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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Northwestern Bank 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

March 25th, 1979

Race #6 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 88.400 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 32
  • Lead Changes: 20
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 5 400 51 Running
2 7 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 180 170 10 400 211 Running
3 1 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 170 165 5 400 34 Running
4 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 165 160 5 400 9 Running
5 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 0 399 0 Running
6 14 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 155 150 5 399 2 Running
7 10 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 151 146 5 397 11 Running
8 11 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 147 142 5 397 2 Running
9 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 143 138 5 397 70 Running
10 6 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 139 134 5 397 8 Running
11 12 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 135 130 5 396 1 Running
12 8 02 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 132 127 5 396 1 Running
13 17 05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile 124 124 0 395 0 Running
14 9 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 121 121 0 392 0 Running
15 30 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 118 118 0 391 0 Running
16 15 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 115 115 0 390 0 Running
17 21 79 Frank Warren Dodge 112 112 0 386 0 Running
18 16 40 DK Ulrich Buick 109 109 0 384 0 Running
19 18 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 106 106 0 382 0 Running
20 19 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 0 372 0 Running
21 24 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 0 365 0 Running
22 23 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 97 97 0 361 0 Running
23 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 0 359 0 Running
24 27 87 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 91 91 0 211 0 Crash
25 13 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 88 88 0 168 0 Rear end
26 26 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 85 85 0 142 0 Crash
27 28 7 Earl Brooks Dodge 82 82 0 79 0 Rear end
28 20 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 79 79 0 40 0 Crash
29 29 99 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 76 76 0 32 0 Rear end
30 22 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 73 73 0 14 0 Engine