Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Talladega 500

Talladega Superspeedway

August 5th, 1979

Race #20 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Drivers Entered: 41
  • Makes
    • Buick (4)
    • Chevrolet (7)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (2)
    • Mercury (5)
    • Oldsmobile (19)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (Winston 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at 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 Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 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
19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 David Pearson Oldsmobile Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
20 Rick Newsom Oldsmobile MARS Rick Newsom
21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Buick Stone's Cafeteria Don Robertson
27 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
28 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile W.I.N. Harry Ranier
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
36 Marty Robbins Dodge Marty Robbins Marty Robbins
39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin
40 DK Ulrich Buick D.K. Ulrich D.K. Ulrich
41 Grant Adcox Oldsmobile Adcox-Kirby Herb Adcox
42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Dodge STP Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
45 Baxter Price Oldsmobile Iron Peddlers Baxter Price
47 Harry Gant Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Oldsmobile Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
50 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Global Heat Exchanger Walter Ballard
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Rossmeyer Buddy Arrington
7 Al Holbert Oldsmobile Holbert Porsche-Audi Al Holbert
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
73 Steve Moore Chevrolet Gilbert Moore Gilbert Moore
77 Jody Ridley Mercury Sunny King Junie Donlavey
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
87 Dick May Oldsmobile Fast Lane Ltd. Billie Harvey
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Yandle / Thermol King George Elliott
90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey