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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southeastern 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

April 1st, 1979

Race #7 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • 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:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
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