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1979 Holly Farms 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 31
Sunday, October 14, 1979 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:44:01
Average speed: 91.454 mph
Pole speed: 112.783 mph

Cautions: 9 for 48 laps
Margin of victory: .5 cl
Attendance: 18000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	27	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	400	12225	running	92	180
2	2	15	Bobby Allison	Hodgdon / Moore (Bud Moore)	Ford	400	8200	running	175	180
3	11	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	399	6500	running	0	165
4	1	2	Dale Earnhardt	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	398	10425	running	12	165
5	8	90	Ricky Rudd	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	398	3325	running	0	155
6	12	44	Terry Labonte	Technicraft (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	397	2615	running	0	150
7	13	25	Ronnie Thomas	Stone's Cafeteria (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	394	3245	running	0	146
8	9	40	D.K. Ulrich	Midwestern Farm Lines (D.K. Ulrich)	Chevrolet	392	2125	running	0	142
9	19	67	Buddy Arrington	Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	391	2015	running	0	138
10	14	3	Richard Childress	CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	390	1980	running	0	134
11	15	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	388	1670	running	0	130
12	17	17	Roger Hamby	Kings Inn (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	387	1535	running	0	127
13	3	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard Racing)	Chevrolet	376	3475	running	104	129
14	4	47	Harry Gant	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Chevrolet	373	725	running	0	121
15	7	72	Joe Millikan	Appliance Wheels (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	369	3400	engine	0	118
16	26	95	Ernie Shaw	Miller Roofing (Junior Miller)	Chevrolet	368	625	running	0	115
17	24	45	Baxter Price	Iron Peddlers (Baxter Price)	Chevrolet	364	1250	running	0	112
18	28	19	Cecil Gordon	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	357	1125	running	0	109
19	23	75	Bill Elswick	Rahmoc Enterprises	Oldsmobile	287	550	rear end	0	106
20	6	11	Cale Yarborough	Busch (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	269	4775	crash	17	108
21	16	71	Dave Marcis	Shoney's (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	258	550	engine	0	100
22	22	24	Larry Isley	Marlowe Mobile Homes	Chevrolet	256	925	running	0	97
23	20	0	John Kennedy	Avanti CB (John Kennedy)	Chevrolet	168	505	running	0	94
24	21	52	Jimmy Means	Mr. Transmission (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	150	684	steering	0	91
25	29	05	Dick Brooks	Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch)	Oldsmobile	45	425	brakes	0	88
26	27	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	44	665	brakes	0	85
27	18	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	29	705	engine	0	82
28	10	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	14	695	crash	0	79
29	25	69	Henry Jones	Pro Shoppe (Mike Kempton)	Chevrolet	10	385	engine	0	76

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	9	5
	10	16	7
	17	20	4
	21	23	3
	24	26	3
	27	31	5
	32	37	6
	38	253	216
	254	257	4
	258	268	11
	269	276	8
	277	299	23
	300	303	4
	304	309	6
	310	315	6
	316	375	60
	376	383	8
	384	400	17
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 35.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt	1	12	12
Darrell Waltrip	13	78	66
Bobby Allison	79	160	82
Darrell Waltrip	161	164	4
Cale Yarborough	165	168	4
Bobby Allison	169	253	85
Cale Yarborough	254	254	1
Darrell Waltrip	255	255	1
Cale Yarborough	256	267	12
Darrell Waltrip	268	299	32
Bobby Allison	300	307	8
Darrell Waltrip	308	308	1
Benny Parsons	309	400	92

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	4357
2	Richard Petty	4340	-17
3	Bobby Allison	4187	-170
4	Cale Yarborough	4089	-268
5	Benny Parsons	3813	-544
6	Joe Millikan	3640	-717
7	Richard Childress	3356	-1001
8	D.K. Ulrich	3277	-1080
9	Dale Earnhardt	3276	-1081
10	Buddy Arrington	3259	-1098
11	Ricky Rudd	3258	-1099
11	Terry Labonte	3258	-1099
13	J.D. McDuffie	3183	-1174
14	James Hylton	3075	-1282
15	Buddy Baker	2964	-1393
16	Frank Warren	2920	-1437
17	Ronnie Thomas	2609	-1748
18	Tommy Gale	2510	-1847
19	Cecil Gordon	2473	-1884
20	Jimmy Means	2399	-1958
21	Dick Brooks	2398	-1959