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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Northwestern Bank 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

March 25th, 1979

Race #6 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Buick (2)
    • Chevrolet (19)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (3)
    • Oldsmobile (3)
  • Last North Wilkesboro Speedway race (Wilkes 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | 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 Bolton Auto Parts Nelson Oswald
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Lowe's Stores Roger Hamby
19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 1st National City Travelers Checks Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet Spectra Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
40 DK Ulrich Buick Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
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
7 Earl Brooks Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
87 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Don Satterfield Don Satterfield
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
99 Bill Hollar Chevrolet Hollar Auto Parts Bill Hollar