Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Dixie 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

November 4th, 1979

Race #30 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Drivers Entered: 41
  • Makes
    • Buick (3)
    • Chevrolet (24)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (3)
    • Mercury (3)
    • Oldsmobile (4)
    • Pontiac (1)
  • Last Atlanta Motor Speedway race (Atlanta 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 Dick May Chevrolet John Kennedy John Kennedy
00 Freddy Smith Chevrolet Petty's of Spartanburg Marvin Petty
05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Nelson Malloch Nelson Malloch
08 John Anderson Chevrolet Russ Draime Russ Draime
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
12 Buck Simmons Chevrolet Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet Kings Inn Roger Hamby
18 Randy Ogden Chevrolet Jack Ogden Jack Ogden
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet W.I.N. Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
31 John Rezek Oldsmobile RPM Enterprises Curtis Payne
36 HB Bailey Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts H.B. Bailey
40 DK Ulrich Buick Howard Johnson's D.K. Ulrich
41 Grant Adcox Buick Adcox-Kirby Herb Adcox
42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Dodge STP Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
51 Slick Johnson Chevrolet J.D. Johnson J.D. Johnson
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
55 Wayne Watercutter Chevrolet Ward Racing Enterprises Wayne Watercutter
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
77 Jody Ridley Mercury Sunny King Ford & Honda Junie Donlavey
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
81 David Sosebee Chevrolet Gober Sosebee Gober Sosebee
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
98 Ralph Jones Ford Ralph Jones Ralph Jones