Entry List
Old Dominion 500
Sunday, September 23rd, 1979
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 30
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 75.119
- Cautions: 10 for 54 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
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| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 68 | Ford | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | |
| 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 3 | 45 | Baxter Price | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Iron Peddlers | Baxter Price | |
| 4 | 27 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | M.C. Anderson | |
| 5 | 99 | Bill Hollar | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Hollar Auto Parts | Bill Hollar | |
| 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | Bud Moore | |
| 7 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | |
| 8 | 28 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | W.I.N. | Harry Ranier | |
| 9 | 12 | Butch Lindley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Kencoal Mining | Kennie Childers | |
| 10 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Busch | Junior Johnson | |
| 11 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Oldsmobile | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | |
| 12 | 40 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | LaFayette | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 13 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 73 | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 14 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 77 | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 15 | 95 | Dave Dion | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Miller Roofing | Junior Miller | |
| 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 83 | Chevrolet | Shoney's | Dave Marcis | |
| 17 | 05 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Nelson Malloch | Nelson Malloch | |
| 18 | 19 | Dick May | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | |
| 19 | 79 | Frank Warren | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | |
| 20 | 47 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | |
| 21 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 90 | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | |
| 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | Jimmy Means | |
| 24 | 72 | Joe Millikan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | L.G. DeWitt | |
| 25 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 26 | 3 | Richard Childress | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 28 | 17 | Roger Hamby | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | |
| 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | |
| 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |