| Richmond International Raceway
September 09, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 3,847 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 5.9 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 3,660 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 3,517 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 3,479 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 9.4 |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 3,297 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 3,121 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Richard Childress | 2,848 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15.3 |
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 2,781 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Terry Labonte | 2,764 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16.8 |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,753 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Ricky Rudd | 2,681 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12.9 |
| 12 | James Hylton | 2,636 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.7 |
| 13 | Buddy Baker | 2,516 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 15.7 |
| 14 | Frank Warren | 2,505 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19.6 |
| 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 2,220 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.3 |
| 16 | Tommy Gale | 2,113 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.9 |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | 2,103 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| 18 | Jimmy Means | 2,038 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Dick Brooks | 1,965 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19.7 |
| 20 | Dave Marcis | 1,939 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19.1 |
| 21 | Harry Gant | 1,896 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.9 |
| 22 | Baxter Price | 1,873 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Donnie Allison | 1,825 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15.8 |
| 24 | Neil Bonnett | 1,523 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21.3 |
| 25 | Tighe Scott | 1,493 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 |