Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Volunteer 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
August 25th, 1979
Race #22 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Chevrolet (23)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (3)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Southeastern 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | John Kennedy | Chevrolet | Avanti CB | John Kennedy | ||
| 05 | Dick Brooks | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Jack Ingram | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | |
| 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Valleydale Meats | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | Baxter Price | ||
| 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | Jimmy Means | ||
| 59 | Melvin Revis | Chevrolet | Danny Queen | Danny Queen | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 69 | Henry Jones | Chevrolet | Pro Shoppe | Mike Kempton | ||
| 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 | ||
| 76 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Brockwell Entertainment | 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 |