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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. Rookie Dale Earnhardt got his first win of his very successful career in this race. By the following season, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. ==Summary== Five hundred laps were completed on a paved oval track spanning in only two hours and fifty-five minutes.〔 Six cautions were given out by NASCAR for 44 laps.〔 Twenty-six thousand people attended this live event to see Dale Earnhardt defeat Bobby Allison by a time of three seconds.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Dale Earnhardt's 1st Win Statistics )〕 Jake Elder was Earnhardt's crew chief at that time; his nickname was "Suitcase" because he would help a NASCAR driver achieve glory and then leave him for another driver the following season. The notable speeds were: for the average speed〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Average Speed (1979 Southeastern 500) )〕 and for the pole position speed achieved by Buddy Baker.〔 Chevrolet vehicles made up the majority of the 30-car racing grid.〔 Corporate sponsors for the drivers included: Gatorade, STP, Hawaiian Tropic, and Shoney's.〔 This race would be notable for starting the Earnhardt family's legacy of winning. Millikan would catch something in his eye and would have to report to hospital; J.D. McDuffie ended up being the substitute driver for him. Many souvenirs were cheap back then with a Richard Petty hat costing $5 USD ($ when adjusted for inflation) and a ticket to the race costing $16 USD ($ when adjusted for inflation). The winner of the race would receive a purse of $19,800 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Dale Earnhardt's First Victory Purse )〕 Ralph Jones (a driver-owner) was the last-place finisher of this race; he was forced to end his participation in the race due to brake issues on lap 31. There were three terminal crashes in the race along with three engine failures, one quitter along with a driver with a water pump issues in his vehicle and a driver with a defective rear end on his vehicle.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1979 Southeastern 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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