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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Darlington Raceway

April 8th, 1979

Race #8 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (21)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (2)
    • Mercury (3)
    • Oldsmobile (5)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (Southern 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
01 Earle Canavan Dodge Global Heat Exchanger Earle Canavan
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
12 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile Kings Inn Roger Hamby
19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet Spectra Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet U.S. Army D.K. Ulrich
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
46 Travis Tiller Dodge Little B Coal Travis Tiller
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
7 Al Holbert Chevrolet Holbert Porsche Al Holbert
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
75 Butch Hartman Chevrolet Hartman Autocar Butch Hartman
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Chrysler Brooks Honda Sales Ed Negre
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
99 Dick May Chevrolet Hollar Auto Parts Bill Hollar