Winston Cup Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1979 - Northwestern Bank 400 Race Results
Race Name - Northwestern Bank 400Date - 3/25/1979Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 250 milesPole Speed - 108.136 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 32Average Race Speed - 88.4 mphLead Changes - 20Total Race Purse - $80,375Race Number - 6 | More Races from 1979 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Hodgdon Moore (Bud Moore) | 400 | Ford | 51 | $13,750 |
2 | 7 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 400 | Chevrolet | 211 | $8,300 |
3 | 1 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Griffin Marine (MC Anderson) | 400 | Chevrolet | 34 | $8,600 |
4 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Rod Osterlund | 400 | Chevrolet | 9 | $4,275 |
5 | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade (DiGard) | 399 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,575 |
6 | 14 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) | 399 | Chevrolet | 2 | $2,785 |
7 | 10 | Richard Childress | 3 | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | 397 | Chevrolet | 11 | $2,305 |
8 | 11 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Spectra (Harry Ranier) | 397 | Chevrolet | 2 | $3,675 |
9 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Busch (Junior Johnson) | 397 | Oldsmobile | 70 | $4,925 |
10 | 6 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Appliance Wheels (LG DeWitt) | 397 | Chevrolet | 8 | $3,575 |
11 | 12 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | 396 | Chevrolet | 1 | $3,250 |
12 | 8 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Shoneys (Dave Marcis) | 396 | Chevrolet | 1 | $775 |
13 | 17 | Dick Brooks | 5 | Bearfinder (Nelson Malloch) | 395 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $750 |
14 | 9 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | 392 | Ford | 0 | $1,945 |
15 | 30 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | 391 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,800 |
16 | 15 | James Hylton | 48 | Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) | 390 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,765 |
17 | 21 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | 386 | Dodge | 0 | $1,630 |
18 | 16 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) | 384 | Buick | 0 | $1,495 |
19 | 18 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Lowes Stores (Roger Hamby) | 382 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,360 |
20 | 19 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) | 372 | Ford | 0 | $1,225 |
21 | 24 | Dick May | 19 | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | 365 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,050 |
22 | 23 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | GordonBarnicle (Cecil Gordon) | 361 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $925 |
23 | 25 | Baxter Price | 45 | Baxter Price | 359 | Chevrolet | 0 | $705 |
24 | 27 | Slick Johnson | 87 | Don Satterfield | 211 | Chevrolet | 0 | $435 |
25 | 13 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | 168 | Dodge | 0 | $725 |
26 | 26 | Nelson Oswald | 9 | Bolton Auto Parts (Nelson Oswald) | 142 | Chevrolet | 0 | $415 |
27 | 28 | Earl Brooks | 7 | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | 79 | Dodge | 0 | $405 |
28 | 20 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Don Robertson) | 40 | Buick | 0 | $1,945 |
29 | 29 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Hollar Auto Parts (Bill Hollar) | 32 | Chevrolet | 0 | $385 |
30 | 22 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Mr Transmission (Jimmy Means) | 14 | Chevrolet | 0 | $625 |