| Pocono Raceway
July 30, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile paved track 200 Laps/500 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,061 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5.7 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 2,852 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 2,850 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | 2,845 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,588 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 6 | Benny Parsons | 2,560 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Joe Millikan | 2,471 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12.5 |
| 8 | Richard Childress | 2,256 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15.4 |
| 9 | Terry Labonte | 2,191 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16.6 |
| 10 | Buddy Arrington | 2,170 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16.6 |
| 11 | James Hylton | 2,133 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15.5 |
| 12 | Buddy Baker | 2,125 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15.8 |
| 13 | Frank Warren | 2,002 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19.3 |
| 14 | Ricky Rudd | 1,920 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 1,765 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.8 |
| 16 | Donnie Allison | 1,677 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13.5 |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | 1,660 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.8 |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | 1,628 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 19 | Dick Brooks | 1,510 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.4 |
| 20 | Jimmy Means | 1,493 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.3 |
| 21 | Baxter Price | 1,397 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| 22 | Dave Marcis | 1,386 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.3 |
| 23 | Neil Bonnett | 1,316 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18.4 |
| 24 | Harry Gant | 1,272 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20.9 |
| 25 | Tighe Scott | 1,143 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16.8 |