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Entry List

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

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 22nd, 1979

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 3 Ford
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Buick
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.562
  • Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 22 Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
2 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 22 Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
3 45 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
4 27 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Power Tool Service M.C. Anderson
5 15 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
6 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
7 28 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Spectra Harry Ranier
8 11 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
9 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
10 68 Chuck Bown , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Kings Mountain Truck Plaza Jim Testa
11 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
12 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 27 Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
13 88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 32 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
14 02 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 38 Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
15 05 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Bearfinder Nelson Malloch
16 19 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
17 1 Donnie Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
18 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
19 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
20 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
21 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 44 Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
22 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
23 72 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
24 12 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
25 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
26 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Racing
27 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
28 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks Don Robertson
29 30 Tighe Scott , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
30 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley