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Results

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

Northwestern Bank 400

Sunday, March 25th, 1979

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 3 Ford
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 3 Dodge
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 88.400
  • Cautions: 4 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Northwestern Bank 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
14 9 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 121 121 392 0 0 running
15 30 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 118 118 391 0 0 running
23 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 359 0 0 running
3 1 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 170 165 400 34 0 running
29 29 99 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 76 76 32 0 0 rear end
1 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 400 51 0 running
25 13 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 88 88 168 0 0 rear end
8 11 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 147 142 397 2 0 running
9 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 143 138 397 70 0 running
22 23 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 97 97 361 0 0 running
18 16 40 DK Ulrich Buick 109 109 384 0 0 running
4 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 165 160 400 9 0 running
5 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 399 0 0 running
12 8 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 132 127 396 1 0 running
13 17 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 124 124 395 0 0 running
21 24 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 365 0 0 running
11 12 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 135 130 396 1 0 running
27 28 7 Earl Brooks Dodge 82 82 79 0 0 rear end
17 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 112 112 386 0 0 running
6 14 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 155 150 399 2 0 running
16 15 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 115 115 390 0 0 running
30 22 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 73 73 14 0 0 engine
10 6 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 139 134 397 8 0 running
26 26 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 85 85 142 0 0 crash
7 10 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 151 146 397 11 0 running
2 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 180 170 400 211 0 running
19 18 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 106 106 382 0 0 running
28 20 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 79 79 40 0 0 crash
24 27 87 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 91 91 211 0 0 crash
20 19 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 372 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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