| Talladega Superspeedway
August 05, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 188 Laps/0 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,246 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 3,017 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 2,946 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | 2,924 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9.6 |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 2,665 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 12.0 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,588 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Joe Millikan | 2,564 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13.1 |
| 8 | Richard Childress | 2,390 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15.1 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 2,312 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.2 |
| 10 | Terry Labonte | 2,255 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17.4 |
| 11 | James Hylton | 2,236 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15.7 |
| 12 | Buddy Baker | 2,171 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17.1 |
| 13 | Frank Warren | 2,096 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19.5 |
| 14 | Ricky Rudd | 2,085 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 1,862 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.8 |
| 16 | Donnie Allison | 1,750 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14.7 |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | 1,703 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.9 |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | 1,683 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.4 |
| 19 | Dick Brooks | 1,640 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19.9 |
| 20 | Jimmy Means | 1,617 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.6 |
| 21 | Baxter Price | 1,482 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 22 | Dave Marcis | 1,456 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 |
| 23 | Harry Gant | 1,418 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19.9 |
| 24 | Neil Bonnett | 1,382 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19.6 |
| 25 | Tighe Scott | 1,293 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15.8 |