Standings After Race #7 at Bristol Motor Speedway - Sunday, April 1st, 1979
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 7 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 1146 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 1132 | -14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 1028 | -118 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 7 | Benny Parsons | 27 | Chevrolet | 978 | -168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +2 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 975 | -171 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 7 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 972 | -174 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 7 | Joe Millikan | 72 | Chevrolet | 953 | -193 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 7 | Richard Petty | 43 | Chevrolet | 939 | -207 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 7 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 886 | -260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 7 | Richard Childress | 3 | Chevrolet | 854 | -292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 7 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 806 | -340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 7 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 791 | -355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +4 | 7 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 785 | -361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 6 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 780 | -366 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 7 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 766 | -380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -3 | 7 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Chevrolet | 760 | -386 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +1 | 7 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 748 | -398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -3 | 7 | Dick Brooks | 05 | Oldsmobile | 745 | -401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 6 | Ricky Rudd | 90 | Mercury | 654 | -492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 6 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Oldsmobile | 615 | -531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 7 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 610 | -536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 5 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 533 | -613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 5 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 521 | -625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +2 | 5 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Oldsmobile | 485 | -661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -3 | 4 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 440 | -706 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 4 | Dave Watson | 37 | Chevrolet | 413 | -733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 5 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 389 | -757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +2 | 4 | Harry Gant | 47 | Chevrolet | 383 | -763 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 4 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 376 | -770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -3 | 3 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Buick | 362 | -784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 2 | Chuck Bown | 68 | Buick | 261 | -885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +3 | 3 | Ralph Jones | 98 | Ford | 261 | -885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 3 | Bill Hollar | 99 | Chevrolet | 225 | -921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 2 | Bruce Hill | 50 | Buick | 224 | -922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 2 | Lennie Pond | 19 | Chevrolet | 199 | -947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 2 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 187 | -959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 2 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 176 | -970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +14 | 2 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 176 | -970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 2 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Oldsmobile | 173 | -973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 2 | Slick Johnson | 51 | Chevrolet | 173 | -973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 2 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 164 | -982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 160 | -986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 142 | -1004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 47 | Oldsmobile | 139 | -1007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 1 | Tim Williamson | 74 | Chevrolet | 138 | -1008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 3 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Mercury | 133 | -1013 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 19 | Chevrolet | 124 | -1022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 121 | -1025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 1 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Oldsmobile | 115 | -1031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Mike Potter | 76 | Chevrolet | 115 | -1031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -2 | 1 | Al Holbert | 7 | Chevrolet | 108 | -1038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -2 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 106 | -1040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 1 | Joe Fields | 103 | -1043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 54 | -1 | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -1049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 1 | Paul Fess | 82 | Oldsmobile | 97 | -1049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 94 | -1052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 79 | -1067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 79 | -1067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | Richard White | 22 | Chevrolet | 76 | -1070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 1 | Jim Robinson | 81 | Chevrolet | 73 | -1073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 70 | -1076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | Gary Balough | 87 | Oldsmobile | 58 | -1088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Skip Manning | 17 | Oldsmobile | 49 | -1097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Buick | 46 | -1100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 1 | John Kennedy | 0 | Chevrolet | 46 | -1100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 1 | Keith Davis | 53 | Chevrolet | 43 | -1103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Oldsmobile | 40 | -1106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -1 | 1 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 6 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -1 | 1 | Earl Brooks | 7 | Dodge | 0 | -1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -1 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 0 | -1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |