1979 Southeastern 500
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The 1979 Southeastern 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race at Bristol International Speedway notable as the event where Dale Earnhardt earned his first career Cup Series victory.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASCAR Cup Series race
ⓘ
stock car race ⓘ |
| carNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| championshipLevel | top-level NASCAR series ⓘ |
| circuit | Bristol International Speedway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Bristol, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1979-04-01 ⓘ |
| distanceUnit | laps ⓘ |
| firstCareerWinForDriver | Dale Earnhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laps | 500 ⓘ |
| location | Bristol International Speedway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Dale Earnhardt's first NASCAR Cup Series victory ⓘ |
| officialName | Southeastern 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionDriver | Buddy Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | NASCAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonContext | early part of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season ⓘ |
| series | 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series ⓘ |
| seriesSponsor | Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| trackType | short track ⓘ |
| winner | Dale Earnhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningDriver | Dale Earnhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Rod Osterlund Racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearInSeason | 1979 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.