Entry List
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 18th, 1979
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- 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
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 68 | Mercury | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | |
| 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Buick | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 3 | 51 | AJ Foyt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Gilmore | A.J. Foyt | |
| 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Griffin Marine | M.C. Anderson | |
| 5 | 19 | Bill Dennis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Belden Jennite | Henley Gray | |
| 6 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Blackie Wangerin | Blackie Wangerin | |
| 7 | 15 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | |
| 8 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Bobby Wawak | Bobby Wawak | |
| 9 | 50 | Bruce Hill | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Newport & Associates | Walter Ballard | |
| 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | |
| 11 | 28 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Spectra | Harry Ranier | |
| 12 | 75 | Butch Mock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 13 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Busch | Junior Johnson | |
| 14 | 68 | Chuck Bown | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Kings Inn | Jim Testa | |
| 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | H.B. Cunningham | |
| 16 | 40 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Midwestern Farm Lines | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 17 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 73 | Buick | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 18 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 77 | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 19 | 02 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 83 | Chevrolet | Shoney's | Dave Marcis | |
| 20 | 37 | Dave Watson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Ams Oil | Phil Howard | |
| 21 | 21 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 22 | 05 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | Nelson Malloch | |
| 23 | 1 | Donnie Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Hawaiian Tropic | Hoss Ellington | |
| 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | |
| 25 | 87 | Gary Balough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Fast Lane Ltd. | Billie Harvey | |
| 26 | 47 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 75 | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | |
| 27 | 41 | Grant Adcox | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Adcox-Kirby | Herb Adcox | |
| 28 | 12 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | J.W. Hunt Produce | Kennie Childers | |
| 29 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 30 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | O.L. Nixon | O.L. Nixon | |
| 31 | 72 | Joe Millikan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | L.G. DeWitt | L.G. DeWitt | |
| 32 | 00 | John Utsman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Ed Whitaker | Ed Whitaker | |
| 33 | 54 | Lennie Pond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Burger King | Al Rudd | |
| 34 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Jim Stacy | Jim Stacy | |
| 35 | 82 | Paul Fess | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Lasky Construction | Stan Lasky | |
| 36 | 98 | Ralph Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones | |
| 37 | 3 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 39 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Sub-Tropic | Don Robertson | |
| 40 | 17 | Skip Manning | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Valvoline | Roger Hamby | |
| 41 | 30 | Tighe Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard |