1979 CART Series Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Rick Mears |
 | 4060 |  |
| 2. | Bobby Unser |
| 3820 | |
| 3. | Gordon Johncock |
| 2211 | |
| 4. | Johnny Rutherford |
| 2163 | |
| 5. | Al Unser |
| 2085 | |
| 6. | Danny Ongais |
| 1473 | |
| 7. | Tom Sneva |
| 1360 | |
| 8. | Tom Bagley |
| 1208 | |
| 9. | Wally Dallenbach |
| 1149 | |
| 10. | Mike Mosley |
| 1126 | |
| 11. | Mario Andretti |
| 700 | |
| 12. | Lee Kunzman |
| 490 | |
| 13. | Pancho Carter |
| 452 | |
| 14. | Vern Schuppan |
 | 449 | |
| 15. | Bill Alsup |
| 400 | |
| 16. | Joe Saldana |
| 368 | |
| 17. | Spike Gehlhausen |
| 343 | |
| 18. | Salt Walther |
| 314 | |
| 19. | Steve Krisiloff |
| 279 | |
| 20. | Tom Frantz |
| 236 | |
| 21. | Jerry Sneva |
| 155 | |
| 22. | Tim Richmond |
| 112 | |
| 23. | Larry Rice |
| 105 | |
| 24. | Herm Johnson |
| 98 | |
| 25. | John Mahler |
| 74 | |
| 26. | Al Loquasto |
 | 70 | |
| 27. | Larry Cannon |
| 56 | |
| 28. | Dick Ferguson |
| 35 | |
| 29. | Billy Scott |
| 20 | |
| 30. | Phil Caliva |
| 10 | |