Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Coca-Cola 500
Pocono Raceway
July 30th, 1979
Race #19 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (23)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (3)
- Mercury (2)
- Oldsmobile (7)
- Last Pocono Raceway
race (Coca-Cola 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Green's Auto Parts | Earle Canavan | ||
| 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | J & S Truck Service | Nelson Oswald | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | Kencoal Mining | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Steve Gray | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 20 | Rick Newsom | Oldsmobile | MARS | Rick Newsom | ||
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | Al Rudd | |
| 23 | Louis Gatto | Chevrolet | L & J Automotive | L & J Automotive | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Harrisburg East Mall | 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 | ||
| 34 | Steve Peles | Chevrolet | Steve Peles | Steve Peles | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 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 | 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 | ||
| 55 | Wayne Watercutter | Chevrolet | Ward Racing Enterprises | Ward Racing Enterprises | ||
| 57 | Dick May | Ford | McClure Motors | Alfred McClure | ||
| 61 | Wayne Broome | Oldsmobile | Jim Norris | Jim Norris | ||
| 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Shaw Motors | Jocko Maggiacomo | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Holbert Porsche-Audi | Al Holbert | ||
| 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 | Gary Balough | Oldsmobile | Fast Lane Ltd. | Billie Harvey | ||
| 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Mercury | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey |