| # | Driver | Pts | Behind | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 5000 | 9 | |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 4614 | −386 | 5 |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 4570 | −430 | 4 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 4498 | −502 | 6 |
| 5 | Buddy Baker | 3961 | −1,039 | |
| 6 | Dick Brooks | 3742 | −1,258 | |
| 7 | James Hylton | 3476 | −1,524 | |
| 8 | Bobby Allison | 3467 | −1,533 | |
| 9 | Richard Childress | 3463 | −1,537 | |
| 10 | Cecil Gordon | 3294 | −1,706 | |
| 11 | Buddy Arrington | 3247 | −1,753 | |
| 12 | J.D. McDuffie | 3236 | −1,764 | |
| 13 | David Pearson | 3227 | −1,773 | 2 |
| 14 | Skip Manning | 3120 | −1,880 | |
| 15 | D.K. Ulrich | 2901 | −2,099 | |
| 16 | Frank Warren | 2876 | −2,124 | |
| 17 | Ricky Rudd | 2810 | −2,190 | |
| 18 | Neil Bonnett | 2649 | −2,351 | 2 |
| 19 | Jimmy Means | 2640 | −2,360 | |
| 20 | Tighe Scott | 2628 | −2,372 |