1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Richard Petty won his seventh and final Winston Cup championship, winning by 11 points over Darrell Waltrip.
Dale Earnhardt was crowned NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
The inaugural Busch Clash, a non-points race for all of the pole winners from the previous season, was run on February 11 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Benny Parsons started on the pole via a random draw.
Buddy Baker and Donnie Allison started on the pole for races one and two, respectively.
It was finally run on March 11 even though the track had a snow shower before race time which delayed the start by fifteen minutes.
Top Ten Results The 1979 World 600 was run on May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
Dale Earnhardt won his first Cup Series pole of his Hall of Fame career.
Top Ten Results The 1979 Coca-Cola 500 was initially scheduled for July 29 but day-long rains forced postponement and it was run on July 30 at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Richard Petty won his final pole as a driver and last for his racecar until 1996.
Top Ten Results The 1979 NAPA National 500 was run on October 7 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
Top Ten Results The 1979 Dixie 500 was run on November 4 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.
Cale Yarborough won the pole and became the last driver to qualify for the 1980 Busch Clash.
Top Ten Results (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time.
Italics – Pole position set by owner's points.
