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1979 Northwestern Bank 400


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 6 of 31
Sunday, March 25, 1979 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:49:41
Average speed: 88.4 mph
Pole speed: 108.136 mph		Cautions: 4 for 32 laps
Margin of victory: 3.5 sec
Attendance: 17500
Lead changes: 20

Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 315   Bobby Allison Hodgdon / Moore   (Bud Moore)Ford40013750running51180
2 743   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Chevrolet4008300running211180
3 127   Benny Parsons Griffin Marine   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet4008600running34170
4 52   Dale Earnhardt Rod OsterlundChevrolet4004275running9165
5 488   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet3994575running0155
61470   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet3992785running2155
7103   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet3972305running11151
81128   Buddy Baker Spectra   (Harry Ranier)Chevrolet3973675running2147
9 211   Cale Yarborough Busch   (Junior Johnson)Oldsmobile3974925running70143
10 672   Joe Millikan Appliance Wheels   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet3973575running8139
11121   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet3963250running1135
12 802   Dave Marcis Shoney's   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet396775running1132
131705   Dick Brooks Bearfinder   (Nelson Malloch)Oldsmobile395750running0124
14 990   Ricky Rudd Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Ford3921945running0121
153044   Terry Labonte Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet3911800running0118
161548   James Hylton Palatine Automotive Parts   (James Hylton)Chevrolet3901765running0115
172179   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren)Dodge3861630running0112
181640   D.K. Ulrich Midwestern Farm Lines   (D.K. Ulrich)Buick3841495running0109
191817   Roger Hamby Lowe's Stores   (Roger Hamby)Chevrolet3821360running0106
201964   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford3721225running0103
212419   Dick May Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet3651050running0100
222324   Cecil Gordon Gordon-Barnicle   (Cecil Gordon)Oldsmobile361925running097
232545   Baxter Price Baxter PriceChevrolet359705running094
242787   Slick Johnson Don SatterfieldChevrolet211435crash091
251367   Buddy Arrington Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge168725rear end088
262609   Nelson Oswald Bolton Auto Parts   (Nelson Oswald)Chevrolet142415crash085
27287   Earl Brooks Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington)Dodge79405rear end0 
282025   Ronnie Thomas 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Don Robertson)Buick401945crash079
292999   Bill Hollar Hollar Auto Parts   (Bill Hollar)Chevrolet32385rear end076
302252   Jimmy Means Mr. Transmission   (Jimmy Means)Chevrolet14625engine073

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Cale Yarborough16464
  Richard Childress65651
  Donnie Allison66661
  J.D. McDuffie67682
  Joe Millikan69768
  Richard Petty7715276
  Cale Yarborough1531586
  Richard Childress1591635
  Buddy Baker1641641
  Dave Marcis1651651
  Richard Petty16623166
  Benny Parsons2322332
  Buddy Baker2342341
  Richard Childress2352395
  Benny Parsons24027132
  Richard Petty27230938
  Bobby Allison3103134
  Dale Earnhardt3143229
  Richard Petty32335331
  Bobby Allison35440047

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Bobby Allison 971    
2   Darrell Waltrip 962   -9  
3   Cale Yarborough 932   -39  
4   Benny Parsons 823   -148  
5   Donnie Allison 817   -154  
6   Joe Millikan 811   -160  
7   Dale Earnhardt 790   -181  
8   Richard Petty 779   -192  
9   D.K. Ulrich 759   -212  
10   Richard Childress 724   -247  
11   J.D. McDuffie 701   -270  
12   Dave Marcis 694   -277  
13   Buddy Baker 667   -304  
14   Frank Warren 663   -308  
15   Dick Brooks 648   -323  
16   James Hylton 642   -329  
17   Terry Labonte 639   -332  
18   Buddy Arrington 624   -347  
19   Ricky Rudd 520   -451  
20   Ronnie Thomas 516   -455  
21   Cecil Gordon 497   -474