Standings After Race #18 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville - Saturday, July 14th, 1979
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 18 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 2905 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 18 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 2702 | -203 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 18 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 2677 | -228 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 18 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 2670 | -235 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 18 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 2507 | -398 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 18 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 2400 | -505 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 18 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 2321 | -584 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 18 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 2144 | -761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 2129 | -776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -2 | 18 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 2097 | -808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 18 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2073 | -832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +2 | 17 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 2069 | -836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -2 | 18 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 2067 | -838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 16 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 1955 | -950 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 18 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 1896 | -1009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 15 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Mercury | 1765 | -1140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 13 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 1677 | -1228 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 17 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 1644 | -1261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 15 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 1551 | -1354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -1 | 15 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 1516 | -1389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 15 | Dick Brooks | 05 | Oldsmobile | 1407 | -1498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 13 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1386 | -1519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 15 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 1378 | -1527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 13 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 1327 | -1578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 11 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 1169 | -1736 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 12 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 1149 | -1756 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 10 | Lennie Pond | 19 | Chevrolet | 1014 | -1891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 9 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Buick | 1009 | -1896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +1 | 9 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Oldsmobile | 837 | -2068 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -1 | 10 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 822 | -2083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 6 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 607 | -2298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 5 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 542 | -2363 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 5 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 482 | -2423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 5 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 479 | -2426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 5 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 464 | -2441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 4 | Dave Watson | 37 | Chevrolet | 413 | -2492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 5 | Chuck Bown | 68 | Buick | 411 | -2494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 4 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 376 | -2529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 4 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Oldsmobile | 367 | -2538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +1 | 4 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Ford | 352 | -2553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 4 | Al Holbert | 7 | Chevrolet | 350 | -2555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 5 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 343 | -2562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 233 | -2672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 2 | Ed Negre | 8 | Chrysler | 233 | -2672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | +21 | 2 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Buick | 230 | -2675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 3 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 225 | -2680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 2 | Tim Williamson | 74 | Chevrolet | 223 | -2682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 3 | Jimmy Finger | 32 | Buick | 213 | -2692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Oldsmobile | 203 | -2702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 200 | -2705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2 | Richard White | 22 | Chevrolet | 191 | -2714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 2 | Mike Kempton | 69 | Chevrolet | 185 | -2720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 2 | Jim Robinson | 81 | Chevrolet | 173 | -2732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 2 | Slick Johnson | 51 | Chevrolet | 173 | -2732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Connie Saylor | 6 | Oldsmobile | 170 | -2735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 4 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Dodge | 168 | -2737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 2 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 167 | -2738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 2 | Paul Fess | 82 | Oldsmobile | 164 | -2741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 2 | John Kennedy | 0 | Chevrolet | 155 | -2750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 2 | Sandy Satullo | 38 | Buick | 155 | -2750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 2 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 146 | -2759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 142 | -2763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Norm Palmer | 93 | Dodge | 142 | -2763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 47 | Oldsmobile | 139 | -2766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 2 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Ford | 137 | -2768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 1 | John Rezek | 31 | Oldsmobile | 130 | -2775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Wayne Watercutter | 55 | Chevrolet | 127 | -2778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 124 | -2781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 123 | -2782 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -2 | 1 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Chevrolet | 121 | -2784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -2 | 1 | Al Elmore | 40 | Chevrolet | 118 | -2787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -2 | 1 | Ed Hale | 20 | Chevrolet | 118 | -2787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -2 | 2 | Keith Davis | 53 | Chevrolet | 116 | -2789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -2 | 2 | Skip Manning | 17 | Oldsmobile | 116 | -2789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -2 | 2 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 115 | -2790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -2 | 1 | Kevin Housby | 22 | Chevrolet | 115 | -2790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -2 | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 115 | -2790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -2 | 1 | Billy Hagan | 19 | Chevrolet | 112 | -2793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -2 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 106 | -2799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -2 | 1 | Dick Whalen | 6 | Chevrolet | 106 | -2799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -2 | 1 | Joe Fields | 103 | -2802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | -2 | 1 | Steve Peles | 34 | Chevrolet | 103 | -2802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -2 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 103 | -2802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -2 | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -2808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -2 | 1 | Jerry Jolly | 96 | Ford | 97 | -2808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -2 | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 94 | -2811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -2 | 1 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 94 | -2811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -2 | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 96 | Ford | 91 | -2814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -2 | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 57 | Chevrolet | 91 | -2814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -2 | 1 | Bob Burcham | 19 | Chevrolet | 91 | -2814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -2 | 1 | Joey Arrington | 71 | Dodge | 85 | -2820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Henry Jones | 69 | Chevrolet | 85 | -2820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -3 | 1 | Louis Gatto | 23 | Chevrolet | 82 | -2823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -3 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 82 | -2823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -3 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 79 | -2826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -3 | 1 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 79 | -2826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -3 | 1 | Dick Kranzler | 14 | Chevrolet | 76 | -2829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -3 | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 70 | -2835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -3 | 1 | Bobby Fisher | 4 | Buick | 70 | -2835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -3 | 1 | Bill Meazel | 55 | Chevrolet | 67 | -2838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -3 | 1 | Chris Monoleos | 92 | Chevrolet | 61 | -2844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -3 | 2 | Gary Balough | 87 | Oldsmobile | 58 | -2847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | -3 | 1 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Dodge | 58 | -2847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -3 | 1 | Bill Seifert | 09 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -2850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -3 | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Buick | 46 | -2859 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | -3 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | -3 | 1 | Hal Callentine | 74 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | -3 | 1 | Darrell Basham | 34 | Mercury | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | -3 | 2 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 6 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | -3 | 1 | Earl Brooks | 7 | Dodge | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -3 | 1 | David Sosebee | 81 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -3 | 1 | Wayne Broome | 61 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -3 | 1 | Glenn Jarrett | 49 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | - | 1 | Jimmy Hindman | 10 | Ford | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | -4 | 1 | Steve Pfeifer | 17 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | -4 | 1 | John Haver | 58 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | -4 | 1 | Bill Green | 49 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | -4 | 1 | Ron Hutcherson | 57 | Ford | 0 | -2905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |