Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston 500

Talladega Superspeedway

May 6th, 1979

Race #10 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Buick (6)
    • Chevrolet (7)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (3)
    • Mercury (4)
    • Oldsmobile (16)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (Talladega 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 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
05 Dick Brooks Oldsmobile Bearfinder Nelson Malloch
1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
12 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Buick Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
22 Kevin Housby Chevrolet Taylor & Martin Jack Housby
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 1st National City Travelers Checks Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Spectra Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
32 Jimmy Finger Buick Vita Fresh Oriange Juice Don Bierschwale
39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin
40 DK Ulrich Buick Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
46 Travis Tiller Dodge Ring Enterprises Travis Tiller
47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Oldsmobile Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
53 Keith Davis Oldsmobile Keith Davis Keith Davis
6 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile Mitco G.C. Spencer
61 Wayne Broome Oldsmobile Crawford & Brown Jim Norris
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
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
72 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Chrysler Brooks Honda Sales Ed Negre
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
96 Jerry Jolly Ford Will Cronkrite Will Cronkrite