| Martinsville Speedway
September 23, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,058 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 4,010 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 3,832 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9.2 |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 3,801 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 3,481 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 3,446 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 11.8 |
| 7 | Richard Childress | 3,096 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15.1 |
| 8 | Buddy Arrington | 2,994 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Terry Labonte | 2,990 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16.8 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 2,973 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12.3 |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,972 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 11.7 |
| 12 | Buddy Baker | 2,866 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14.5 |
| 13 | James Hylton | 2,851 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.8 |
| 14 | Frank Warren | 2,729 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19.4 |
| 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 2,414 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 |
| 16 | Tommy Gale | 2,328 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.7 |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | 2,297 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| 18 | Jimmy Means | 2,265 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 19 | Dave Marcis | 2,240 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17.8 |
| 20 | Dick Brooks | 2,168 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19.8 |
| 21 | Harry Gant | 2,102 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19.1 |
| 22 | Baxter Price | 2,064 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.6 |
| 23 | Donnie Allison | 2,000 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14.9 |
| 24 | Neil Bonnett | 1,737 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21.1 |
| 25 | Tighe Scott | 1,627 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16.2 |