Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 14th, 1979

Race #1 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Makes
    • Buick (2)
    • Chevrolet (23)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (2)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (6)
  • Last Riverside International Raceway race (NAPA 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
01 Jimmy Insolo Oldsmobile Lake's Drywall Gerald Craker
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
12 Harry Gant Chevrolet Black Diamond Coal Kennie Childers
13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet Matt Puskarich Matt Puskarich
15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries Bud Moore
17 Harry Goularte Chevrolet Associated Concrete Harry Goularte
19 Vince Giamformaggio Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
22 Richard White Chevrolet Boulevard Automotive Mike White
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Hodgdon Tool M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet W.I.N. Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 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 Duck Industries Billy Hagan
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Tune Up Masters Jim Stacy
51 Jim Thirkettle Buick Allied Box & Crate Allied Box & Crate
52 Don Graham Chevrolet City Tow Rodney Friesen
67 Buddy Arrington Ford Switzer Contractors Buddy Arrington
7 Al Holbert Chevrolet Bosch Al Holbert
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile Old Milwaukee Bill Schmitt
74 Tim Williamson Chevrolet Cal-Four Tim Williamson
79 Frank Warren Dodge 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment Frank Warren
81 Jim Robinson Chevrolet Borneman Plastering John Borneman
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
99 Don Noel Chevrolet Noel's Welding Shop Don Noel