Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 21st, 1979

Race #29 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Makes
    • Buick (3)
    • Chevrolet (24)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (3)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (4)
  • Last North Carolina Speedway race (Carolina 500)
    • 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
00 Freddy Smith Chevrolet Petty's of Spartanburg Marvin Petty
05 Dick Brooks Chevrolet Comp Con Nelson Malloch
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch Junior Johnson
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Chevrolet Kings Inn Roger Hamby
18 Randy Ogden Chevrolet Jack Ogden Jack Ogden
19 Glenn Jarrett Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Griffin Marine 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
40 DK Ulrich Buick U.S. Army D.K. Ulrich
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Technicraft Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile Iron Peddlers Baxter Price
46 Travis Tiller Buick Ring Enterprises Travis Tiller
47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
51 Slick Johnson Chevrolet J.D. Johnson J.D. Johnson
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
61 Bub Strickler Oldsmobile Budweiser Jim Norris
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 Shoney's Dave Marcis
72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
75 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
76 Mike Potter Chevrolet Mike Potter Mike Potter
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
99 Dick May Chevrolet Bill Hollar Bill Hollar