Entry List
The official 1979 NAPA National 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
NAPA National 500
Sunday, October 7th, 1979
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 134.266
- Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
- Lead Changes: 28
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 23 | Mercury | Yandle / Thermol King | George Elliott |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 19 | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 3 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 23 | Mercury | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey |
| 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 22 | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan |
| 5 | 45 | Baxter Price | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Oldsmobile | Iron Peddlers | Baxter Price |
| 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | M.C. Anderson |
| 7 | 15 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore |
| 8 | 75 | Bobby Brack | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 9 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington |
| 10 | 28 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | W.I.N. | Harry Ranier |
| 11 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Busch | Junior Johnson |
| 12 | 19 | Cecil Gordon | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Natural Light | Henley Gray |
| 13 | 68 | Chuck Bown | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Boy Scouts Special | Jim Testa |
| 14 | 40 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Buick | U.S. Army | D.K. Ulrich |
| 15 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 28 | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund |
| 16 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 32 | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard |
| 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 38 | Chevrolet | Shoney's | Dave Marcis |
| 18 | 81 | David Sosebee | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Gober Sosebee | Gober Sosebee |
| 19 | 05 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Comp Con | Nelson Malloch |
| 20 | 57 | Dick May | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Ford | McClure Motors | Alfred McClure |
| 21 | 1 | Donnie Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington |
| 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Dodge | Almeda Auto Parts | Frank Warren |
| 23 | 47 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe |
| 24 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie |
| 25 | 12 | Jack Ingram | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Ramey's Chevy City | Kennie Childers |
| 26 | 4 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 45 | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton |
| 27 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Oldsmobile | O.L. Nixon | O.L. Nixon |
| 28 | 14 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham |
| 29 | 77 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Mercury | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Junie Donlavey |
| 30 | 72 | Joe Millikan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | L.G. DeWitt |
| 31 | 08 | John Anderson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Draime Race Engines | Russ Draime |
| 32 | 31 | John Rezek | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Oldsmobile | RPM Enterprises | Curtis Payne |
| 33 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 34 | 16 | Richard Brickhouse | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Oldsmobile | Pender Auto Parts | Jimmy Edwards |
| 35 | 3 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress Racing |
| 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 37 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson |
| 38 | 17 | Steve Pfeifer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby |
| 39 | 30 | Tighe Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Buick | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard |
| 40 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1979 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |