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CUP Series

NASCAR CUP Series

1979 Cup Driver Standings

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Standings After Race #24 at Richmond Raceway - Sunday, September 9th, 1979

1979 Cup Series Driver Standings
RNK RNK +/- STS DRIVER # MAKE PNTS BHND PO PTS POLE WIN T5 T10 STG W DNF
1 - 24 Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 3847 0 0 5 7 17 18 0 0
2 - 24 Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 3660 -187 0 1 3 17 20 0 0
3 - 24 Bobby Allison 15 Ford 3517 -330 0 3 5 13 16 0 0
4 - 24 Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 3479 -368 0 1 3 14 16 0 0
5 - 24 Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 3297 -550 0 1 0 13 17 0 0
6 - 24 Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 3121 -726 0 1 0 3 17 0 0
7 - 24 Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 2848 -999 0 0 0 1 9 0 0
8 - 24 JD McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 2830 -1017 0 0 0 1 7 0 0
9 - 24 Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 2781 -1066 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
10 - 24 Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 2764 -1083 0 0 0 2 10 0 0
11 +1 20 Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 2753 -1094 0 4 1 8 11 0 0
12 -1 24 DK Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 2736 -1111 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 +2 21 Ricky Rudd 90 Mercury 2681 -1166 0 0 0 3 12 0 0
14 -1 23 James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 2636 -1211 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
15 -1 20 Buddy Baker 28 Chevrolet 2516 -1331 0 7 2 9 12 0 0
16 - 24 Frank Warren 79 Dodge 2505 -1342 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17 - 23 Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 2220 -1627 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 - 21 Tommy Gale 64 Ford 2113 -1734 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 - 21 Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 2103 -1744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 +1 21 Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 2038 -1809 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 -1 20 Dick Brooks 05 Oldsmobile 1965 -1882 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
22 +1 18 Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 1939 -1908 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 +2 18 Harry Gant 47 Chevrolet 1896 -1951 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
24 - 19 Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 1873 -1974 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 -3 15 Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 1825 -2022 0 1 0 4 7 0 0
26 - 15 Neil Bonnett 21 Mercury 1523 -2324 0 4 2 3 4 0 0
27 - 13 Tighe Scott 30 Buick 1493 -2354 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
28 - 14 Lennie Pond 19 Chevrolet 1321 -2526 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 +1 11 Bill Elliott 9 Mercury 1303 -2544 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
30 -1 9 David Pearson 21 Mercury 1203 -2644 0 2 1 4 5 0 0
31 - 14 Dick May 19 Chevrolet 1001 -2846 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 - 10 Roger Hamby 17 Oldsmobile 886 -2961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 - 7 Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 613 -3234 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
34 - 6 Bruce Hill 50 Buick 594 -3253 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 - 7 Blackie Wangerin 39 Mercury 571 -3276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 - 6 Chuck Bown 68 Buick 523 -3324 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
37 - 5 Grant Adcox 41 Oldsmobile 478 -3369 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 - 6 Nelson Oswald 09 Chevrolet 431 -3416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 - 4 Dave Watson 37 Chevrolet 413 -3434 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 - 5 Ralph Jones 98 Ford 404 -3443 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 - 6 Al Holbert 7 Chevrolet 402 -3445 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
42 +3 6 Earle Canavan 01 Dodge 392 -3455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 -1 4 Bobby Wawak 74 Chevrolet 376 -3471 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 -1 3 Ed Negre 8 Chrysler 336 -3511 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 -1 3 Rick Newsom 20 Oldsmobile 297 -3550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 - 2 Kyle Petty 42 Dodge 262 -3585 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
47 - 3 HB Bailey 36 Pontiac 255 -3592 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 - 2 Bill Schmitt 73 Oldsmobile 233 -3614 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
49 - 2 Steve Spencer 19 Buick 230 -3617 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 - 4 John Kennedy 0 Chevrolet 228 -3619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 - 3 Jim Vandiver 89 Oldsmobile 225 -3622 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 - 3 Bill Hollar 99 Chevrolet 225 -3622 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 - 2 Tim Williamson 74 Chevrolet 223 -3624 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
54 - 3 Jack Ingram 12 Oldsmobile 219 -3628 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 - 3 Jimmy Finger 32 Buick 213 -3634 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 - 2 Bob Burcham 19 Chevrolet 212 -3635 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 - 3 Mike Potter 76 Chevrolet 209 -3638 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 - 3 Marty Robbins 42 Dodge 207 -3640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 - 2 Jimmy Insolo 01 Oldsmobile 203 -3644 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 - 2 Steve Peles 34 Chevrolet 203 -3644 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 - 2 Bill Dennis 19 Chevrolet 200 -3647 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 - 2 Richard White 22 Chevrolet 191 -3656 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 - 2 Mike Kempton 69 Chevrolet 185 -3662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 - 2 Jim Robinson 81 Chevrolet 173 -3674 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 - 2 Slick Johnson 51 Chevrolet 173 -3674 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 - 2 Connie Saylor 6 Oldsmobile 170 -3677 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 - 4 Travis Tiller 46 Dodge 168 -3679 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 - 2 Paul Fess 82 Oldsmobile 164 -3683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 - 2 Henry Jones 69 Chevrolet 161 -3686 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 - 1 Jody Ridley 77 Mercury 155 -3692 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
71 - 1 John Anderson 08 Chevrolet 155 -3692 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
72 - 2 Sandy Satullo 38 Buick 155 -3692 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 - 1 Jim Thirkettle 51 Buick 142 -3705 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
74 - 1 Norm Palmer 93 Dodge 142 -3705 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 - 3 Geoff Bodine 47 Oldsmobile 139 -3708 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 - 2 Louis Gatto 23 Chevrolet 137 -3710 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 - 2 Elmo Langley 64 Ford 137 -3710 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 - 1 John Rezek 31 Oldsmobile 130 -3717 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 - 2 Wayne Watercutter 55 Chevrolet 127 -3720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 - 1 Vince Giamformaggio 19 Chevrolet 124 -3723 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 - 1 Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 123 -3724 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 - 1 Butch Hartman 75 Chevrolet 121 -3726 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
83 - 1 Al Elmore 40 Chevrolet 118 -3729 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 - 1 Ed Hale 20 Chevrolet 118 -3729 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 - 3 Gary Balough 87 Oldsmobile 116 -3731 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 - 2 Keith Davis 53 Chevrolet 116 -3731 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 - 2 Skip Manning 17 Oldsmobile 116 -3731 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 - 1 Kevin Housby 22 Chevrolet 115 -3732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 - 1 Bill Elswick 75 Oldsmobile 115 -3732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 -1 1 Billy Hagan 19 Chevrolet 112 -3735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 -1 1 Steve Moore 73 Chevrolet 112 -3735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 -1 1 Dave Dion 29 Ford 106 -3741 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 -1 1 Dick Whalen 6 Chevrolet 106 -3741 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 -1 1 Joe Fields 103 -3744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 -1 1 John Borneman 81 Chevrolet 103 -3744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 -1 1 Don Graham 52 Chevrolet 97 -3750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 -1 1 Jerry Jolly 96 Ford 97 -3750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 -1 1 Harry Goularte 17 Chevrolet 94 -3753 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 -1 1 Jim Hurlbert 96 Ford 91 -3756 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 -1 1 Robert Tartaglia 57 Chevrolet 91 -3756 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
101 -1 1 Jocko Maggiacomo 63 Oldsmobile 91 -3756 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
102 -1 1 Joey Arrington 71 Dodge 85 -3762 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
103 -1 1 Rick McCray 08 Buick 82 -3765 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
104 -1 1 Don Puskarich 13 Chevrolet 79 -3768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
105 -1 1 John Utsman 00 Chevrolet 79 -3768 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
106 -1 1 Dick Kranzler 14 Chevrolet 76 -3771 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
107 -1 2 Wayne Broome 61 Oldsmobile 73 -3774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
108 -1 1 Don Noel 99 Chevrolet 70 -3777 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
109 -1 1 Bobby Fisher 4 Buick 70 -3777 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
110 -1 1 Bill Meazel 55 Chevrolet 67 -3780 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
111 -1 1 Billy Smith 10 Ford 64 -3783 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
112 -1 1 Chris Monoleos 92 Chevrolet 61 -3786 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
113 -1 1 Bill Seifert 09 Oldsmobile 55 -3792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
114 -1 1 Butch Mock 75 Buick 46 -3801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
115 -1 1 Steve Gray 19 Chevrolet 46 -3801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
116 -1 2 AJ Foyt 51 Oldsmobile 0 -3847 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
117 -1 1 Hal Callentine 74 Oldsmobile 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
118 -1 1 Darrell Basham 34 Mercury 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
119 -1 2 Claude Ballot-Lena 6 Oldsmobile 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
120 -1 1 Earl Brooks 7 Dodge 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 -1 1 Melvin Revis 59 Chevrolet 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
122 -1 1 David Sosebee 81 Chevrolet 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
123 -1 1 Glenn Jarrett 49 Chevrolet 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
124 -1 1 Jimmy Hindman 10 Ford 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
125 -1 1 Al Rudd 22 Chevrolet 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
126 -1 1 Steve Pfeifer 17 Chevrolet 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
127 -1 1 John Haver 58 Chevrolet 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
128 -1 1 Bill Green 49 Chevrolet 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
129 -1 1 Ferrel Harris 96 Ford 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
130 -1 1 Ron Hutcherson 57 Ford 0 -3847 0 0 0 0 0 0 0