# NASCAR Winston Cup de 1979

A Temporada da NASCAR Winston Cup de 1979 foi a 31º edição da Nascar, com 31 etapas disputadas o campeão foi Richard Petty.

## Calendário

| N. | Data | Corrida | Circuito | Primeiro | Segundo | Terceiro |
| 1 | 14-jan | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | David Pearson | Cale Yarborough |
| 2 | 18-feb | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Richard Petty | Darrell Waltrip | A.J. Foyt |
| 3 | 4-mrt | Carolina 500 | Rockingham Speedway | Bobby Allison | Joe Millikan | Dick Brooks |
| 4 | 11-mrt | Richmond 400 | Richmond International Raceway | Cale Yarborough | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip |
| 5 | 18-mrt | Atlanta 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Buddy Baker | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip |
| 6 | 25-mrt | Northwestern Bank 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons |
| 7 | 1-apr | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Dale Earnhardt | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip |
| 8 | 8-apr | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway | Darrell Waltrip | Richard Petty | Donnie Allison |
| 9 | 22-apr | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker | Darrell Waltrip |
| 10 | 6-mei | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip | Buddy Arrington |
| 11 | 12-mei | Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 | Music City Motorplex | Cale Yarborough | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison |
| 12 | 20-mei | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover International Speedway | Neil Bonnett | Cale Yarborough | Buddy Baker |
| 13 | 27-mei | World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Richard Petty | Dale Earnhardt |
| 14 | 3-jun | Texas 400 | Texas World Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Donnie Allison | Buddy Baker |
| 15 | 10-jun | NAPA 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip | Richard Petty |
| 16 | 17-jun | Gabriel 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Buddy Baker | Donnie Allison | Cale Yarborough |
| 17 | 4-jul | Firecracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | Neil Bonnett | Benny Parsons | Dale Earnhardt |
| 18 | 14-jul | Busch Nashville 420 | Music City Motorplex | Darrell Waltrip | Cale Yarborough | Dale Earnhardt |
| 19 | 30-jul | Coca-Cola 500 | Pocono Raceway | Cale Yarborough | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker |
| 20 | 5-aug | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Darrell Waltrip | David Pearson | Ricky Rudd |
| 21 | 19-aug | Champion Spark Plug 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Richard Petty | Buddy Baker | Benny Parsons |
| 22 | 25-aug | Volunteer 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Darrell Waltrip | Richard Petty | Bobby Allison |
| 23 | 3-sep | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | David Pearson | Bill Elliott | Terry Labonte |
| 24 | 9-sep | Capital City 400 | Richmond International Raceway | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip | Ricky Rudd |
| 25 | 16-sep | CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover International Speedway | Richard Petty | Donnie Allison | Cale Yarborough |
| 26 | 23-sep | Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Buddy Baker | Richard Petty | Joe Millikan |
| 27 | 7-okt | NAPA National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Cale Yarborough | Bobby Allison | Darrell Waltrip |
| 28 | 14-okt | Holly Farms 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Benny Parsons | Bobby Allison | Richard Petty |
| 29 | 21-okt | American 500 | Rockingham Speedway | Richard Petty | Benny Parsons | Cale Yarborough |
| 30 | 4-nov | Dixie 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Neil Bonnett | Dale Earnhardt | Cale Yarborough |
| 31 | 18-nov | Los Angeles Times 500 | Ontario Motor Speedway | Benny Parsons | Bobby Allison | Cale Yarborough |

## Classificação final - Top 10

| 1 | Richard Petty | 4830 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 4819 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 4633 |
| 4 | Cale Yarborough | 4604 |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 4256 |
| 6 | Joe Millikan | 4014 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 3749 |
| 8 | Richard Childress | 3735 |
| 9 | Ricky Rudd | 3642 |
| 10 | Terry Labonte | 3615 |