge | 76 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 23 | 5 | Bill Meazell | Chevy | 75 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 28 | 08 | Al Horton | Chevy | 73 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 17 | 0 | Moose Myers | Stovall Racing | Chevy | 70 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 26 | 8 | Ramo Stott | Buick | Buick | 68 | 0 | crash | |
| 11 | 15 | 66 | Gary Sharp | Chevy | 68 | 0 | engine | ||
| 12 | 27 | 89 | Gary Weinbroer | Chevy | 68 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 29 | 55 | Rick Roland | Roland Brothers Racing | Olds | 67 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 30 | 26 | L.T. Wechtel | Chevy | 65 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 21 | 16 | Jerry Hansen | Chevy | 59 | 0 | running | ||
| 16 | 5 | 49 | Bill Green | Green Racing | Chevy | 55 | 1 | engine | |
| 17 | 9 | 53 | John Haver | Chevy | 53 | 0 | engine | ||
| 18 | 25 | 36 | Alan Sheppard | Chevy | 48 | 4 | rear end | ||
| 19 | 7 | 76 | Bob Dotter | Poplar Level Auto Parts, Finish Line Eng. | Chevy | 45 | 0 | clutch | |
| 20 | 14 | 21 | Delmar Clark | Chevy | 43 | 0 | oil leak | ||
| 21 | 19 | 62 | Woody Fisher | Plymouth | 34 | 0 | oil temp | ||
| 22 | 31 | 56 | Bob Slawinski | Ford | 23 | 0 | engine | ||
| 23 | 16 | 91 | Bobby Davis | Poplar Level Auto Parts, Finish Line Eng. | Chevy | 14 | 0 | crash | |
| 24 | 6 | 71 | Bobby Fisher | Chevy | 14 | 0 | crash | ||
| 25 | 3 | 1 | Marvin Smith | Riverside Auto Parts | Chevy | 14 | 0 | crash | |
| 26 | 24 | 73 | Bobby Jacks | Buick | 14 | 0 | crash | ||
| 27 | 10 | 32 | Mike Riley | Chevy | 14 | 0 | crash | ||
| 28 | 32 | 87 | Bruce Jacobi | Chevy | 12 | 0 | engine | ||
| 29 | 8 | 38 | Sandy Satullo | Satullo Racing | Buick | 5 | 0 | engine | |
| 30 | 22 | 99 | Joe Raymond | Joe's Radiator | Chevy | 4 | 0 | engine | |
| 31 | 12 | 74 | Buddy Medlock | Dodge | 2 | 0 | engine | ||
| 32 | 18 | 9 | Fred Zack | Dodge | 0 | 0 | engine | ||
| 33 | 33 | 7 | Joy Fair | K&M Engineering | Chevy | 0 | 0 | engine |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 1h:30:55 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: John Rezek | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.5 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.964 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 25 laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 among 5 drivers - Kyle Petty 1-18; Alan Shephard 19-22; John Rezek 23-33; Petty 34-40; Phil Finney 41-47; Petty 48-52; Finney 53; Bill Green 54; Rezek 55-56; Petty 57-68; Finney 69-71; Petty 72-80 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
