| Martinsville Speedway
April 22, 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 | 1,487 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.2 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 1,401 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 1,308 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 1,299 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 1,244 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10.4 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 1,242 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Donnie Allison | 1,224 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 1,216 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11.3 |
| 9 | Buddy Baker | 1,090 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16.4 |
| 10 | Richard Childress | 1,090 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14.6 |
| 11 | James Hylton | 1,049 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Terry Labonte | 999 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17.7 |
| 13 | Frank Warren | 987 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17.9 |
| 14 | Dick Brooks | 983 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.4 |
| 15 | Dave Marcis | 978 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.7 |
| 16 | Buddy Arrington | 933 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.8 |
| 17 | Ricky Rudd | 928 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.1 |
| 18 | Ronnie Thomas | 804 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.6 |
| 19 | Cecil Gordon | 797 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
| 20 | Baxter Price | 715 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Tommy Gale | 709 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 |
| 22 | Roger Hamby | 552 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 |
| 23 | David Pearson | 542 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.4 |
| 24 | Jimmy Means | 541 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| 25 | Harry Gant | 533 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.2 |