Standings After Race #27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway - Sunday, October 7th, 1979
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 27 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 4228 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 27 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 4175 | -53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 27 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 4007 | -221 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 27 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 3981 | -247 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 27 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 3636 | -592 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 27 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 3522 | -706 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 27 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 3222 | -1006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 27 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 3135 | -1093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 27 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 3121 | -1107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +3 | 23 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 3111 | -1117 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -3 | 27 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 3109 | -1119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 27 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 3108 | -1120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 24 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Mercury | 3103 | -1125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 23 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 2964 | -1264 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 26 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 2945 | -1283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 27 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 2835 | -1393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 26 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 2463 | -1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 24 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2428 | -1800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 2364 | -1864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +2 | 23 | Dick Brooks | 05 | Oldsmobile | 2310 | -1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 24 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 2308 | -1920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 21 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 2292 | -1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 21 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 2210 | -2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +1 | 17 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 2155 | -2073 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | 22 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 2155 | -2073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 18 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 1812 | -2416 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 15 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Buick | 1751 | -2477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 12 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 1454 | -2774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 15 | Lennie Pond | 19 | Chevrolet | 1415 | -2813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 17 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 1262 | -2966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 9 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 1203 | -3025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 12 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Oldsmobile | 1104 | -3124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 7 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 613 | -3615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 6 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 594 | -3634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 7 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 571 | -3657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 7 | Chuck Bown | 68 | Buick | 523 | -3705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 5 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Oldsmobile | 478 | -3750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 7 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 456 | -3772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 6 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 431 | -3797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 4 | Dave Watson | 37 | Chevrolet | 413 | -3815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +6 | 3 | John Anderson | 08 | Chevrolet | 405 | -3823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 5 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Ford | 404 | -3824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 6 | Al Holbert | 7 | Chevrolet | 402 | -3826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 4 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 376 | -3852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | +3 | 3 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Dodge | 371 | -3857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -2 | 5 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 371 | -3857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -2 | 4 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Oldsmobile | 355 | -3873 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -2 | 3 | Ed Negre | 8 | Chrysler | 336 | -3892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 3 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 255 | -3973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | +22 | 2 | Jody Ridley | 77 | Mercury | 240 | -3988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 233 | -3995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 2 | Steve Spencer | 19 | Buick | 230 | -3998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 4 | John Kennedy | 0 | Chevrolet | 228 | -4000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 4 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 225 | -4003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Tim Williamson | 74 | Chevrolet | 223 | -4005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 4 | Jack Ingram | 12 | Oldsmobile | 219 | -4009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 3 | Jimmy Finger | 32 | Buick | 213 | -4015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 2 | Bob Burcham | 19 | Chevrolet | 212 | -4016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | +20 | 2 | John Rezek | 31 | Oldsmobile | 209 | -4019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -2 | 3 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 209 | -4019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -2 | 3 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Dodge | 207 | -4021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -2 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Oldsmobile | 203 | -4025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -2 | 2 | Steve Peles | 34 | Chevrolet | 203 | -4025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -2 | 2 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 200 | -4028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -2 | 2 | Richard White | 22 | Chevrolet | 191 | -4037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -2 | 2 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 191 | -4037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -2 | 2 | Mike Kempton | 69 | Chevrolet | 185 | -4043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -2 | 2 | Jim Robinson | 81 | Chevrolet | 173 | -4055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -2 | 2 | Slick Johnson | 51 | Chevrolet | 173 | -4055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -2 | 2 | Connie Saylor | 6 | Oldsmobile | 170 | -4058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -2 | 4 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Dodge | 168 | -4060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -2 | 2 | Paul Fess | 82 | Oldsmobile | 164 | -4064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -2 | 2 | Henry Jones | 69 | Chevrolet | 161 | -4067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -1 | 2 | Sandy Satullo | 38 | Buick | 155 | -4073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -1 | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 142 | -4086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -1 | 1 | Norm Palmer | 93 | Dodge | 142 | -4086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -1 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 47 | Oldsmobile | 139 | -4089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -1 | 2 | Louis Gatto | 23 | Chevrolet | 137 | -4091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -1 | 2 | Elmo Langley | 64 | Ford | 137 | -4091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 2 | Wayne Watercutter | 55 | Chevrolet | 127 | -4101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 124 | -4104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 123 | -4105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Chevrolet | 121 | -4107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Al Elmore | 40 | Chevrolet | 118 | -4110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 1 | Ed Hale | 20 | Chevrolet | 118 | -4110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 3 | Gary Balough | 87 | Oldsmobile | 116 | -4112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 2 | Keith Davis | 53 | Chevrolet | 116 | -4112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 2 | Skip Manning | 17 | Oldsmobile | 116 | -4112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Kevin Housby | 22 | Chevrolet | 115 | -4113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | - | 1 | Bill Elswick | 75 | Oldsmobile | 115 | -4113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | - | 1 | Billy Hagan | 19 | Chevrolet | 112 | -4116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 112 | -4116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | - | 1 | Dick Whalen | 6 | Chevrolet | 106 | -4122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | - | 1 | Nestor Peles | 34 | Chevrolet | 106 | -4122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | - | 1 | Joe Fields | 103 | -4125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 96 | - | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 103 | -4125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -4131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | - | 1 | Jerry Jolly | 96 | Ford | 97 | -4131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | - | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 94 | -4134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | - | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 96 | Ford | 91 | -4137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | - | 1 | Robert Tartaglia | 57 | Chevrolet | 91 | -4137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | - | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 91 | -4137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | - | 1 | Joey Arrington | 71 | Dodge | 85 | -4143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | +21 | 2 | David Sosebee | 81 | Chevrolet | 82 | -4146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -1 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Buick | 82 | -4146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | -1 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 79 | -4149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | -1 | 1 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 79 | -4149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | -1 | 1 | Butch Lindley | 12 | Chevrolet | 79 | -4149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | -1 | 1 | Dick Kranzler | 14 | Chevrolet | 76 | -4152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | -1 | 2 | Wayne Broome | 61 | Oldsmobile | 73 | -4155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | +18 | 2 | Steve Pfeifer | 17 | Chevrolet | 73 | -4155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -2 | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 70 | -4158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -2 | 1 | Bobby Fisher | 4 | Buick | 70 | -4158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | -2 | 1 | Bill Meazel | 55 | Chevrolet | 67 | -4161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | -2 | 1 | Billy Smith | 10 | Ford | 64 | -4164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | - | 1 | Bobby Brack | 75 | Chevrolet | 63 | -4165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | -3 | 1 | Chris Monoleos | 92 | Chevrolet | 61 | -4167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | -3 | 1 | Bill Seifert | 09 | Oldsmobile | 55 | -4173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | -3 | 1 | Jeff Halverson | 13 | Chevrolet | 55 | -4173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | -3 | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Buick | 46 | -4182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | -3 | 1 | Steve Gray | 19 | Chevrolet | 46 | -4182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | - | 1 | Richard Brickhouse | 16 | Oldsmobile | 46 | -4182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | -4 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | -4 | 1 | Hal Callentine | 74 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | -4 | 1 | Darrell Basham | 34 | Mercury | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | -4 | 2 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 6 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | -4 | 1 | Earl Brooks | 7 | Dodge | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | -4 | 1 | Melvin Revis | 59 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | -3 | 1 | Glenn Jarrett | 49 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | -3 | 1 | Jimmy Hindman | 10 | Ford | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | -3 | 1 | Al Rudd | 22 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | -2 | 1 | John Haver | 58 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | -2 | 1 | Bill Green | 49 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | -2 | 1 | Ferrel Harris | 96 | Ford | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | -2 | 1 | Ron Hutcherson | 57 | Ford | 0 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |