Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Champion Spark Plug 400
Michigan International Speedway
August 19th, 1979
Race #21 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Makes
- Buick (2)
- Chevrolet (19)
- Dodge (5)
- Ford (2)
- Mercury (4)
- Oldsmobile (3)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Michigan International Speedway
race (Gabriel 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | John Kennedy | Chevrolet | Avanti CB | John Kennedy | ||
| 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Scope Mount | Earle Canavan | ||
| 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 08 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Draime Race Engines | Russ Draime | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Mercury | Knutsons RV | 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 | ||
| 22 | Al Rudd Jr | Chevrolet | Bill Lewis | Al Rudd | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Melling Tool | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | W.I.N. | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Caldwell Knapp Cadillac | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Blackie Wangerin | Blackie Wangerin | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Midwestern Farm Lines | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 45 | Baxter Price | Oldsmobile | 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 | ||
| 6 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | Dave Marcis | |
| 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Mercury | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey |