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Results

The 1979 Holly Farms 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

Holly Farms 400

Sunday, October 14th, 1979

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 3 Ford
  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 91.454
  • Cautions: 9 for 48 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
5 8 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 155 155 398 0 0 running
6 12 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150 150 397 0 0 running
17 24 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 112 112 364 0 0 running
1 5 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 180 175 400 92 0 running
19 23 75 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile 106 106 287 0 0 rear end
2 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 170 400 175 0 running
9 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 391 0 0 running
20 6 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 108 103 269 17 0 crash
18 28 19 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 109 109 357 0 0 running
8 9 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 142 142 392 0 0 running
4 1 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 165 160 398 12 0 running
13 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 129 124 376 104 0 running
21 16 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 100 100 258 0 0 engine
25 29 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 88 88 45 0 0 brakes
16 26 95 Ernie Shaw Chevrolet 115 115 368 0 0 running
26 27 79 Frank Warren Dodge 85 85 44 0 0 brakes
14 4 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 121 121 373 0 0 running
29 25 69 Henry Jones Chevrolet 76 76 10 0 0 engine
28 10 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 79 79 14 0 0 crash
11 15 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 388 0 0 running
24 21 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 91 91 150 0 0 steering
15 7 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 118 118 369 0 0 engine
23 20 0 John Kennedy Chevrolet 94 94 168 0 0 running
22 22 24 Larry Isley Chevrolet 97 97 256 0 0 running
10 14 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 134 134 390 0 0 running
3 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 165 165 399 0 0 running
12 17 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 127 127 387 0 0 running
7 13 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 146 146 394 0 0 running
27 18 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 29 0 0 engine

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