Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Carolina 500
North Carolina Speedway
March 4th, 1979
Race #3 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 35
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (21)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (3)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (5)
- Last North Carolina Speedway
race (American 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| 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 | ||
| 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | Nelson Oswald | Nelson Oswald | ||
| 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Busch | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Kencoal Mining | Kennie Childers | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Roger Hamby | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Robertson-Thomas | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Russell Bennett | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | Harry Ranier | ||
| 29 | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | Bill Hollar | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | ||
| 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 | Buick | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | ||
| 47 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | |
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Neil Bonnett | Oldsmobile | Tek-Tor | Jim Stacy | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | Jimmy Means | ||
| 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 | ||
| 87 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Satterfield Heating | Don Satterfield | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Ford | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey |