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  • 1979

1979 / NASCAR CUP Series / Statistics

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Wins Pole Positions Fastest Laps Starts Podiums Total Laps

Drivers

1 Darrell Waltrip 7
2 Richard Petty 5
3 Bobby Allison 5
4 Cale Yarborough 4
5 Buddy Baker 3
6 Neil Bonnett 3
7 Benny Parsons 2
8 Dale Earnhardt 1
9 David Pearson 1

Entrants / Teams

1 DiGard Racing 7
2 Petty Enterprises 5
3 Bud Moore Engineering 5
4 Junior Johnson and Associates 4
5 Ranier-Lundy Racing 3
6 Wood Brothers Racing 3
7 Osterlund Racing 2
8 M. C. Anderson Racing 2

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 18
2 Oldsmobile Cutlass 5
3 Ford Thunderbird 5
4 Mercury Cougar 3

Drivers

1 Buddy Baker 7
2 Darrell Waltrip 5
3 Neil Bonnett 4
4 Dale Earnhardt 4
5 Bobby Allison 3
6 David Pearson 2
7 Benny Parsons 1
8 Joe Millikan 1
9 Harry Gant 1
10 Richard Petty 1
11 Cale Yarborough 1
12 Donnie Allison 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Ranier-Lundy Racing 7
2 Osterlund Racing 6
3 DiGard Racing 5
4 Wood Brothers Racing 4
5 Bud Moore Engineering 3
6 M. C. Anderson Racing 1
7 DeWitt Racing 1
8 Race Hill Farm Team 1
9 Petty Enterprises 1
10 Junior Johnson and Associates 1
11 Ellington Racing 1

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19
2 Mercury Cougar 5
3 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4
4 Ford Thunderbird 3

Drivers

Entrants / Teams

Cars

Drivers

1 Darrell Waltrip 31
2 Cale Yarborough 31
3 Joe Millikan 31
4 Richard Petty 31
5 Frank Warren 31
6 Bobby Allison 31
7 Buddy Arrington 31
8 Richard Childress 31
9 D.K. Ulrich 31
10 Benny Parsons 31
11 J.D. McDuffie 31
12 Terry Labonte 31
13 James Hylton 30
14 Ronnie Thomas 30
15 Cecil Gordon 28
16 Ricky Rudd 28
17 Tommy Gale 28
18 Dale Earnhardt 27
19 Dick Brooks 27
20 Jimmy Means 27
21 Buddy Baker 26
22 Harry Gant 25
23 Dave Marcis 25
24 Baxter Price 24
25 Neil Bonnett 21
26 Donnie Allison 20
27 Dick May 19
28 Tighe Scott 17
29 Lennie Pond 15
30 Roger Hamby 13
31 Bill Elliott 13
32 David Pearson 9
33 Chuck Bown 7
34 Coo Coo Marlin 7
35 Bruce Hill 7
36 Blackie Wangerin 7
37 Earle Canavan 7
38 Al Holbert 6
39 Ralph Jones 6
40 Grant Adcox 6
41 Nelson Oswald 6
42 Bill Hollar 5
43 John Kennedy 5
44 Travis Tiller 5
45 Kyle Petty 5
46 Dave Watson 4
47 Bobby Wawak 4
48 Jim Vandiver 4
49 Slick Johnson 4
50 Rick Newsom 4
51 Mike Potter 4
52 John Anderson 4
53 Jack Ingram 4
54 John Rezek 4
55 H.B. Bailey 4
56 Bill Schmitt 3
57 Tim Williamson 3
58 Jimmy Insolo 3
59 Wayne Watercutter 3
60 Marty Robbins 3
61 Bill Elswick 3
62 Richard White 3
63 Jim Robinson 3
64 David Sosebee 3
65 Geoffrey Bodine 3
66 Gary Balough 3
67 Henry Jones 3
68 Ed Negre 3
69 Jimmy Finger 3
70 Randy Ogden 3
71 Jody Ridley 3
72 Steve Pfeifer 3
73 A.J.Foyt 2
74 Vince Giamformaggio 2
75 Bill Dennis 2
76 Paul Fess 2
77 Skip Manning 2
78 Dave Dion 2
79 Bob Burcham 2
80 Claude Ballot-Lena 2
81 Keith Davis 2
82 Connie Saylor 2
83 Wayne Broome 2
84 Steve Spencer 2
85 Mike Kempton 2
86 Glenn Jarrett 2
87 Freddy Smith 2
88 Buck Simmons 2
89 Steve Peles 2
90 Louis Gatto 2
91 Elmo Langley 2
92 Sandy Satullo 2
93 Hal Callentine 2
94 Jim Thirkettle 1
95 Al Elmore 1
96 John Utsman 1
97 Jim Hurlbert 1
98 Bill Meazell 1
99 John Haver 1
100 Norm Palmer 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Petty Enterprises 36
2 Arrington Racing 33
3 Hagan Racing 31
4 Junior Johnson and Associates 31
5 McDuffie Racing 31
6 DeWitt Racing 31
7 M. C. Anderson Racing 31
8 Ulrich Racing 31
9 Richard Childress Racing 31
10 Bud Moore Engineering 31
11 Warren Racing 31
12 Osterlund Racing 31
13 DiGard Racing 30
14 Langley Racing 29
15 Robertson Racing 29
16 Hylton Racing 29
17 Donlavey Racing 28
18 Nelson Malloch Racing 28
19 Gray Racing 28
20 Gordon Racing 27
21 Ranier-Lundy Racing 26
22 Means Racing 26
23 Race Hill Farm Team 25
24 Price Racing 25
25 Marcis Auto Racing 25
26 Ballard Racing 24
27 Wood Brothers Racing 22
28 Hamby Motorsports 21
29 Ellington Racing 21
30 Kennie Childers Racing 19
31 Elliott Racing 10
32 Cunningham-Kelley Racing 9
33 Testa Racing 7
34 Holbert Porsche-Audi 6
35 Canavan Racing 6
36 Rahmoc Enterprises 5
37 Wawak Racing 4
38 Draime Racing 4
39 Ward Racing 3
40 AJ Foyt Enterprises 2
41 Robbins Racing 2
42 Al Rudd Auto 2
43 Earle Canavan Racing 1

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 589
2 Oldsmobile Cutlass 191
3 Ford Thunderbird 89
4 Dodge Magnum 81
5 Buick Regal 70
6 Mercury Cougar 58
7 Pontiac Firebird 4
8 Chrysler Imperial 3

Drivers

1 Darrell Waltrip 16
2 Richard Petty 14
3 Bobby Allison 14
4 Cale Yarborough 12
5 Buddy Baker 8
6 Benny Parsons 6
7 Dale Earnhardt 5
8 David Pearson 3
9 Neil Bonnett 3
10 Donnie Allison 3
11 Joe Millikan 2
12 Ricky Rudd 2
13 Dick Brooks 1
14 Buddy Arrington 1
15 A.J.Foyt 1
16 Bill Elliott 1
17 Terry Labonte 1

Entrants / Teams

1 DiGard Racing 16
2 Petty Enterprises 14
3 Bud Moore Engineering 14
4 Junior Johnson and Associates 12
5 Ranier-Lundy Racing 8
6 Osterlund Racing 7
7 M. C. Anderson Racing 6
8 Wood Brothers Racing 4
9 Ellington Racing 3
10 DeWitt Racing 2
11 Donlavey Racing 2
12 AJ Foyt Enterprises 1
13 Nelson Malloch Racing 1
14 Arrington Racing 1
15 Elliott Racing 1
16 Hagan Racing 1

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 55
2 Oldsmobile Cutlass 16
3 Ford Thunderbird 15
4 Mercury Cougar 6
5 Dodge Magnum 1

Drivers

1 Darrell Waltrip 9994
2 Bobby Allison 9885
3 Cale Yarborough 9677
4 Richard Petty 9367
5 Benny Parsons 9335
6 Joe Millikan 9122
7 Richard Childress 9109
8 D.K. Ulrich 8995
9 Ricky Rudd 8836
10 Terry Labonte 8766
11 James Hylton 8658
12 Frank Warren 8477
13 Buddy Arrington 8452
14 Dale Earnhardt 8340
15 J.D. McDuffie 8014
16 Tommy Gale 7514
17 Cecil Gordon 7419
18 Ronnie Thomas 6928
19 Dave Marcis 6842
20 Baxter Price 6791
21 Dick Brooks 6307
22 Harry Gant 6226
23 Buddy Baker 6107
24 Jimmy Means 5431
25 Donnie Allison 4921
26 Neil Bonnett 4213
27 Tighe Scott 3834
28 Dick May 3387
29 Roger Hamby 3336
30 Bill Elliott 3329
31 Lennie Pond 3043
32 David Pearson 2271
33 Chuck Bown 1388
34 Bruce Hill 1352
35 John Anderson 1263
36 Grant Adcox 1132
37 Bill Elswick 1112
38 Dave Watson 1092
39 Kyle Petty 1069
40 Slick Johnson 1039
41 Mike Potter 1021
42 Al Holbert 938
43 Coo Coo Marlin 907
44 Blackie Wangerin 894
45 Ed Negre 849
46 Nelson Oswald 842
47 Jody Ridley 787
48 Freddy Smith 765
49 Bobby Wawak 740
50 H.B. Bailey 738
51 Ralph Jones 729
52 Jim Vandiver 716
53 Earle Canavan 698
54 Wayne Watercutter 681
55 Steve Peles 641
56 John Kennedy 600
57 John Rezek 584
58 Steve Spencer 556
59 Bill Hollar 552
60 David Sosebee 547
61 Jack Ingram 532
62 Dave Dion 528
63 Mike Kempton 499
64 Rick Newsom 484
65 Randy Ogden 473
66 Nestor Peles 465
67 Geoffrey Bodine 443
68 Buck Simmons 438
69 Al Elmore 389
70 Bill Dennis 387
71 Joe Fields 379
72 Steve Pfeifer 368
73 Ernie Shaw 368
74 A.J.Foyt 356
75 Bob Burcham 356
76 Butch Hartman 351
77 Sterling Marlin 341
78 Tim Williamson 340
79 Glenn Jarrett 330
80 Bill Schmitt 325
81 Hal Callentine 279
82 Connie Saylor 262
83 Larry Isley 256
84 Claude Ballot-Lena 251
85 Marty Robbins 235
86 Richard White 234
87 Paul Fess 232
88 Travis Tiller 218
89 Gary Balough 216
90 Sandy Satullo 210
91 Roy Smith 193
92 Jim Robinson 193
93 Jimmy Insolo 192
94 Billy Hagan 185
95 Skip Manning 182
96 Billy Smith 179
97 Jocko Maggiacomo 172
98 Steve Moore 170
99 Jimmy Finger 152
100 Jim Hurlbert 150

Entrants / Teams

1 Petty Enterprises 10436
2 Bud Moore Engineering 9885
3 DiGard Racing 9794
4 Junior Johnson and Associates 9677
5 Osterlund Racing 9590
6 M. C. Anderson Racing 9335
7 DeWitt Racing 9122
8 Richard Childress Racing 9109
9 Ulrich Racing 9001
10 Donlavey Racing 8836
11 Hagan Racing 8766
12 Arrington Racing 8573
13 Warren Racing 8477
14 Hylton Racing 8350
15 McDuffie Racing 8014
16 Langley Racing 7515
17 Gordon Racing 7290
18 Price Racing 6984
19 Marcis Auto Racing 6842
20 Robertson Racing 6549
21 Race Hill Farm Team 6370
22 Nelson Malloch Racing 6312
23 Gray Racing 6294
24 Ranier-Lundy Racing 6107
25 Means Racing 5430
26 Hamby Motorsports 5386
27 Ballard Racing 5186
28 Ellington Racing 4930
29 Wood Brothers Racing 4787
30 Kennie Childers Racing 2990
31 Elliott Racing 2061
32 Testa Racing 1388
33 Draime Racing 1263
34 Cunningham-Kelley Racing 1249
35 Rahmoc Enterprises 1220
36 Holbert Porsche-Audi 938
37 Wawak Racing 740
38 Canavan Racing 681
39 Ward Racing 681
40 AJ Foyt Enterprises 356
41 Al Rudd Auto 239
42 Robbins Racing 139
43 Earle Canavan Racing 17

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 153689
2 Oldsmobile Cutlass 37859
3 Ford Thunderbird 24183
4 Dodge Magnum 18889
5 Buick Regal 13663
6 Mercury Cougar 12114
7 Chrysler Imperial 849
8 Pontiac Firebird 738

Drivers (minimum of 5 races per driver)

1 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 14.46
2 Buddy Baker Ranier-Lundy Racing 14.40
3 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing 14.14
4 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering 13.84
5 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Racing 13.07
6 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson and Associates 11.78
7 Benny Parsons M. C. Anderson Racing 10.46
8 Donnie Allison Ellington Racing 8.54
9 Dale Earnhardt Osterlund Racing 7.38
10 Joe Millikan DeWitt Racing 5.38
11 Bill Elliott Elliott Racing 4.75
12 Ricky Rudd Donlavey Racing 4.30
13 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing 3.57
14 Tighe Scott Ballard Racing 3.27
15 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing 2.86
16 Dick Brooks Nelson Malloch Racing 2.64
17 Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing 2.16
18 J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing 1.76
19 Harry Gant Race Hill Farm Team 1.69
20 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing 1.33
21 James Hylton Hylton Racing 1.05
22 Ronnie Thomas Robertson Racing 1.00
23 D.K. Ulrich Ulrich Racing 0.73
24 Frank Warren Warren Racing 0.33
25 Tommy Gale Langley Racing 0.32
26 Jimmy Means Means Racing 0.08
27 Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing 0.00
28 Bruce Hill Ballard Racing 0.00
29 Baxter Price Price Racing 0.00
30 Roger Hamby Hamby Motorsports 0.00