The 1979 Virginia 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Martinsville Speedway on April 22, 1979. Richard Petty dominated in route to victory, leading 247 of the 500 laps in a four-second victory on Buddy Baker. Points leader Darrell Waltrip crossed the line 3rd to expand his points lead on Bobby Allison (4th) to eighty-six markers. Stats