1979 NASCAR Cup Series

Champion: Richard Petty

Driver standings

#	Driver	Pts	Behind	Wins
1	Richard Petty	4,830		5
2	Darrell Waltrip	4,819	−11	7
3	Bobby Allison	4,633	−197	5
4	Cale Yarborough	4,604	−226	4
5	Benny Parsons	4,256	−574	2
6	Joe Millikan	4,014	−816
7	Dale Earnhardt	3,749	−1,081	1
8	Richard Childress	3,735	−1,095
9	Ricky Rudd	3,642	−1,188
10	Terry Labonte	3,615	−1,215
11	Buddy Arrington	3,589	−1,241
12	D.K. Ulrich	3,508	−1,322
13	J.D. McDuffie	3,473	−1,357
14	James Hylton	3,405	−1,425
15	Buddy Baker	3,249	−1,581	3
16	Frank Warren	3,199	−1,631
17	Ronnie Thomas	2,912	−1,918
18	Tommy Gale	2,795	−2,035
19	Cecil Gordon	2,737	−2,093
20	Dave Marcis	2,736	−2,094
21	Harry Gant	2,664	−2,166
22	Dick Brooks	2,622	−2,208
23	Jimmy Means	2,575	−2,255
24	Donnie Allison	2,508	−2,322
25	Baxter Price	2,364	−2,466
26	Neil Bonnett	2,223	−2,607	3
27	Tighe Scott	1,879	−2,951
28	Bill Elliott	1,548	−3,282
29	Lennie Pond	1,415	−3,415
30	Dick May	1,390	−3,440

Race winners

Rd	Track	Race	Winner	Team
1	Riverside International Raceway	Winston Western 500	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 500	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises
3	Rockingham Speedway	Carolina 500	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
4	Richmond Raceway	Richmond 400	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
5	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Atlanta 500	Buddy Baker	Ranier Racing
6	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Northwestern Bank 400	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
7	Bristol Motor Speedway	Southeastern 500	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports
8	Darlington Raceway	CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
9	Martinsville Speedway	Virginia 500	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises
10	Talladega Superspeedway	Winston 500	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
11	Nashville Speedway	Sun-Drop Music City USA 420	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
12	Dover International Speedway	Mason-Dixon 500	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing
13	Charlotte Motor Speedway	World 600	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
14	Texas World Speedway	Texas 400	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
15	Riverside International Raceway	NAPA Riverside 400	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
16	Michigan International Speedway	Gabriel 400	Buddy Baker	Ranier Racing
17	Daytona International Speedway	Firecracker 400	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing
18	Nashville Speedway	Busch Nashville 420	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
19	Pocono Raceway	Coca-Cola 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
20	Talladega Superspeedway	Talladega 500	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
21	Michigan International Speedway	Champion Spark Plug 400	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises
22	Bristol Motor Speedway	Volunteer 500	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
23	Darlington Raceway	Southern 500	David Pearson	Osterlund Motorsports
24	Richmond Raceway	Capital City 400	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
25	Dover International Speedway	CRC Chemicals 500	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises
26	Martinsville Speedway	Old Dominion 500	Buddy Baker	Ranier Racing
27	Charlotte Motor Speedway	NAPA National 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
28	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Holly Farms 400	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson Racing
29	Rockingham Speedway	American 500	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises
30	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dixie 500	Neil Bonnett	Wood Brothers Racing
31	Ontario Motor Speedway	Los Angeles Times 500	Benny Parsons	M.C. Anderson Racing

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