| Teams for 1979 Coca-Cola 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earle Canavan | Earle Canavan |  |
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dale Earnhardt |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress | |
| 05 | Nelson Malloch | Dick Brooks | |
| 7 | Al Holbert | Al Holbert | |
| 9 | Nelson Oswald | Nelson Oswald | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Cale Yarborough | |
| 12 | Kenny Childers Racing | Lennie Pond |  |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bobby Allison |  |
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Roger Hamby | |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Steve Gray | |
| 20 | Newsom Racing | Rick Newsom | |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Neil Bonnett |  |
| 22 | Al Rudd | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Don Robertson | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 27 | M.C. Anderson | Benny Parsons | |
| 28 | Ranier Racing | Buddy Baker | |
| 30 | Ballard Racing | Tighe Scott |  |
| 34 | Steve Peles | Steve Peles | |
| 40 | D.K. Ulrich | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | |
| 45 | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | |
| 47 | Jack Beebe | Harry Gant | |
| 48 | James Hylton | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means | |
| 55 | Wayne Watercutter | Wayne Watercutter | |
| 57 | McClure Motors | Dick May | |
| 61 | Jim Norris | Wayne Broome | |
| 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Jocko Maggiacomo | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Joe Millikan | |
| 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | |
| 87 | Billie Harvey | Gary Balough | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ricky Rudd | |
