1979 Neil Bonnett NASCAR Winston Cup results
1979 season results | 1979 season standings
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| Race # | Track | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Engine | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | Riverside | 28 | 34 | 5 | Tune Up Masters | Chevrolet | Stacy | 10 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 1050 | 61 | ||
| 2 | Daytona | 20 | 32 | 5 | Jim Stacy | Oldsmobile | Stacy | 76 | 4 | 12 | suspension | 4475 | 72 | ||
| 3 | Rockingham | 10 | 33 | 5 | Tek-Tor | Oldsmobile | Stacy | 9 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1035 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Darlington | 10 | 13 | 12 | Kencoal | Oldsmobile | Childers | 352 | 0 | 0 | running | 2300 | 124 | ||
| 9 | Martinsville | 9 | 25 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 207 | 0 | 0 | head gasket | 850 | 88 | |
| 10 | Talladega | 3 | 17 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 148 | 8 | 122 | engine | 10130 | 122 | |
| 12 | Dover | 5 | 1 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 500 | 6 | 59 | running | 17750 | 180 | |
| 13 | Charlotte | 1 | 25 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 160.125 | 252 | 11 | 28 | valve | 18790 | 93 |
| 15 | Riverside | 7 | 28 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 30 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1225 | 79 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 162.371 | 200 | 4 | 9 | running | 7410 | 165 |
| 17 | Daytona | 2 | 1 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 160 | 3 | 77 | running | 21705 | 185 | |
| 19 | Pocono | 7 | 8 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 200 | 1 | 8 | running | 2815 | 147 | |
| 20 | Talladega | 1 | 34 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 193.600 | 71 | 7 | 40 | engine | 6025 | 66 |
| 21 | Michigan | 3 | 33 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 28 | 1 | 17 | ignition | 1405 | 69 | |
| 23 | Darlington | 9 | 32 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 185 | 1 | 2 | steering | 2150 | 72 | |
| 25 | Dover | 5 | 21 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 456 | 4 | 37 | engine | 1650 | 105 | |
| 26 | Martinsville | 2 | 18 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 384 | 0 | 0 | valve | 950 | 109 | |
| 27 | Charlotte | 1 | 31 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 164.304 | 184 | 2 | 9 | engine | 13250 | 75 |
| 29 | Rockingham | 4 | 29 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 233 | 2 | 95 | accident | 1120 | 81 | |
| 30 | Atlanta | 4 | 1 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 328 | 8 | 54 | running | 20050 | 180 | |
| 31 | Ontario | 7 | 6 | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 4600 | 150 |
