| Teams for 1979 Texas 400 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earle Canavan | Earle Canavan |  |
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dale Earnhardt |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress |  |
| 9 | Nelson Oswald | Dick May | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Cale Yarborough | |
| 12 | Kenny Childers Racing | Lennie Pond | |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bobby Allison |  |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Billy Hagan | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Don Robertson | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 27 | M.C. Anderson | Benny Parsons | |
| 28 | Ranier Racing | Buddy Baker | |
| 31 | Curtis Payne | John Rezek | |
| 32 | B & B Racing | Jimmy Finger |  |
| 36 | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey |  |
| 40 | D.K. Ulrich | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | |
| 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | |
| 48 | James Hylton | James Hylton | |
| 50 | Ballard Racing | Bruce Hill | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means | |
| 55 | Bill Meazel | Bill Meazell | |
| 58 | John Haver | John Haver | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 69 | Mike Kempton | Mike Kempton | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Joe Millikan | |
| 76 | Mike Potter | Mike Potter | |
| 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ricky Rudd |  |
| 96 | Cronkite Racing | Jim Hurlbert | |
