| Richmond International Raceway
March 11, 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 | 637 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5.8 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 624 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 611 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Donnie Allison | 536 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Joe Millikan | 530 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Benny Parsons | 498 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 498 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Richard Childress | 470 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15.8 |
| 9 | Richard Petty | 469 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 10 | Buddy Arrington | 460 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Frank Warren | 454 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.8 |
| 12 | Terry Labonte | 433 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 13 | Dave Marcis | 412 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 14 | James Hylton | 403 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Dick Brooks | 390 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22.8 |
| 16 | Ronnie Thomas | 376 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Dave Watson | 341 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.3 |
| 18 | Buddy Baker | 340 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.8 |
| 19 | David Pearson | 326 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.7 |
| 20 | Tighe Scott | 310 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Cecil Gordon | 306 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 |
| 22 | Harry Gant | 283 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 |
| 23 | Ricky Rudd | 261 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 |
| 24 | Tommy Gale | 221 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 |
| 25 | Baxter Price | 215 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |