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Entry List

The official 1979 Texas 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Texas World Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Texas 400

Sunday, June 3rd, 1979

Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX

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  • 1 Mercury
  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Buick
  • 3 Dodge
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 156.216
  • Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Texas 400 at Texas World 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 Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
3 45 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Iron Peddlers Baxter Price
4 27 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet M.C. Anderson M.C. Anderson
5 55 Bill Meazel , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Lowrey U-Haul Bill Meazell
6 19 Billy Hagan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
7 15 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
8 50 Bruce Hill , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Global Heat Exchanger Walter Ballard
9 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
10 28 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Spectra Harry Ranier
11 11 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Busch Junior Johnson
12 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
13 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
14 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 28 Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
15 88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 32 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
16 09 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Nelson Oswald
17 01 Earle Canavan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Irish Spring Soap Earle Canavan
18 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
19 36 HB Bailey , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts H.B. Bailey
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 96 Jim Hurlbert , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford White Crown Engineering Will Cronkrite
23 32 Jimmy Finger , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Vita Fresh / Pharis Chevy Don Bierschwale
24 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
25 72 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
26 58 John Haver , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Camera World Canon John Haver
27 31 John Rezek , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile RPM Enterprises Curtis Payne
28 12 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
29 69 Mike Kempton , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Pro Shoppe Mike Kempton
30 76 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Miller Mike Potter
31 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Racing
32 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
33 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Stone's Cafeteria Don Robertson
34 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley