| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Map of the Bristol Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | April 1, 1979 | ||
| Official name | Southeastern 500 | ||
| Location | Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures reaching a maximum of 71.1 °F (21.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 91.033 miles per hour (146.503 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 26,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ranier Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | |
| Laps | 163 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1979 Southeastern 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on April 1, 1979, at Bristol Motor Speedway in the American community of Bristol, Tennessee. The race was notable as then-rookie driver Dale Earnhardt got the first win of his career, he would later go on to win 76 races and 7 championships.
This race was not televised or recorded in any format, watching it live or listening to it on local radio were the only methods of watching this race.
- ^ "Weather at the 1979 Southeastern 500 race". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "1979 Southeastern 500 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-11.