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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

  • 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:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
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