Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southeastern 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
April 1st, 1979
Race #7 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Chevrolet (17)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (4)
- Oldsmobile (7)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Volunteer 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Hamby-Ellis | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | Valleydale Meats | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 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 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | Jimmy Means | ||
| 64 | Elmo Langley | 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 | ||
| 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Bobby Wawak | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Miller | Mike Potter | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | |
| 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones |