| North Carolina Speedway
October 21, 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | 4,520 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,512 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 4,293 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 4,259 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 3,996 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 10.9 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 3,749 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 12.7 |
| 7 | Richard Childress | 3,502 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14.6 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,431 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 11.1 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 3,371 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 3,361 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12.3 |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | 3,345 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 |
| 12 | James Hylton | 3,205 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.6 |
| 13 | Buddy Baker | 3,033 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15.7 |
| 14 | Frank Warren | 3,011 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19.8 |
| 15 | Ronnie Thomas | 2,751 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21.8 |
| 16 | Tommy Gale | 2,637 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.6 |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | 2,597 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| 18 | Dave Marcis | 2,530 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Jimmy Means | 2,469 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.7 |
| 20 | Harry Gant | 2,431 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Dick Brooks | 2,428 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19.1 |
| 22 | Baxter Price | 2,364 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Donnie Allison | 2,320 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13.8 |
| 24 | Neil Bonnett | 1,893 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22.1 |
| 25 | Tighe Scott | 1,803 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17.3 |