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1979 - Holly Farms 400 Race Results


Race Name - Holly Farms 400
Date - 10/14/1979
Race Track - North Wilkesboro Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.625 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 112.783 mph
Number of Cautions - 9
Caution Laps - 48
Average Race Speed - 91.454 mph
Lead Changes - 12
Total Race Purse - $77,324
Race Number - 28
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 5 Benny Parsons 27 MC Anderson 400 Chevrolet 92 $12,225
2 2 Bobby Allison 15 Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) 400 Ford 175 $8,200
3 11 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 399 Chevrolet 0 $6,500
4 1 Dale Earnhardt 2 Rod Osterlund 398 Chevrolet 12 $10,425
5 8 Ricky Rudd 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 398 Ford 0 $3,325
6 12 Terry Labonte 44 Technicraft (Billy Hagan) 397 Chevrolet 0 $2,615
7 13 Ronnie Thomas 25 Stones Cafeteria (Don Robertson) 394 Chevrolet 0 $3,245
8 9 DK Ulrich 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 392 Chevrolet 0 $2,125
9 19 Buddy Arrington 67 Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) 391 Dodge 0 $2,015
10 14 Richard Childress 3 CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) 390 Chevrolet 0 $1,980
11 15 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 388 Chevrolet 0 $1,670
12 17 Roger Hamby 17 Kings Inn (Roger Hamby) 387 Chevrolet 0 $1,535
13 3 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 376 Chevrolet 104 $3,475
14 4 Harry Gant 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 373 Chevrolet 0 $725
15 7 Joe Millikan 72 Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) 369 Chevrolet 0 $3,400
16 26 Ernie Shaw 95 Miller Roofing (Junior Miller) 368 Chevrolet 0 $625
17 24 Baxter Price 45 Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price) 364 Chevrolet 0 $1,250
18 28 Cecil Gordon 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 357 Chevrolet 0 $1,125
19 23 Bill Elswick 75 RahMoc Enterprises 287 Oldsmobile 0 $550
20 6 Cale Yarborough 11 Busch (Junior Johnson) 269 Oldsmobile 17 $4,775
21 16 Dave Marcis 71 Shoneys (Dave Marcis) 258 Chevrolet 0 $550
22 22 Larry Isley 24 Marlowe Mobile Homes 256 Chevrolet 0 $925
23 20 John Kennedy 0 Avanti CB (John Kennedy) 168 Chevrolet 0 $505
24 21 Jimmy Means 52 Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) 150 Chevrolet 0 $684
25 29 Dick Brooks 5 Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) 45 Oldsmobile 0 $425
26 27 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 44 Dodge 0 $665
27 18 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 29 Ford 0 $705
28 10 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 14 Chevrolet 0 $695
29 25 Henry Jones 69 Pro Shoppe (Mike Kempton) 10 Chevrolet 0 $385