| Standings | ||||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Richard Petty | 4783 | $284,980 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 24 | |
| 2 | Dave Marcis | 4061 | $112,560 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |
| 3 | James Hylton | 3914 | $62,845 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | Benny Parsons | 3820 | $112,995 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 5 | Richard Childress | 3818 | $54,210 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Cecil Gordon | 3702 | $63,485 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | |
| 7 | Cale Yarborough | 3480 | $126,475 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |
| 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 3462 | $82,170 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | |
| 9 | Elmo Langley | 3399 | $40,095 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 | Buddy Baker | 3235 | $163,985 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
| 11 | Dick Brooks | 3182 | $66,185 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 12 | Walter Ballard | 3151 | $34,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Frank Warren | 3148 | $33,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Dave Sisco | 3116 | $41,170 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 15 | David Pearson | 3057 | $171,975 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | |
| 16 | Bruce Hill | 3002 | $43,750 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 17 | Ed Negre | 2982 | $35,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 18 | Buddy Arrington | 2766 | $30,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 19 | J.D. McDuffie | 2746 | $33,215 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 20 | Coo Coo Marlin | 2584 | $44,235 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 21 | Lennie Pond | 2540 | $45,065 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 22 | Bobby Allison | 2421 | $122,435 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| 23 | Jabe Thomas | 2252 | $21,640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | Carl Adams | 2182 | $24,565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 25 | Bruce Jacobi | 1732 | $28,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26 | D.K. Ulrich | 1583 | $15,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | Donnie Allison | 1514 | $39,895 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 28 | Dean Dalton | 1486 | $18,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 29 | Jim Vandiver | 1370 | $23,450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 30 | Richie Panch | 1243 | $25,335 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 31 | Bill Champion | 1219 | $11,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Earle Canavan | 1062 | $9,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Ferrel Harris | 1048 | $16,165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Grant Adcox | 1020 | $16,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Joe Mihalic | 957 | $12,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 | Travis Tiller | 922 | $7,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Dick May | 879 | $10,275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | Rick Newsom | 877 | $9,370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Joe Frasson | 860 | $10,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | Henley Gray | 826 | $9,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 41 | A.J. Foyt | 758 | $16,605 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | Jackie Rogers | 678 | $11,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | G.C. Spencer | 634 | $14,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | Earl Brooks | 631 | $4,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Randy Tissot | 595 | $9,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Skip Manning | 536 | $9,705 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Harry Jefferson | 534 | $11,395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 48 | Neil Castles | 529 | $4,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Hershel McGriff | 518 | $7,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | Bobby Isaac | 499 | $6,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |