Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Atlanta 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 18th, 1979

Race #5 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Buick (5)
    • Chevrolet (15)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (3)
    • Mercury (4)
    • Oldsmobile (11)
  • Last Atlanta Motor Speedway race (Dixie 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 John Kennedy Chevrolet Avanti CB John Kennedy
02 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile Bearfinder Nelson Malloch
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis Roger Hamby
19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Buick Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 1st National City Travelers Checks Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Spectra Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
37 Dave Watson Chevrolet Ams Oil Phil Howard
39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin
40 DK Ulrich Buick Airport Howard Johnson's D.K. Ulrich
41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Adcox-Kirby Herb Adcox
43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
47 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Ballard Racing Walter Ballard
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
53 Keith Davis Chevrolet Keith Davis Keith Davis
6 Claude Ballot-Lena Oldsmobile JMS G.C. Spencer
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Sam Dell Buddy Arrington
68 Chuck Bown Buick Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Jim Testa
70 JD McDuffie Oldsmobile Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
98 Ralph Jones Ford Ralph Jones Ralph Jones