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CUP Series

NASCAR CUP Series

1979 Cup Driver Standings

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Standings After Race #20 at Talladega Superspeedway - Sunday, August 5th, 1979

1979 Cup Series Driver Standings
RNK RNK +/- STS DRIVER # MAKE PNTS BHND PO PTS POLE WIN T5 T10 STG W DNF
1 - 20 Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 3246 0 0 5 6 15 16 0 0
2 - 20 Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 3017 -229 0 1 2 15 16 0 0
3 - 20 Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 2946 -300 0 1 3 12 14 0 0
4 - 20 Bobby Allison 15 Ford 2924 -322 0 3 4 11 13 0 0
5 +1 20 Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 2665 -581 0 1 0 10 13 0 0
6 -1 19 Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 2588 -658 0 4 1 7 10 0 0
7 - 20 Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 2564 -682 0 1 0 3 14 0 0
8 +1 20 Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 2390 -856 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
9 -1 20 JD McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 2377 -869 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
10 +2 20 Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 2312 -934 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
11 -1 20 DK Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 2279 -967 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 -1 20 Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 2255 -991 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
13 - 19 James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 2236 -1010 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
14 - 18 Buddy Baker 28 Chevrolet 2171 -1075 0 7 2 7 10 0 0
15 - 20 Frank Warren 79 Dodge 2096 -1150 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 - 17 Ricky Rudd 90 Mercury 2085 -1161 0 0 0 2 8 0 0
17 - 19 Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 1862 -1384 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 - 14 Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 1750 -1496 0 1 0 4 7 0 0
19 - 17 Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 1703 -1543 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 - 17 Tommy Gale 64 Ford 1683 -1563 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 - 17 Dick Brooks 05 Oldsmobile 1640 -1606 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
22 - 17 Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 1617 -1629 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 - 15 Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 1482 -1764 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 - 14 Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 1456 -1790 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 +1 14 Harry Gant 47 Chevrolet 1418 -1828 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
26 -1 13 Neil Bonnett 21 Mercury 1382 -1864 0 4 2 3 4 0 0
27 - 11 Tighe Scott 30 Buick 1293 -1953 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
28 - 11 Lennie Pond 19 Chevrolet 1075 -2171 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 - 12 Dick May 19 Chevrolet 901 -2345 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 - 10 Roger Hamby 17 Oldsmobile 886 -2360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 - 7 Bill Elliott 9 Mercury 734 -2512 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
32 - 6 David Pearson 21 Mercury 717 -2529 0 2 0 2 2 0 0
33 +1 6 Bruce Hill 50 Buick 594 -2652 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 -1 6 Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 558 -2688 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
35 - 6 Blackie Wangerin 39 Mercury 516 -2730 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 +5 5 Grant Adcox 41 Oldsmobile 478 -2768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 -1 6 Nelson Oswald 09 Chevrolet 431 -2815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 -1 4 Dave Watson 37 Chevrolet 413 -2833 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 -1 5 Chuck Bown 68 Buick 411 -2835 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
40 -1 6 Al Holbert 7 Chevrolet 402 -2844 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
41 -1 4 Bobby Wawak 74 Chevrolet 376 -2870 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 - 4 Ralph Jones 98 Ford 352 -2894 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 +12 3 Rick Newsom 20 Oldsmobile 297 -2949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 -1 3 Earle Canavan 01 Dodge 249 -2997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 -1 2 Bill Schmitt 73 Oldsmobile 233 -3013 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
46 -1 2 Ed Negre 8 Chrysler 233 -3013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 -1 2 Steve Spencer 19 Buick 230 -3016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 -1 3 Bill Hollar 99 Chevrolet 225 -3021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 -1 2 Tim Williamson 74 Chevrolet 223 -3023 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
50 -1 3 Jimmy Finger 32 Buick 213 -3033 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 +42 2 Bob Burcham 19 Chevrolet 212 -3034 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 -2 2 Jimmy Insolo 01 Oldsmobile 203 -3043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 -2 2 Steve Peles 34 Chevrolet 203 -3043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 -2 2 Bill Dennis 19 Chevrolet 200 -3046 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 -2 2 Richard White 22 Chevrolet 191 -3055 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 -2 2 Mike Kempton 69 Chevrolet 185 -3061 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 -1 2 Jim Robinson 81 Chevrolet 173 -3073 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 -1 2 Slick Johnson 51 Chevrolet 173 -3073 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 -1 2 Connie Saylor 6 Oldsmobile 170 -3076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 -1 4 Travis Tiller 46 Dodge 168 -3078 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 -1 2 Paul Fess 82 Oldsmobile 164 -3082 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 - 1 Jody Ridley 77 Mercury 155 -3091 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
63 -2 2 John Kennedy 0 Chevrolet 155 -3091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 -2 2 Sandy Satullo 38 Buick 155 -3091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 -2 2 Jim Vandiver 89 Oldsmobile 146 -3100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 -2 1 Jim Thirkettle 51 Buick 142 -3104 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
67 -2 1 Norm Palmer 93 Dodge 142 -3104 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
68 -2 3 Geoff Bodine 47 Oldsmobile 139 -3107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 - 1 Kyle Petty 42 Dodge 138 -3108 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
70 -3 2 Louis Gatto 23 Chevrolet 137 -3109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 -3 2 Elmo Langley 64 Ford 137 -3109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 -3 1 John Rezek 31 Oldsmobile 130 -3116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 -3 2 Wayne Watercutter 55 Chevrolet 127 -3119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 +31 2 Marty Robbins 42 Dodge 125 -3121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 -4 1 Vince Giamformaggio 19 Chevrolet 124 -3122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 -4 1 Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 123 -3123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 -4 1 Butch Hartman 75 Chevrolet 121 -3125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 -4 1 Al Elmore 40 Chevrolet 118 -3128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 -4 1 Ed Hale 20 Chevrolet 118 -3128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 -4 3 Gary Balough 87 Oldsmobile 116 -3130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 -4 2 Keith Davis 53 Chevrolet 116 -3130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 -4 2 Skip Manning 17 Oldsmobile 116 -3130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
83 -4 2 Mike Potter 76 Chevrolet 115 -3131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 -4 1 Kevin Housby 22 Chevrolet 115 -3131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 -4 1 HB Bailey 36 Pontiac 115 -3131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 -4 1 Billy Hagan 19 Chevrolet 112 -3134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 - 1 Steve Moore 73 Chevrolet 112 -3134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 -5 1 Dave Dion 29 Ford 106 -3140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 -5 1 Dick Whalen 6 Chevrolet 106 -3140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 -5 1 Joe Fields 103 -3143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 -5 1 John Borneman 81 Chevrolet 103 -3143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 -5 1 Don Graham 52 Chevrolet 97 -3149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 -5 1 Jerry Jolly 96 Ford 97 -3149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 -5 1 Harry Goularte 17 Chevrolet 94 -3152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 -5 1 Jim Hurlbert 96 Ford 91 -3155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 -5 1 Robert Tartaglia 57 Chevrolet 91 -3155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 -5 1 Jocko Maggiacomo 63 Oldsmobile 91 -3155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 -4 1 Joey Arrington 71 Dodge 85 -3161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 -4 1 Henry Jones 69 Chevrolet 85 -3161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 -4 1 Rick McCray 08 Buick 82 -3164 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
101 -4 1 Don Puskarich 13 Chevrolet 79 -3167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
102 -4 1 John Utsman 00 Chevrolet 79 -3167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
103 -4 1 Dick Kranzler 14 Chevrolet 76 -3170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
104 -4 2 Wayne Broome 61 Oldsmobile 73 -3173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
105 -4 1 Don Noel 99 Chevrolet 70 -3176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
106 -4 1 Bobby Fisher 4 Buick 70 -3176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
107 -4 1 Bill Meazel 55 Chevrolet 67 -3179 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
108 -4 1 Chris Monoleos 92 Chevrolet 61 -3185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
109 - 1 Jack Ingram 12 Oldsmobile 58 -3188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
110 -4 1 Bill Seifert 09 Oldsmobile 55 -3191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
111 -4 1 Butch Mock 75 Buick 46 -3200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
112 -4 1 Steve Gray 19 Chevrolet 46 -3200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
113 -4 2 AJ Foyt 51 Oldsmobile 0 -3246 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
114 -4 1 Hal Callentine 74 Oldsmobile 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
115 -4 1 Darrell Basham 34 Mercury 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
116 -4 2 Claude Ballot-Lena 6 Oldsmobile 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
117 -4 1 Earl Brooks 7 Dodge 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
118 -4 1 David Sosebee 81 Chevrolet 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
119 -4 1 Glenn Jarrett 49 Chevrolet 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
120 -4 1 Jimmy Hindman 10 Ford 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 -4 1 Steve Pfeifer 17 Chevrolet 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
122 -4 1 John Haver 58 Chevrolet 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
123 -4 1 Bill Green 49 Chevrolet 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
124 -4 1 Ron Hutcherson 57 Ford 0 -3246 0 0 0 0 0 0 0