Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Busch Nashville 420
Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
July 14th, 1979
Race #18 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 420
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Chevrolet (22)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (4)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Last Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville
race (Sun-Drop Music City USA 420)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Dick Brooks | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | Nelson Malloch | ||
| 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | J & S Truck Sales | Nelson Oswald | ||
| 10 | Jimmy Hindman | Ford | Jimmy Hindman | Jimmy Hindman | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 14 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | |
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Steve Spencer | Chevrolet | Performance Racing | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 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 | ||
| 58 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Don Satterfield | Don Satterfield | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 69 | Henry Jones | Chevrolet | Pro Shoppe | Mike Kempton | ||
| 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 | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 98 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Jones Supply | Ralph Jones |