1980 Holly Farms 400

Auto race held at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1980 February 2025 CUST Race 26 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Holly Farms 400 Weather information for the 1980 Holly Farms 400 at The Old Farmers' AlmanacTotal prize purse for 1980 Holly Farms 400 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 1980 09 21 1980 26 31 NorthWilkesboroSpeedwayMap.svg North Wilkesboro Speedway Temperatures between 68 F C and 89.1 F C; average wind speeds of 3.5 mph km/h Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 0.625 1.005 400 250 402 75.51 mi/h 25,000 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering 166 15 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering untelevised unknown The 1980 Holly Farms 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 21, 1980, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Its total prize purse was finalized as $105,515 ($ when adjusted for inflation); with the winner taking home $17,725 ($ when adjusted for inflation). By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore. The NASCAR Winston Cup Series was also plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection around the early-1980s. Background During the 1980s, North Wilkesboro Speedway was noticeably lagging behind other speedways on the NASCAR circuit, but the fans were more interested in the great racing action between the legendary drivers. Enoch's focus was more on the fans' enjoyment rather than on building large suites and new facilities. Attendance and total purse for races at the track were the lowest in NASCAR, but the events continued to sell out and attract more fans each year. Race report Just months prior to the race, a new kind of asphalt was placed but did not get a chance to completely solve the disintegration problem.September 21, 1980 Holly Farms 400 at SavetheSpeedway.net The racetrack developed a slick surface; that made qualifying speeds 2 mph km/h slower and the cars more likely to spin and crash with each other. Conditions for the race would become very poor by the standards of the early 1980s; causing the pace car to crash into a parked car getting back into pit lane. Richard Childress, the current owner of Richard Childress Racing, would compete as a driver. There were 30 American-born drivers on the racing grid; no foreigners or women competed in this race. Bobby Allison managed to defeat Darrell Waltrip by half a second after more than three hours of racing. Cale Yarborough would acquire the pole position through driving his qualifying session at an incredible top speed of almost 112 mph km/h. Bobby Allison scores his last win for Bud Moore and his last in a Ford Motor Company product. This was his fourth win of 1980. Future 2-time Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion Junior Miller scores his best Winston Cup finish in 13th. Slick Johnson scores a career-best 8th place finish, he'd later match it at Rockingham three races later. This was the last win for Ford at North Wilkesboro until the 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400.Ford's next race victory at Google News Archive Search D.K. Ulrich received credit for the last-place finish due to an oil pressure problem on the second lap of this 400-lap race.1980 Holly Farms 400 racing information at Racing Reference Nine drivers failed to complete the race; including J.D. McDuffie, Lake Speed and Lennie Pond. Bub Strickler would retire from NASCAR after this race.1980 Holly Farms 400 racing results at Race Database Dale Earnhardt would maintain his championship points lead after this event. Two months after the race, the track was treated again. The disintegration issue managed to solve itself throughout the harsh winter months and was completely prepared for the 1981 season. Notable crew chiefs who participated in the race were Junie Donlavey, Buddy Parrott, Joey Arrington, Darrell Bryant, Dale Inman, Bud Moore, Tim Brewer, and Kirk Shelmerdine.1980 Holly Farms 400 crew chiefs at Racing Reference Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Junior Johnson 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford Bud Moore 3 68 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Jim Testa 4 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet M.C. Anderson 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet DiGard Racing 6 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Dave Marcis 7 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Jack Beebe 8 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Rod Osterlund 9 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Billy Hagan 10 90 Jody Ridley Ford Junie Donlavey 11 79 Junior Miller Chevrolet Junior Miller 12 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet D.K. Ulrich 13 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Don Robertson 14 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet Petty Enterprises 15 7 Lake Speed Chevrolet Nelson Malloch 16 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Richard Childress 17 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet J.D. McDuffie 18 19 John Anderson Chevrolet Henley Gray 19 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Cecil Gordon 20 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Roger Hamby 21 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Jimmy Means 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford Elmo Langley 23 07 Jeff McDuffie Buick J.D. McDuffie 24 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet J.D. Johnson 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Buddy Arrington Top 10 finishers Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Laps led Laps as the lead driver Points Number of points earned towards championship standings Time/Status 1 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 400 166 185 3:18:39 2 5 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 400 131 175 +0.5 seconds 3 6 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 400 4 170 Lead lap under green flag 4 7 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 399 0 160 +1 lap 5 8 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 399 0 155 +1 lap 6 4 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 399 0 150 +1 lap 7 9 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 399 0 146 +1 lap 8 24 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 391 0 142 +9 laps 9 10 90 Jody Ridley Ford 390 0 138 +10 laps 10 1 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 389 54 139 +11 laps Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Dale Earnhardt 3847 0 2 Cale Yarborough 3757 -90 3 Richard Petty 3741 -106 4 10px Benny Parsons 3708 -139 5 10px Darrell Waltrip 3662 -185 6 10px Bobby Allison 3537 -310 7 10px Jody Ridley 3273 -574 8 10px Harry Gant 3242 -605 9 10px Richard Childress 3125 -722 10 Dave Marcis 3099 -748 References 1980 CRC Chemicals 500 1980 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1980 Holly Farms 400 Holly Farms 400 Category:NASCAR races at North Wilkesboro Speedway