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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1979

Race #17 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Drivers Entered: 41
  • Makes
    • Buick (7)
    • Chevrolet (7)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (2)
    • Mercury (4)
    • Oldsmobile (18)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Daytona 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile Sub-Tropic Nelson Malloch
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile Burger King Kennie Childers
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Oldsmobile Kings Inn Roger Hamby
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Oldsmobile Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile MARS Rick Newsom
21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile W.I.N. Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
32 Jimmy Finger Buick Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy Don Bierschwale
38 Sandy Satullo Buick Copper Kettle Marina Sandy Satullo
39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin
40 DK Ulrich Buick U.S. Army D.K. Ulrich
41 Grant Adcox Oldsmobile Adcox-Kirby Herb Adcox
43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
46 Travis Tiller Dodge Ring Enterprises Travis Tiller
47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
50 Bruce Hill Buick Global Heat Exchanger Walter Ballard
51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile Valvoline A.J. Foyt
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
6 Claude Ballot-Lena Oldsmobile Lady & Son Auction G.C. Spencer
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Rossmeyer Buddy Arrington
68 Chuck Bown Buick Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Jim Testa
7 Al Holbert Chevrolet Holbert Porsche-Audi Al Holbert
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
87 Gary Balough Oldsmobile Fast Lane Ltd. Billie Harvey
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Yandle / Thermol King George Elliott
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey