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Holly Farms 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 14, 1979
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 12,225
| running
| 92 |
| 2
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 400
| 8,200
| running
| 175 |
| 3
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Caprice
| 399
| 6,500
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 398
| 10,425
| running
| 12 |
| 5
| 8
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 398
| 3,325
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 12
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 2,615
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 394
| 3,245
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 392
| 2,125
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 391
| 2,015
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 14
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 390
| 1,980
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 15
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 388
| 1,670
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 387
| 1,535
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 376
| 3,475
| running
| 104 |
| 14
| 4
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 373
| 725
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 7
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 369
| 3,400
| engine
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Ernie Shaw
| 95
| Junior Miller
| Chevrolet
| 368
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 24
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 364
| 1,250
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 28
| Cecil Gordon
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 357
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 23
| Bill Elswick
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Oldsmobile
| 287
| 550
| rear end
| 0 |
| 20
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 269
| 4,775
| accident
| 17 |
| 21
| 16
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 258
| 550
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 22
| Larry Isley
| 24
|
| Chevrolet
| 256
| 925
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 20
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Chevrolet
| 168
| 505
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 150
| 684
| steering
| 0 |
| 25
| 29
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 45
| 425
| brakes
| 0 |
| 26
| 27
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 44
| 665
| brakes
| 0 |
| 27
| 18
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 29
| 705
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 10
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 14
| 695
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 25
| Henry Jones
| 69
| Mike Kempton
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 385
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:44:01
Average Speed: 91.454 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.95 seconds
9 cautions for 48 laps
Attendance: 18,000