The 1979 Northwestern Bank 400 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at North Wilkesboro Speedway on March 25, 1979. Bobby Allison took the lead in the late stages of the event, but managed to pull away to a 3.5-second victory on Richard Petty. In addition, Allison took the points lead, now nine points over Darrell Waltrip (5th). Stats