Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Gabriel 400
Michigan International Speedway
June 17th, 1979
Race #16 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (21)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (2)
- Mercury (3)
- Oldsmobile (4)
- Last Michigan International Speedway
race (Champion Spark Plug 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | John Kennedy | Chevrolet | Avanti CB | John Kennedy | ||
| 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 09 | Bill Seifert | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | Nelson Oswald | ||
| 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Kencoal Mining | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Griffin Marine | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | ||
| 38 | Sandy Satullo | Buick | Copper Kettle Marina | Sandy Satullo | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Midwestern Farm Lines | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 49 | Bill Green | Chevrolet | A.K. Cartage | Charles Dean | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 81 | David Sosebee | Chevrolet | Gober Sosebee | Gober Sosebee | ||
| 82 | Paul Fess | Oldsmobile | Lasky Construction | Stan Lasky | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Mercury | Knutsons Ski-Doo | George Elliott | |
| 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Mercury | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey |