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Northwest Bank 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
March 25, 1979
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 400
| 13,750
| running
| 51 |
2
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 400
| 8,300
| running
| 211 |
3
| 1
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 8,600
| running
| 34 |
4
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 4,275
| running
| 9 |
5
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 4,575
| running
| 0 |
6
| 14
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 2,785
| running
| 2 |
7
| 10
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 2,305
| running
| 11 |
8
| 11
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 3,675
| running
| 2 |
9
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 397
| 4,925
| running
| 70 |
10
| 6
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 3,575
| running
| 8 |
11
| 12
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 396
| 3,250
| running
| 1 |
12
| 8
| Dave Marcis
| 02
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 396
| 775
| running
| 1 |
13
| 17
| Dick Brooks
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Oldsmobile
| 395
| 750
| running
| 0 |
14
| 9
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 392
| 1,945
| running
| 0 |
15
| 30
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 391
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
16
| 15
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 390
| 1,765
| running
| 0 |
17
| 21
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 386
| 1,630
| running
| 0 |
18
| 16
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 384
| 1,495
| running
| 0 |
19
| 18
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 382
| 1,360
| running
| 0 |
20
| 19
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 372
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
21
| 24
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
22
| 23
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 361
| 925
| running
| 0 |
23
| 25
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 359
| 705
| running
| 0 |
24
| 27
| Slick Johnson
| 87
| Don Satterfield
| Chevrolet
| 211
| 435
| accident
| 0 |
25
| 13
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 168
| 725
| rear end
| 0 |
26
| 26
| Nelson Oswald
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Chevrolet
| 142
| 415
| accident
| 0 |
27
| 28
| Earl Brooks
| 7
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 79
| 405
| rear end
| 0 |
28
| 20
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Buick
| 40
| 1,945
| accident
| 0 |
29
| 29
| Bill Hollar
| 99
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 32
| 385
| rear end
| 0 |
30
| 22
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 14
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:49:41
Average Speed: 88.4 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.807 seconds
4 cautions for 32 laps
Attendance: 17,500