1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Number of races televised: 14/33, or 42%
Number of races televised live: 4/33, or 12%
Changes from previous year:
- The inagural Busch Clash was shown on CBS.
- The Twin 125s were moved from ABC to CBS.
- The Daytona 500 was moved from ABC to CBS.
- MRN TV started televising races. The Virginia 500 was shown for the first time, and the Winston 500 was also aired by them.
- The Talladega 500 on CBS was moved from tape-delayed to live.
- The National 500 was moved from ABC to NBC.