1979- RACES & FINAL POINTS STANDINGS
| Race | Date | Track | Location | Winning Driver |
| 1 | 01/14 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Darrell Waltrip |
| 2 | 02/18 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Richard Petty |
| 3 | 03/04 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Bobby Allison |
| 4 | 03/11 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Cale Yarborough |
| 5 | 03/18 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Hampton, GA | Buddy Baker |
| 6 | 03/25 | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | N. Wilkesboro, NC | Bobby Allison |
| 7 | 04/01 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Dale Earnhardt |
| 8 | 04/08 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Darrell Waltrip |
| 9 | 04/22 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Richard Petty |
| 10 | 05/06 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Bobby Allison |
| 11 | 05/12 | Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, TN | Cale Yarborough |
| 12 | 05/20 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Neil Bonnett |
| 13 | 05/27 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Darrell Waltrip |
| 14 | 06/03 | Texas World Speedway | College Station, TX | Darrell Waltrip |
| 15 | 06/10 | Riverside Intl Raceway | Riverside, CA | Bobby Allison |
| 16 | 06/17 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Buddy Baker |
| 17 | 07/04 | Daytona Intl Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL | Neil Bonnett |
| 18 | 07/14 | Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, TN | Darrell Waltrip |
| 19 | 07/30 | Pocono Intl Raceway | Long Pond, PA | Cale Yarborough |
| 20 | 08/05 | Alabama Intl Motor Spdwy | Talladega, AL | Darrell Waltrip |
| 21 | 08/19 | Michigan Intl Speedway | Brooklyn, MI | Richard Petty |
| 22 | 08/25 | Bristol Intl Speedway | Bristol, TN | Darrell Waltrip |
| 23 | 09/03 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | David Pearson |
| 24 | 09/09 | Richmond Fairgrounds Rcwy | Richmond, VA | Bobby Allison |
| 25 | 09/16 | Dover Downs Intl Speedway | Dover, DE | Richard Petty |
| 26 | 09/23 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Buddy Baker |
| 27 | 10/07 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Cale Yarborough |
| 28 | 10/14 | N. Wilkesboro Speedway | N. Wilkesboro, NC | Benny Parsons |
| 29 | 10/21 | North Carolina Motor Spdwy | Rockingham, NC | Richard Petty |
| 30 | 11/04 | Atlanta Intl Raceway | Hampton, GA | Neil Bonnett |
| 31 | 11/18 | Ontario Motor Speedway | Ontario, CA | Benny Parsons |
| Position | Driver | Starts | Wins | Points |
| 01 | Richard Petty | 31 | 5 | 4,830 |
| 02 | Darrell Waltrip | 31 | 7 | 4,819 |
| 03 | Bobby Allison | 31 | 5 | 4,633 |
| 04 | Cale Yarborough | 31 | 4 | 4,604 |
| 05 | Benny Parsons | 31 | 2 | 4,256 |
| 06 | Joe Millikan | 31 | 0 | 4,014 |
| 07 | Dale Earnhardt | 27 | 1 | 3,749 |
| 08 | Richard Childress | 31 | 0 | 3,735 |
| 09 | Ricky Rudd | 28 | 0 | 3,642 |
| 10 | Terry Labonte | 31 | 0 | 3,615 |
| 11 | Buddy Arrington | 31 | 0 | 3,589 |
| 12 | D.K. Ulrich | 31 | 0 | 3,508 |
| 13 | J.D. McDuffie | 31 | 0 | 3,473 |
| 14 | James Hylton | 30 | 0 | 3,405 |
| 15 | Buddy Baker | 26 | 3 | 3,249 |
| 16 | Frank Warren | 31 | 0 | 3,199 |
| 17 | Ronnie Thomas | 30 | 0 | 2,912 |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | 27 | 0 | 2,795 |
| 19 | Cecil Gordon | 28 | 0 | 2,737 |
| 20 | Dave Marcis | 25 | 0 | 2,736 |
| 21 | Harry Gant | 25 | 0 | 2,664 |
| 22 | Dick Brooks | 27 | 0 | 2,622 |
| 23 | Jimmy Means | 27 | 0 | 2,575 |
| 24 | Donnie Allison | 20 | 0 | 2,508 |
| 25 | Baxter Price | 24 | 0 | 2,364 |
| 26 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 3 | 2,223 |
| 27 | Tighe Scott | 17 | 0 | 1,879 |
| 28 | Bill Elliott | 14 | 0 | 1,548 |
| 29 | Lennie Pond | 15 | 0 | 1,415 |
| 30 | Dick May | 19 | 0 | 1,390 |
| 31 | Roger Hamby | 12 | 0 | 1,231 |
| 32 | David Pearson | 9 | 1 | 1,203 |
| 33 | Coo Coo Marlin | 7 | 0 | 613 |
| 34 | Bruce Hill | 7 | 0 | 594 |
| 35 | Blackie Wangerin | 7 | 0 | 571 |
| 36 | Grant Adcox | 6 | 0 | 560 |
| 37 | Kyle Petty | 5 | 0 | 559 |
| 38 | Chuck Brown | 7 | 0 | 523 |
| 39 | John Anderson | 4 | 0 | 496 |
| 40 | Ralph Jones | 6 | 0 | 477 |
| 41 | Earl Canavan | 7 | 0 | 456 |
| 42 | Slick Johnson | 4 | 0 | 431 |
| 43 | Nelson Oswald | 6 | 0 | 431 |
| 44 | Dave Watson | 4 | 0 | 413 |
| 45 | Al Holbert | 6 | 0 | 402 |
| 46 | Bobby Wawak | 4 | 0 | 376 |
| 47 | Jody Riley | 3 | 0 | 374 |
| 48 | Bill Hollar | 5 | 0 | 371 |
| 49 | Rick Newsom | 4 | 0 | 355 |
| 50 | Bill Schmitt | 3 | 0 | 342 |