Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 3rd, 1979
Race #23 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (21)
- Chrysler (1)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (6)
- Mercury (3)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (1)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (CRC Chemicals Rebel 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Earle Canavan | Earle Canavan | ||
| 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Dubie Corp. | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 10 | Billy Smith | Ford | Tidewater Glass | Bill Champion | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Jack Ingram | Oldsmobile | Kencoal Mining | Kennie Childers | ||
| 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Mercury | Kings Inn | George Elliott | |
| 19 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | ||
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 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 | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Buick | U.S. Army | 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 | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 65 | Dick May | Ford | Spohn's Body Shop | Ron Spohn | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Chuck Bown | Buick | Kings Mountain Truck Plaza | Jim Testa | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Shoney's | Dave Marcis | |
| 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Chrysler | Dick Brooks Honda | Ed Negre | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 9 | Jim Vandiver | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | ||
| 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Mercury | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | |
| 96 | Ferrel Harris | Ford | Will Cronkrite | Will Cronkrite | ||
| 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones |