Standings After Race #5 at Atlanta Motor Speedway - Sunday, March 18th, 1979
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 807 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 791 | -16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 789 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 5 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 682 | -125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 5 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 672 | -135 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 5 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 653 | -154 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 5 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 650 | -157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 625 | -182 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 5 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 599 | -208 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -1 | 5 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 573 | -234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +4 | 5 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 562 | -245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +1 | 5 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 551 | -256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 5 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 551 | -256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -3 | 5 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 536 | -271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +1 | 4 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 527 | -280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 5 | Dick Brooks | 05 | Oldsmobile | 524 | -283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 521 | -286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +2 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 520 | -287 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +2 | 4 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 440 | -367 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -2 | 5 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 437 | -370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -2 | 4 | Dave Watson | 37 | Chevrolet | 413 | -394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 4 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 400 | -407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +2 | 4 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Mercury | 399 | -408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -2 | 3 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Buick | 362 | -445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 3 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 321 | -486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 3 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 321 | -486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -3 | 3 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 283 | -524 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +5 | 2 | Chuck Bown | 68 | Buick | 261 | -546 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 3 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Oldsmobile | 258 | -549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 3 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 237 | -570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +13 | 2 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 224 | -583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -4 | 2 | Lennie Pond | 19 | Chevrolet | 199 | -608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +13 | 2 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 194 | -613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +6 | 2 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Ford | 188 | -619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 2 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 187 | -620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +11 | 2 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 176 | -631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +15 | 2 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Oldsmobile | 173 | -634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -7 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 160 | -647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -7 | 2 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 149 | -658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -6 | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 142 | -665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +13 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 47 | Oldsmobile | 139 | -668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -7 | 1 | Tim Williamson | 74 | Chevrolet | 138 | -669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -6 | 3 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 133 | -674 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -6 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 124 | -683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -6 | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 121 | -686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -5 | 1 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Oldsmobile | 115 | -692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -5 | 1 | Al Holbert | 7 | Chevrolet | 108 | -699 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -5 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 106 | -701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -4 | 1 | Joe Fields | 103 | -704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | -2 | 1 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 100 | -707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -2 | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 1 | Paul Fess | 82 | Oldsmobile | 97 | -710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 94 | -713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 1 | Slick Johnson | 51 | Chevrolet | 82 | -725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 79 | -728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 79 | -728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 79 | -728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Richard White | 22 | Chevrolet | 76 | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Jim Robinson | 81 | Chevrolet | 73 | -734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 70 | -737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Gary Balough | 87 | Oldsmobile | 58 | -749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Skip Manning | 17 | Oldsmobile | 49 | -758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Buick | 46 | -761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | John Kennedy | 0 | Chevrolet | 46 | -761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Keith Davis | 53 | Chevrolet | 43 | -764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -2 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 40 | -767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -2 | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 6 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 0 | -807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |