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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 3rd, 1979

Race #23 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Buick (3)
    • Chevrolet (21)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (6)
    • Mercury (3)
    • Oldsmobile (2)
    • Pontiac (1)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (CRC Chemicals Rebel 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
01 Earle Canavan Dodge Earle Canavan Earle Canavan
05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Dubie Corp. Nelson Malloch
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
10 Billy Smith Ford Tidewater Glass Bill Champion
11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch Junior Johnson
12 Jack Ingram Oldsmobile Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Kings Inn George Elliott
19 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 David Pearson Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon Racing Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet M.C. Anderson M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet W.I.N. Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
36 HB Bailey Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts H.B. Bailey
40 DK Ulrich Buick 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 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
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
65 Dick May Ford Spohn's Body Shop Ron Spohn
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
68 Chuck Bown Buick Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Jim Testa
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
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Chrysler Dick Brooks Honda Ed Negre
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
9 Jim Vandiver Chevrolet Kings Inn Roger Hamby
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
96 Ferrel Harris Ford Will Cronkrite Will Cronkrite
98 Ralph Jones Ford Ralph Jones Ralph Jones