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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 $105,515 ($ 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. ==Summary== 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 slower and the cars more likely to spin and crash with each other.〔 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 .〔 Another Ford vehicle would not win another race 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 legends such as 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1980 Holly Farms 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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