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Northwestern Bank 400 1979
Northwestern Bank 400 1979
North Wilkesboro Speedway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
400
180
2
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
400
180
3
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
400
170
4
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
165
5
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
155
6
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
399
155
7
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
397
151
8
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
397
147
9
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
397
143
10
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
397
139
11
Donnie Allison
Ellington Racing
Chevrolet
396
135
12
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
396
132
13
Dick Brooks
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Oldsmobile
395
124
14
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Ford
392
121
15
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
391
118
16
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
390
115
17
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
386
112
18
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Buick
384
109
19
Roger Hamby
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
382
106
20
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
372
103
21
Dick May
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
365
100
22
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
361
97
23
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
359
94
24
Slick Johnson
Satterfield Racing
Chevrolet
211
91
25
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
168
88
26
Nelson Oswald
Oswald Racing
Chevrolet
142
85
27
Earl Brooks
Arrington Racing
Dodge
79
0
28
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Buick
40
79
29
Bill Hollar
Hollar Racing
Chevrolet
32
76
30
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
14
73
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Bud Moore Engineering
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