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1980 Holly Farms 400
Auto race held at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1980 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 ($390,184 when adjusted for inflation); with the winner taking home $17,725 ($65,545 when adjusted for inflation).
Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 26 of 31 in the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
![]() North Wilkesboro Speedway | |||
Date | September 21, 1980 (1980-September-21) | ||
Official name | Holly Farms 400 | ||
Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.005 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures between 68 °F (20 °C) and 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); average wind speeds of 3.5 miles per hour (5.6 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 75.51 miles per hour (121.52 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 25,000[3] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | |
Laps | 166 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | untelevised | ||
Announcers | unknown |
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.