| Teams for 1979 Capital City 400 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earle Canavan | Earle Canavan |  |
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dale Earnhardt |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Cale Yarborough |  |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bobby Allison |  |
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Bill Elliott | |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Lennie Pond | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Don Robertson | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 27 | M.C. Anderson | Benny Parsons | |
| 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 | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Joe Millikan | |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Bill Elswick | |
| 79 | Frank Warren | Frank Warren | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Ricky Rudd | |
