Standings After Race #23 at Darlington Raceway - Monday, September 3rd, 1979
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 23 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 3672 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 23 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 3510 | -162 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | +1 | 23 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 3332 | -340 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | -1 | 23 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 3324 | -348 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 23 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 3155 | -517 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 23 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 2987 | -685 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 23 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 2730 | -942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 23 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 2709 | -963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 23 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2657 | -1015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 23 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 2652 | -1020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 23 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 2609 | -1063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -3 | 19 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 2588 | -1084 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 22 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 2536 | -1136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +1 | 20 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 2516 | -1156 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 20 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Mercury | 2511 | -1161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 23 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 2420 | -1252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 22 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 2126 | -1546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 20 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2022 | -1650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 20 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 1994 | -1678 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 20 | Dick Brooks | 05 | Oldsmobile | 1965 | -1707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 20 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 1935 | -1737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 15 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 1825 | -1847 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 17 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1793 | -1879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 18 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 1767 | -1905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 17 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 1758 | -1914 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 15 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 1523 | -2149 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 13 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Buick | 1493 | -2179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 13 | Lennie Pond | 19 | Chevrolet | 1233 | -2439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 9 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 1203 | -2469 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 10 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 1173 | -2499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 14 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 1001 | -2671 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 10 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Oldsmobile | 886 | -2786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +2 | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 613 | -3059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 6 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 594 | -3078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 7 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 571 | -3101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +3 | 6 | Chuck Bown | 68 | Buick | 523 | -3149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 5 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Oldsmobile | 478 | -3194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 6 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 431 | -3241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 4 | Dave Watson | 37 | Chevrolet | 413 | -3259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | +2 | 5 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Ford | 404 | -3268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 6 | Al Holbert | 7 | Chevrolet | 402 | -3270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 4 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 376 | -3296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +4 | 3 | Ed Negre | 8 | Chrysler | 336 | -3336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 3 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 297 | -3375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 5 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 295 | -3377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -2 | 2 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Dodge | 262 | -3410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | +14 | 3 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 255 | -3417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -2 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 233 | -3439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 2 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Buick | 230 | -3442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 4 | John Kennedy | 0 | Chevrolet | 228 | -3444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | +20 | 3 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 225 | -3447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 3 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 225 | -3447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 2 | Tim Williamson | 74 | Chevrolet | 223 | -3449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | +18 | 3 | Jack Ingram | 12 | Oldsmobile | 219 | -3453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -3 | 3 | Jimmy Finger | 32 | Buick | 213 | -3459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -3 | 2 | Bob Burcham | 19 | Chevrolet | 212 | -3460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -3 | 3 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 209 | -3463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -3 | 3 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Dodge | 207 | -3465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -3 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Oldsmobile | 203 | -3469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -3 | 2 | Steve Peles | 34 | Chevrolet | 203 | -3469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -3 | 2 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 200 | -3472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -3 | 2 | Richard White | 22 | Chevrolet | 191 | -3481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -3 | 2 | Mike Kempton | 69 | Chevrolet | 185 | -3487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -2 | 2 | Jim Robinson | 81 | Chevrolet | 173 | -3499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -2 | 2 | Slick Johnson | 51 | Chevrolet | 173 | -3499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -2 | 2 | Connie Saylor | 6 | Oldsmobile | 170 | -3502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -2 | 4 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Dodge | 168 | -3504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -2 | 2 | Paul Fess | 82 | Oldsmobile | 164 | -3508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -2 | 2 | Henry Jones | 69 | Chevrolet | 161 | -3511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -2 | 1 | Jody Ridley | 77 | Mercury | 155 | -3517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -2 | 1 | John Anderson | 08 | Chevrolet | 155 | -3517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -2 | 2 | Sandy Satullo | 38 | Buick | 155 | -3517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 142 | -3530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | Norm Palmer | 93 | Dodge | 142 | -3530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 47 | Oldsmobile | 139 | -3533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 2 | Louis Gatto | 23 | Chevrolet | 137 | -3535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 2 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Ford | 137 | -3535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 1 | John Rezek | 31 | Oldsmobile | 130 | -3542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 2 | Wayne Watercutter | 55 | Chevrolet | 127 | -3545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 124 | -3548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 123 | -3549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Chevrolet | 121 | -3551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Al Elmore | 40 | Chevrolet | 118 | -3554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Ed Hale | 20 | Chevrolet | 118 | -3554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 3 | Gary Balough | 87 | Oldsmobile | 116 | -3556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 2 | Keith Davis | 53 | Chevrolet | 116 | -3556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 2 | Skip Manning | 17 | Oldsmobile | 116 | -3556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 1 | Kevin Housby | 22 | Chevrolet | 115 | -3557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Billy Hagan | 19 | Chevrolet | 112 | -3560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | - | 1 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 112 | -3560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | - | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 106 | -3566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Dick Whalen | 6 | Chevrolet | 106 | -3566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | - | 1 | Joe Fields | 103 | -3569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | - | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 103 | -3569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | - | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -3575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | - | 1 | Jerry Jolly | 96 | Ford | 97 | -3575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 94 | -3578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | - | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 96 | Ford | 91 | -3581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | - | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 57 | Chevrolet | 91 | -3581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | - | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -3581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | - | 1 | Joey Arrington | 71 | Dodge | 85 | -3587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | - | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 82 | -3590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | - | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 79 | -3593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | - | 1 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 79 | -3593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | - | 1 | Dick Kranzler | 14 | Chevrolet | 76 | -3596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | - | 2 | Wayne Broome | 61 | Oldsmobile | 73 | -3599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | - | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 70 | -3602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | - | 1 | Bobby Fisher | 4 | Buick | 70 | -3602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | - | 1 | Bill Meazel | 55 | Chevrolet | 67 | -3605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | - | 1 | Billy Smith | 10 | Ford | 64 | -3608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -1 | 1 | Chris Monoleos | 92 | Chevrolet | 61 | -3611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -1 | 1 | Bill Seifert | 09 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -3617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -1 | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Buick | 46 | -3626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | -1 | 1 | Steve Gray | 19 | Chevrolet | 46 | -3626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | -1 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | -1 | 1 | Hal Callentine | 74 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | -1 | 1 | Darrell Basham | 34 | Mercury | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | -1 | 2 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 6 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | -1 | 1 | Earl Brooks | 7 | Dodge | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | -1 | 1 | Melvin Revis | 59 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | -1 | 1 | David Sosebee | 81 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | -1 | 1 | Glenn Jarrett | 49 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | -1 | 1 | Jimmy Hindman | 10 | Ford | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | -1 | 1 | Al Rudd | 22 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | -1 | 1 | Steve Pfeifer | 17 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | -1 | 1 | John Haver | 58 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | -1 | 1 | Bill Green | 49 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | - | 1 | Ferrel Harris | 96 | Ford | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | -2 | 1 | Ron Hutcherson | 57 | Ford | 0 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |