| 1979 Holly Farms 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $77,324 | Race Date: | Oct 14, 1979 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 400 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 44Min 1Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 91.454 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 48 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Team: | Osterlund Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | David Ifft | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 92 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 112.783 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Holly Farms 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 92 |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 175 |
| 3 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 165 | 399 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 165 | 398 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 155 | 398 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Technicraft | Running | | 150 | 397 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Running | | 146 | 394 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 142 | 392 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 138 | 391 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 134 | 390 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 130 | 388 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 127 | 387 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 129 | 376 | 104 |
| 14 | 4 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 121 | 373 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Engine | | 118 | 369 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 95 | Ernie Shaw | Miller Roofing (Car Owner) | Running | | 115 | 368 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Running | | 112 | 364 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 109 | 357 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Rear Gear |  | 106 | 287 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Accident | | 108 | 269 | 17 |
| 21 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Engine | | 100 | 258 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 24 | Larry Isley | Marlowe Mobile Homes | Running | | 97 | 256 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 0 | John Kennedy | Avanti Cb | Running | | 94 | 168 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Steering | | 91 | 150 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 05 | Dick Brooks | Bearfinder | Brakes | | 88 | 45 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Brakes | | 85 | 44 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 82 | 29 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Accident | | 79 | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 69 | Henry Jones | Pro-Shoppe Sports | Engine | | 76 | 10 | 0 |
