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CUP Series

NASCAR CUP Series

1979 Cup Driver Standings

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Standings After Race #1 at Riverside International Raceway - Sunday, January 14th, 1979

1979 Cup Series Driver Standings
RNK RNK +/- STS DRIVER # MAKE PNTS BHND PO PTS POLE WIN T5 T10 STG W DNF
1 - 1 Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 185 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0
2 - 1 David Pearson 21 Mercury 175 -10 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
3 - 1 Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 170 -15 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
4 - 1 Bill Schmitt 73 Oldsmobile 160 -25 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
5 - 1 Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 155 -30 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
6 - 1 Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 150 -35 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 - 1 Buddy Baker 28 Chevrolet 146 -39 0 7 0 0 1 0 0
8 - 1 Jim Thirkettle 51 Buick 142 -43 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 - 1 Tim Williamson 74 Chevrolet 138 -47 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 - 1 Harry Gant 47 Chevrolet 134 -51 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 - 1 James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 130 -55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 - 1 Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 127 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 - 1 Vince Giamformaggio 19 Chevrolet 124 -61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 - 1 DK Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 121 -64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 - 1 Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 118 -67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 - 1 Jimmy Insolo 01 Oldsmobile 115 -70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 - 1 JD McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 112 -73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 - 1 Bobby Allison 15 Ford 111 -74 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
19 - 1 Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 109 -76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 - 1 Al Holbert 7 Chevrolet 108 -77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 - 1 Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 100 -85 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
22 - 1 Don Graham 52 Chevrolet 97 -88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 - 1 Harry Goularte 17 Chevrolet 94 -91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 - 1 Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 91 -94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 - 1 Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 88 -97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 - 1 Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 85 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 - 1 Frank Warren 79 Dodge 82 -103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 - 1 Don Puskarich 13 Chevrolet 79 -106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 - 1 Richard White 22 Chevrolet 76 -109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 - 1 Jim Robinson 81 Chevrolet 73 -112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 - 1 Don Noel 99 Chevrolet 70 -115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 - 1 Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 67 -118 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 - 1 Dick Brooks 05 Oldsmobile 64 -121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 - 1 Neil Bonnett 21 Mercury 61 -124 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
35 - 1 Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 58 -127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0