| Riverside International Raceway
June 10, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 95 Laps/249 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 2,426 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 2,363 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6.7 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 2,227 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 2,202 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,017 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11.7 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 2,006 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Benny Parsons | 1,995 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 11.8 |
| 8 | Terry Labonte | 1,845 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14.2 |
| 9 | Richard Childress | 1,837 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.2 |
| 10 | Buddy Arrington | 1,725 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16.5 |
| 11 | James Hylton | 1,705 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.4 |
| 12 | Buddy Baker | 1,704 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16.4 |
| 13 | Frank Warren | 1,635 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.1 |
| 14 | Ricky Rudd | 1,499 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.5 |
| 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 1,419 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.8 |
| 16 | Donnie Allison | 1,375 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14.7 |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | 1,363 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | 1,291 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.6 |
| 19 | Baxter Price | 1,218 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Dave Marcis | 1,184 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.9 |
| 21 | Dick Brooks | 1,163 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22.4 |
| 22 | Jimmy Means | 1,032 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 |
| 23 | Neil Bonnett | 819 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23.1 |
| 24 | Lennie Pond | 805 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.4 |
| 25 | Harry Gant | 794 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.4 |