| 1979 NW Bank 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $80,375 | Race Date: | Mar 25, 1979 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 49Min 41Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 88.400 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 32 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #27 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 51 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 108.136 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 NW Bank 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 51 |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 211 |
| 3 | 1 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Griffin's Marine | Running | | 170 | 400 | 34 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 165 | 400 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 155 | 399 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 155 | 399 | 2 |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 151 | 397 | 11 |
| 8 | 11 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running | | 147 | 397 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 143 | 397 | 70 |
| 10 | 6 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 139 | 397 | 8 |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 135 | 396 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 132 | 396 | 1 |
| 13 | 17 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Running | | 124 | 395 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 121 | 392 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 118 | 391 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 115 | 390 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running |  | 112 | 386 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running |  | 109 | 384 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Lowe's | Running | | 106 | 382 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 103 | 372 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 100 | 365 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Running | | 97 | 361 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Running | | 94 | 359 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 87 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Accident | | 91 | 211 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Rear Gear | | 88 | 168 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Bolton Auto Parts | Accident | | 85 | 142 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 7 | Earl Brooks | Reid Trailer Sales | Rear Gear | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Accident | | 79 | 40 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 99 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Auto Parts | Rear Gear | | 76 | 32 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Engine | | 73 | 14 | 0 |
