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Entry List

The official 1979 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 18th, 1979

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

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  • 3 Mercury
  • 6 Buick
  • 21 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 2 Ford
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 143.977
  • Cautions: 7 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 36
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Results
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 22 Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
2 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 22 Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
3 51 AJ Foyt , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Gilmore A.J. Foyt
4 27 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Griffin Marine M.C. Anderson
5 19 Bill Dennis , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Belden Jennite Henley Gray
6 39 Blackie Wangerin , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Mercury Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin
7 15 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
8 74 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak
9 50 Bruce Hill , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Newport & Associates Walter Ballard
10 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
11 28 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Spectra Harry Ranier
12 75 Butch Mock , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
13 11 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
14 68 Chuck Bown , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Kings Inn Jim Testa
15 14 Coo Coo Marlin , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
16 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
17 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 27 Buick Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
18 88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 32 Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
19 02 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 37 Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
20 37 Dave Watson , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Ams Oil Phil Howard
21 21 David Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
22 05 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Bearfinder Nelson Malloch
23 1 Donnie Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
24 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
25 87 Gary Balough , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Fast Lane Ltd. Billie Harvey
26 47 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 29 Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
27 41 Grant Adcox , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Adcox-Kirby Herb Adcox
28 12 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile J.W. Hunt Produce Kennie Childers
29 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
30 89 Jim Vandiver , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile O.L. Nixon O.L. Nixon
31 72 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile L.G. DeWitt L.G. DeWitt
32 00 John Utsman , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Ed Whitaker Ed Whitaker
33 54 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Burger King Al Rudd
34 5 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Jim Stacy Jim Stacy
35 82 Paul Fess , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Lasky Construction Stan Lasky
36 98 Ralph Jones , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Ralph Jones Ralph Jones
37 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Racing
38 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
39 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Sub-Tropic Don Robertson
40 17 Skip Manning , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Valvoline Roger Hamby
41 30 Tighe Scott , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard