1979 NASCAR CUP Series Championship Races and Standings| Racing Years

Races

Date	Circuit	Race
January 14	Riverside International Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Winston Western 500
February 18	Daytona International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500
March 4	North Carolina Motor Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Carolina 500
March 11	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond 400
March 18	Atlanta International Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta 500
March 25	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Northwestern Bank 400
April 1	Bristol International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Southeastern 500
April 8	Darlington Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
April 22	Martinsville Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Virginia 500
May 6	Alabama International Motor Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Winston 500
May 12	Nashville Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Sun-Drop Music City USA 420
May 20	Dover Downs International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Mason-Dixon 500
May 27	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series World 600
June 3	Texas World Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Texas 400
June 10	Riverside International Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series NAPA Riverside 400
June 17	Michigan International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Gabriel 400
July 4	Daytona International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Firecracker 400
July 14	Nashville Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Busch Nashville 420
July 30	Pocono International Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 500
August 5	Alabama International Motor Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega 500
August 19	Michigan International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Spark Plug 400
August 25	Bristol International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Volunteer 500
September 3	Darlington Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Southern 500
September 9	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Capital City 400
September 16	Dover Downs International Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series CRC Chemicals 500
September 23	Martinsville Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Old Dominion 500
October 7	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series NAPA National 500
October 14	North Wilkesboro Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Holly Farms 400
October 21	North Carolina Motor Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series American 500
November 4	Atlanta International Raceway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Dixie 500
November 18	Ontario Motor Speedway	1979 NASCAR Cup Series Los Angeles Times 500

Standings

1	Richard Petty	4830
2	Darrell Waltrip	4819
3	Bobby Allison	4633
4	Cale Yarborough	4604
5	Benny Parsons	4256
6	Joe Millikan	4014
7	Dale Earnhardt	3749
8	Richard Childress	3735
9	Ricky Rudd	3642
10	Terry Labonte	3615
11	Buddy Arrington	3589
12	D.K. Ulrich	3508
13	J.D. McDuffie	3473
14	James Hylton	3405
15	Buddy Baker	3249
16	Frank Warren	3199
17	Ronnie Thomas	2912
18	Tommy Gale	2795
19	Cecil Gordon	2737
20	Dave Marcis	2736
21	Harry Gant	2664
22	Dick Brooks	2622
23	Jimmy Means	2575
24	Donnie Allison	2508
25	Baxter Price	2364
26	Neil Bonnett	2223
27	Tighe Scott	1879
28	Bill Elliott	1548
29	Lennie Pond	1415
30	Dick May	1390
31	Roger Hamby	1231
32	David Pearson	1203
33	Coo Coo Marlin	613
34	Bruce Hill	594
35	Blackie Wangerin	571
36	Grant Adcox	560
37	Kyle Petty	559
38	Chuck Bown	523
39	John Anderson	496
40	Ralph Jones	477
41	Earle Canavan	456
42	Nelson Oswald	431
42	Slick Johnson	431
44	Dave Watson	413
45	Al Holbert	402
46	Bobby Wawak	376
47	Jody Ridley	374
48	Bill Hollar	371
49	Rick Newsom	355
50	Bill Schmitt	342
51	Ed Negre	336
52	John Kennedy	322
53	Tim Williamson	320
54	Richard White	264
55	Jimmy Insolo	258
56	H.B. Bailey	255
57	Elmo Langley	246
58	Jim Robinson	240
59	Henry Jones	237
60	Steve Spencer	230
61	Travis Tiller	229
62	Jim Vandiver	225
63	Bill Elswick	221
64	Jack Ingram	219
65	Jimmy Finger	213
66	Wayne Watercutter	212
66	Bob Burcham	212
68	Mike Potter	209
68	John Rezek	209
70	Marty Robbins	207
71	Steve Peles	203
72	Bill Dennis	200
73	Buck Simmons	197
74	Dave Dion	191
75	Mike Kempton	185
76	Vince Giamformaggio	176
77	Connie Saylor	170
78	Paul Fess	164
79	Sandy Satullo	155
80	David Sosebee	146
81	Norm Palmer	142
81	Jim Thirkettle	142
83	Geoffrey Bodine	139
84	Louis Gatto	137
85	Steve Pfeifer	134
86	Sterling Marlin	123
87	Butch Hartman	121
88	Al Elmore	118
88	Ed Hale	118
90	Gary Balough	116
90	Keith Davis	116
90	Skip Manning	116
93	Kevin Housby	115
93	Ernie Shaw	115
95	Billy Hagan	112
95	Steve Moore	112
97	Nestor Peles	106
97	Dick Whalen	106
99	John Borneman	103
99	Joe Fields	103
101	Roy Smith	100
102	Don Graham	97
102	Larry Isley	97
102	Jerry Jolly	97
105	Hal Callentine	94
105	Harry Goularte	94
107	Jim Hurlbert	91
107	Jocko Maggiacomo	91
107	Robert Tartaglia	91
110	Joey Arrington	85
111	Rick McCray	82
112	Butch Lindley	79
112	Don Puskarich	79
112	John Utsman	79
115	Dick Kranzler	76
116	Wayne Broome	73
117	Bobby Fisher	70
117	Don Noel	70
119	Glenn Jarrett	67
119	Bill Meazell	67
121	Billy Smith	64
122	Bobby Brack	63
123	Chris Monoleos	61
124	Jeff Halverson	55
124	Bill Seifert	55
124	Bub Strickler	55
127	Richard Brickhouse	46
127	Steve Gray	46
127	Butch Mock	46
130	Ron Hutcherson	40

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1979 / NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National Series

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