| North Carolina Speedway
March 04, 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 | Darrell Waltrip | 472 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 444 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 431 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Donnie Allison | 398 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Richard Childress | 385 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.3 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 380 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14.7 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 374 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.7 |
| 8 | Frank Warren | 354 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.3 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 342 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 10 | Benny Parsons | 338 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.0 |
| 11 | David Pearson | 326 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.7 |
| 12 | Richard Petty | 314 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21.7 |
| 13 | Dick Brooks | 311 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21.0 |
| 14 | Tighe Scott | 310 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Dave Marcis | 297 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 |
| 16 | Terry Labonte | 291 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| 17 | Harry Gant | 283 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 |
| 18 | James Hylton | 276 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Buddy Baker | 264 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 |
| 20 | Ronnie Thomas | 264 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Dave Watson | 232 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 |
| 22 | Cecil Gordon | 218 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Bill Schmitt | 160 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Chuck Bown | 146 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Jim Thirkettle | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |