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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Richmond 400

Richmond Raceway

March 11th, 1979

Race #4 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Buick (2)
    • Chevrolet (19)
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (3)
    • Oldsmobile (4)
  • Last Richmond Raceway race (Capital City 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 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
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 Hamby-Ellis Roger Hamby
19 Lawrence Fields 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 M.C. Anderson M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet Spectra Harry Ranier
29 Dave Dion Ford Merrimack Lincoln-Mercury Dave Dion
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
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 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
54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile Brenco Bearings Al Rudd
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
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Hollar Chevrolet Hollar Auto Parts Bill Hollar
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Chevrolet Truxmore Junie Donlavey