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CUP Series

NASCAR CUP Series

1979 Cup Driver Standings

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Standings After Race #4 at Richmond Raceway - Sunday, March 11th, 1979

1979 Cup Series Driver Standings
RNK RNK +/- STS DRIVER # MAKE PNTS BHND PO PTS POLE WIN T5 T10 STG W DNF
1 - 4 Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 637 0 0 5 1 3 3 0 0
2 - 4 Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 624 -13 0 1 1 3 3 0 0
3 - 4 Bobby Allison 15 Ford 611 -26 0 3 1 2 2 0 0
4 - 4 Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 536 -101 0 1 0 2 3 0 0
5 +2 4 Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 530 -107 0 1 0 1 3 0 0
6 -1 4 DK Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 529 -108 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 +4 4 Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 498 -139 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
8 - 4 Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 498 -139 0 4 0 0 1 0 0
9 -3 4 Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 470 -167 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
10 +3 4 Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 469 -168 0 1 1 2 2 0 0
11 -1 4 Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 460 -177 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 -3 4 Frank Warren 79 Dodge 454 -183 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 +5 4 JD McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 439 -198 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 +3 4 Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 433 -204 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 +1 4 Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 412 -225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 +4 3 James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 403 -234 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 -3 4 Dick Brooks 05 Oldsmobile 390 -247 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
18 +4 4 Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 376 -261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 +4 3 Dave Watson 37 Chevrolet 341 -296 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 +1 4 Buddy Baker 28 Chevrolet 340 -297 0 7 0 0 1 0 0
21 -9 3 David Pearson 21 Mercury 326 -311 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
22 -7 2 Tighe Scott 30 Buick 310 -327 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
23 +1 3 Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 306 -331 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 -5 3 Harry Gant 47 Chevrolet 283 -354 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
25 +6 3 Ricky Rudd 90 Mercury 261 -376 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 +7 2 Tommy Gale 64 Ford 221 -416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 +8 2 Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 215 -422 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 +26 2 Lennie Pond 19 Chevrolet 199 -438 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 +14 2 Roger Hamby 17 Oldsmobile 173 -464 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 +18 2 Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 173 -464 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 -6 1 Bill Schmitt 73 Oldsmobile 160 -477 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
32 +26 2 Bill Hollar 99 Chevrolet 149 -488 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 -7 1 Chuck Bown 68 Buick 146 -491 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 -7 1 Jim Thirkettle 51 Buick 142 -495 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 -7 1 Tim Williamson 74 Chevrolet 138 -499 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 -7 1 Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 138 -499 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 -7 3 Neil Bonnett 21 Mercury 133 -504 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
38 -6 1 Vince Giamformaggio 19 Chevrolet 124 -513 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 -5 1 Bill Dennis 19 Chevrolet 121 -516 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 -4 1 Ralph Jones 98 Ford 118 -519 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 -4 1 Jimmy Insolo 01 Oldsmobile 115 -522 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 -4 1 Al Holbert 7 Chevrolet 108 -529 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 - 1 Dave Dion 29 Ford 106 -531 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 -5 1 Bruce Hill 50 Buick 106 -531 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 - 1 Joe Fields 103 -534 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 -6 1 Dick May 19 Chevrolet 103 -534 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 -6 1 Blackie Wangerin 39 Mercury 103 -534 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 -6 1 Bobby Wawak 74 Chevrolet 100 -537 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 -5 1 Don Graham 52 Chevrolet 97 -540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 -5 1 Paul Fess 82 Oldsmobile 97 -540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 -5 1 Harry Goularte 17 Chevrolet 94 -543 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 -5 1 Grant Adcox 41 Oldsmobile 94 -543 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 -4 1 Slick Johnson 51 Chevrolet 82 -555 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 -4 2 Geoff Bodine 47 Oldsmobile 81 -556 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 -4 1 Don Puskarich 13 Chevrolet 79 -558 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 -4 1 John Utsman 00 Chevrolet 79 -558 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 -4 1 Nelson Oswald 09 Chevrolet 79 -558 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 -3 1 Richard White 22 Chevrolet 76 -561 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 -3 1 Jim Robinson 81 Chevrolet 73 -564 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 -3 1 Don Noel 99 Chevrolet 70 -567 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 -2 1 Gary Balough 87 Oldsmobile 58 -579 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 -2 1 Skip Manning 17 Oldsmobile 49 -588 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 -2 1 Butch Mock 75 Buick 46 -591 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 -2 1 Jim Vandiver 89 Oldsmobile 40 -597 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 -2 1 AJ Foyt 51 Oldsmobile 0 -637 0 0 0 1 1 0 0