| Riverside International Raceway
January 14, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 119 Laps/312 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 185 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | David Pearson | 175 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 170 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Bill Schmitt | 160 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Donnie Allison | 155 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Buddy Baker | 146 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Jim Thirkettle | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Tim Williamson | 138 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Harry Gant | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 11 | James Hylton | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| 12 | Ronnie Thomas | 127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Vince Giamformaggio | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Richard Childress | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Jimmy Insolo | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| 16 | Bobby Allison | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Buddy Arrington | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Al Holbert | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 19 | Dale Earnhardt | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Don Graham | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| 21 | Harry Goularte | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| 22 | Dave Marcis | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Cecil Gordon | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 24 | Benny Parsons | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 |
| 25 | Frank Warren | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 |