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The official 1979 Capital City 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Capital City 400

Sunday, September 9th, 1979

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 26
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 80.604
  • Cautions: 2 for 20 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Capital City 400 at Richmond Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 17 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 23 Chevrolet Kings Inn Roger Hamby
2 90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 22 Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
3 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 22 Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
4 45 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Iron Peddlers Baxter Price
5 27 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet M.C. Anderson M.C. Anderson
6 75 Bill Elswick , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
7 15 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
8 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
9 11 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Busch Junior Johnson
10 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon
11 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
12 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 28 Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
13 88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 32 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
14 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 38 Chevrolet Shoney's Dave Marcis
15 01 Earle Canavan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Earle Canavan Earle Canavan
16 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
17 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
18 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
19 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 45 Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
20 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
21 72 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
22 19 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
23 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Racing
24 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
25 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria Don Robertson
26 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley