Standings After Race #11 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville - Saturday, May 12th, 1979
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 1767 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 11 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 1746 | -21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 11 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 1639 | -128 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 1557 | -210 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 11 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 1496 | -271 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 11 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 1451 | -316 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 11 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 1431 | -336 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 11 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 1346 | -421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 11 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 1331 | -436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -4 | 10 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 1318 | -449 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 11 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 1304 | -463 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 1280 | -487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -2 | 10 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 1269 | -498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 11 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 1261 | -506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 11 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 1232 | -535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | 11 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 1188 | -579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Mercury | 1144 | -623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 11 | Dick Brooks | 05 | Oldsmobile | 1117 | -650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -2 | 10 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1099 | -668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 11 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 1004 | -763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 9 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 979 | -788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -2 | 9 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 927 | -840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 9 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 906 | -861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 9 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 798 | -969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +4 | 7 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 612 | -1155 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 6 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Oldsmobile | 552 | -1215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 5 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Buick | 544 | -1223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -1 | 7 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 543 | -1224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 5 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 542 | -1225 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 6 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 467 | -1300 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 5 | Lennie Pond | 19 | Chevrolet | 454 | -1313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 4 | Dave Watson | 37 | Chevrolet | 413 | -1354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +5 | 4 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 376 | -1391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 3 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 321 | -1446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 3 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 296 | -1471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 3 | Chuck Bown | 68 | Buick | 261 | -1506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 3 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Ford | 261 | -1506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 3 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 255 | -1512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 2 | Ed Negre | 8 | Chrysler | 233 | -1534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 3 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 225 | -1542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 2 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 224 | -1543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 2 | Al Holbert | 7 | Chevrolet | 208 | -1559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 2 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Oldsmobile | 173 | -1594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 2 | Slick Johnson | 51 | Chevrolet | 173 | -1594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 3 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 164 | -1603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 160 | -1607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 142 | -1625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 47 | Oldsmobile | 139 | -1628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 1 | Tim Williamson | 74 | Chevrolet | 138 | -1629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Buick | 127 | -1640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 124 | -1643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 121 | -1646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 1 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Chevrolet | 121 | -1646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Al Elmore | 40 | Chevrolet | 118 | -1649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -2 | 2 | Keith Davis | 53 | Chevrolet | 116 | -1651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -2 | 1 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Oldsmobile | 115 | -1652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -2 | 1 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 115 | -1652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -2 | 1 | Kevin Housby | 22 | Chevrolet | 115 | -1652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -2 | 1 | Connie Saylor | 6 | Oldsmobile | 109 | -1658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Mike Kempton | 69 | Chevrolet | 109 | -1658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -3 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 106 | -1661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -3 | 1 | Jimmy Finger | 32 | Buick | 106 | -1661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -3 | 1 | Joe Fields | 103 | -1664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 64 | -3 | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -1670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -3 | 1 | Paul Fess | 82 | Oldsmobile | 97 | -1670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -3 | 1 | Jerry Jolly | 96 | Ford | 97 | -1670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -3 | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 94 | -1673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -3 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 79 | -1688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -3 | 1 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 79 | -1688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -3 | 1 | Richard White | 22 | Chevrolet | 76 | -1691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -3 | 1 | Jim Robinson | 81 | Chevrolet | 73 | -1694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -3 | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 70 | -1697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -3 | 1 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 58 | -1709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -3 | 1 | Gary Balough | 87 | Oldsmobile | 58 | -1709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -3 | 2 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Dodge | 55 | -1712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -3 | 1 | Skip Manning | 17 | Oldsmobile | 49 | -1718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -3 | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Buick | 46 | -1721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -3 | 1 | John Kennedy | 0 | Chevrolet | 46 | -1721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -3 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 40 | -1727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -3 | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Darrell Basham | 34 | Mercury | 0 | -1767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -4 | 1 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 6 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -4 | 1 | Earl Brooks | 7 | Dodge | 0 | -1767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -4 | 1 | Wayne Broome | 61 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |