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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Carolina 500

North Carolina Speedway

March 4th, 1979

Race #3 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Makes
    • Buick (3)
    • Chevrolet (21)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (3)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (5)
  • Last North Carolina Speedway race (American 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
02 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile Bearfinder Nelson Malloch
09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet Nelson Oswald Nelson Oswald
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
12 Harry Gant Chevrolet Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Roger Hamby Roger Hamby
19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Robertson-Thomas Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Russell Bennett M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet Spectra Harry Ranier
29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet Hollar Auto Parts Bill Hollar
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
37 Dave Watson Chevrolet Ams Oil Phil Howard
40 DK Ulrich Buick Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
47 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile Tek-Tor Jim Stacy
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
72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Hayes Jewelers L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
87 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Satterfield Heating Don Satterfield
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey