Entry List : Bristol Motor Speedway

Southeastern 500

Sunday, April 1st, 1979

Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol, TN

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  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 91.033
  • Cautions: 6 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Results
DRIVER
ENTRY
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
VEHICLE
#
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
TEAM

1
Ricky Rudd
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
22
90
Ford
Truxmore
Donlavey Racing
2
Terry Labonte
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
22
44
Chevrolet
Stratagraph
Hagan Enterprises
3
Baxter Price
 
 
45
Chevrolet
Baxter Price
Baxter Price
4
Benny Parsons
 
 
27
Oldsmobile
Valleydale Meats
MC Anderson
5
Bobby Allison
 
 
15
Ford
Hodgdon / Moore
Bud Moore Engineering
6
Bobby Wawak
 
 
74
Chevrolet
Bobby Wawak
Bobby Wawak
7
Buddy Arrington
 
 
67
Dodge
Reid Trailer Sales
Arrington Racing
8
Buddy Baker
 
 
28
Chevrolet
Spectra
Harry Ranier
9
Cale Yarborough
 
 
11
Oldsmobile
Busch
Junior Johnson & Associates
10
Cecil Gordon
 
 
24
Oldsmobile
Gordon-Barnicle
Cecil Gordon
11
DK Ulrich
 
 
40
Chevrolet
Midwestern Farm Lines
Jasper Motorsports
12
Dale Earnhardt
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
27
2
Chevrolet
Rod Osterlund
Rod Osterlund
13
Darrell Waltrip
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
32
88
Chevrolet
Gatorade
DiGard Motorsports
14
Dave Marcis
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
38
02
Chevrolet
Shoney's
Marcis Auto Racing
15
Dick Brooks
 
 
05
Oldsmobile
Bearfinder
Nelson Malloch
16
Dick May
 
 
19
Chevrolet
Belden Asphalt
Henley Gray
17
Donnie Allison
 
 
1
Chevrolet
Hawaiian Tropic
Hoss Ellington
18
Elmo Langley
 
 
64
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda
Elmo Langley
19
Frank Warren
 
 
79
Dodge
Native Tan
Frank Warren
20
Harry Gant
 
 
47
Oldsmobile
Race Hill Farm
Jack Beebe
21
JD McDuffie
 
 
70
Chevrolet
Bailey Excavating
JD McDuffie
22
James Hylton
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
44
48
Chevrolet
Palatine Automotive Parts
James Hylton
23
Jimmy Means
 
 
52
Chevrolet
Mr. Transmission
Jimmy Means Racing
24
Joe Millikan
 
 
72
Chevrolet
Appliance Wheels
L.G. DeWitt
25
Mike Potter
 
 
76
Chevrolet
Miller
Mike Potter
26
Ralph Jones
 
 
98
Ford
Ralph Jones
Ralph Jones
27
Richard Childress
 
 
3
Chevrolet
CRC Chemicals
Richard Childress Racing
28
Richard Petty
 
 
43
Oldsmobile
STP
Richard Petty Motorsports
29
Roger Hamby
 
 
17
Oldsmobile
Hamby-Ellis
Hamby Motorsports
30
Ronnie Thomas
 
 
25
Chevrolet
Stone's Cafeteria
Don Robertson