1979 Holly Farms 400

Race 28 of 31

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:44:01
Average speed of winner: 91.454 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 car length
Lead changes: 12 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 48 laps
Lap leaders: Earnhardt 1-12, Waltrip 13-78, Allison 79-160, Waltrip 161-164, Yarborough 165-168, Allison 169-253, Yarborough 254, Waltrip 255, Yarborough 256-267, Waltrip 268-299, Allison 300-307, Waltrip 308, Parsons 309-400

Race notes: Finale for John Kennedy and Ernie Shaw. Only start for Larry Isley.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Benny Parsons	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		400	1	92	running	12225	180
2	2	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		400	3	175	running	8200	180
3	11	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		399	0	0	running	6500	165
4	1	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder	112.783	398	1	12	running	10425	165
5	8	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			398	0	0	running	3325	155
6	12	Terry Labonte	44	Technicraft	Chevrolet	Hagan			397	0	0	running	2615	150
7	13	Ronnie Thomas	25	Stone's Cafeteria	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			394	0	0	running	3245	146
8	9	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			392	0	0	running	2125	142
9	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			391	0	0	running	2015	138
10	14	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			390	0	0	running	1980	134
11	15	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			388	0	0	running	1670	130
12	17	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn	Chevrolet	Hamby			387	0	0	running	1535	127
13	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		376	5	104	running	3475	129
14	4	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			373	0	0	running	725	121
15	7	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			369	0	0	engine	3400	118
16	26	Ernie Shaw	95	Miller Roofing	Chevrolet	Junior Miller			368	0	0	running	625	115
17	24	Baxter Price	45	Iron Peddlers	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			364	0	0	running	1250	112
18	28	Cecil Gordon	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			357	0	0	running	1125	109
19	23	Bill Elswick	75	RahMoc Racing	Oldsmobile	RahMoc	Rahilly		287	0	0	rear end	550	106
20	6	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		269	3	17	accident	4775	108
21	16	Dave Marcis	71	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Marcis			258	0	0	engine	550	100
22	22	Larry Isley	24	Marlowe Mobile Homes	Chevrolet				256	0	0	running	925	97
23	20	John Kennedy	0	Avanti CB	Chevrolet	John Kennedy			168	0	0	running	505	94
24	21	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			150	0	0	steering	685	91
25	29	Dick May	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Malloch			45	0	0	brakes	425	88
26	27	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			44	0	0	brakes	665	85
27	18	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			29	0	0	engine	705	82
28	10	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			14	0	0	accident	695	79
29	25	Henry Jones	69	Pro-Shoppe Sports	Chevrolet	Jayhawk Sports			10	0	0	engine	385	76

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	4357	28	5	7	18	19
2	Richard Petty	4340	28	1	4	21	24
3	Bobby Allison	4187	28	3	5	16	20
4	Cale Yarborough	4089	28	0	4	16	19
5	Benny Parsons	3816	28	1	1	14	19
6	Joe Millikan	3640	28	1	0	5	19
7	Richard Childress	3356	28	0	0	1	10
8	D.K. Ulrich	3277	28	0	0	0	5
9	Dale Earnhardt	3276	24	4	1	9	14
10	Buddy Arrington	3259	28	0	0	1	7
11	Terry Labonte	3258	28	0	0	2	12
12	Ricky Rudd	3258	25	0	0	4	15
13	J.D. McDuffie	3188	28	0	0	1	7
14	James Hylton	3075	27	0	0	0	5
15	Buddy Baker	2964	23	5	3	11	14
16	Frank Warren	2920	28	0	0	0	3
17	Ronnie Thomas	2609	27	0	0	0	2
18	Tommy Gale	2510	25	0	0	0	1
19	Cecil Gordon	2473	25	0	0	0	0
20	Jimmy Means	2399	25	0	0	0	1
21	Dave Marcis	2392	22	0	0	1	5
22	Harry Gant	2331	22	1	0	0	5
23	Dick Brooks	2310	23	0	0	1	7
24	Baxter Price	2267	23	0	0	0	0
25	Donnie Allison	2155	17	1	0	6	9