| Date | Track | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Feb 17 | Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Feb 24 | Richmond 400 Richmond International Raceway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Mar 09 | Carolina 500 North Carolina Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Mar 16 | Atlanta 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Mar 30 | Valleydale Southeastern 500 Bristol Motor Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Apr 13 | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Apr 20 | Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Apr 27 | Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| May 04 | Winston 500 Talladega Superspeedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| May 10 | Music City USA 420 Nashville Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| May 18 | Mason-Dixon 500 Dover International Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| May 25 | World 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Jun 01 | NASCAR 400 Texas World Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Jun 08 | Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Riverside International Raceway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Jun 15 | Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Jul 04 | Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Jul 12 | Busch Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Jul 27 | Coca-Cola 500 Pocono Raceway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Aug 03 | Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Aug 17 | Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Aug 23 | Busch Volunteer 500 Bristol Motor Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Sep 01 | Southern 500 Darlington Raceway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Sep 07 | Capital City 400 Richmond International Raceway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Sep 14 | CRC Chemicals 500 Dover International Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Sep 21 | Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Sep 28 | Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Oct 05 | National 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Oct 19 | American 500 North Carolina Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Nov 02 | Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Nov 15 | Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway | Race Results | Event Page |
| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,661 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 4,642 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 4,278 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 11.4 |
| 4 | Richard Petty | 4,255 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,239 | 31 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 12.8 |
| 6 | Bobby Allison | 4,024 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 14.1 |
| 7 | Jody Ridley | 3,972 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12.4 |
| 8 | Terry Labonte | 3,766 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15.1 |
| 9 | Dave Marcis | 3,745 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15.6 |
| 10 | Richard Childress | 3,742 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14.8 |
| 11 | Harry Gant | 3,703 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 16.2 |
| 12 | Buddy Arrington | 3,461 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17.3 |
| 13 | James Hylton | 3,449 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17.4 |
| 14 | Ronnie Thomas | 3,066 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20.3 |
| 15 | Cecil Gordon | 2,993 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 |
| When | Venue | Driver | Make |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Riverside International Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| Feb 17 | Daytona International Speedway | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile |
| Feb 24 | Richmond International Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| Mar 09 | North Carolina Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile |
| Mar 16 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| Mar 30 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| Apr 13 | Darlington Raceway | David Pearson | Chevrolet |
| Apr 20 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Richard Petty | Chevrolet |
| Apr 27 | Martinsville Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| May 04 | Talladega Superspeedway | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile |
| May 10 | Nashville Speedway | Richard Petty | Chevrolet |
| May 18 | Dover International Speedway | Bobby Allison | Ford |
| May 25 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |
| Jun 01 | Texas World Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| Jun 08 | Riverside International Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| Jun 15 | Michigan International Speedway | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |
| Jul 04 | Daytona International Speedway | Bobby Allison | Mercury |
| Jul 12 | Nashville Speedway | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| Jul 27 | Pocono Raceway | Neil Bonnett | Mercury |
| Aug 03 | Talladega Superspeedway | Neil Bonnett | Mercury |
| Aug 17 | Michigan International Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| Aug 23 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| Sep 01 | Darlington Raceway | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| Sep 07 | Richmond International Raceway | Bobby Allison | Ford |
| Sep 14 | Dover International Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| Sep 21 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Bobby Allison | Ford |
| Sep 28 | Martinsville Speedway | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| Oct 05 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet |
| Oct 19 | North Carolina Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| Nov 02 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| Nov 15 | Ontario Motor Speedway | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |