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Mason-Dixon 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
May 20, 1979
500 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 500 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 5
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 500
| 17,750
| running
| 59 |
2
| 7
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 14,800
| running
| 265 |
3
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 498
| 10,650
| running
| 32 |
4
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 498
| 8,100
| running
| 112 |
5
| 6
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 497
| 7,750
| running
| 0 |
6
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 494
| 4,800
| running
| 0 |
7
| 13
| Benny Parsons
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 493
| 4,250
| running
| 0 |
8
| 9
| Joe Millikan
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 5,600
| running
| 4 |
9
| 12
| Lennie Pond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 490
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
10
| 21
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 484
| 3,880
| running
| 0 |
11
| 27
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Buick
| 482
| 3,370
| running
| 0 |
12
| 18
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 482
| 3,210
| running
| 0 |
13
| 8
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 481
| 3,015
| accident
| 3 |
14
| 16
| Ricky Rudd
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 480
| 2,830
| accident
| 1 |
15
| 25
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 473
| 2,645
| running
| 0 |
16
| 23
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 471
| 3,460
| running
| 0 |
17
| 19
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 471
| 2,225
| running
| 0 |
18
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 462
| 6,250
| running
| 24 |
19
| 17
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 457
| 1,890
| running
| 0 |
20
| 24
| Steve Peles
| 34
| Steve Peles
| Chevrolet
| 454
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
21
| 20
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 412
| 1,680
| running
| 0 |
22
| 28
| Nelson Oswald
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Chevrolet
| 408
| 775
| engine
| 0 |
23
| 22
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 337
| 1,595
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 31
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Buick
| 126
| 1,550
| accident
| 0 |
25
| 10
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Chevrolet
| 72
| 675
| clutch
| 0 |
26
| 29
| Joey Arrington
| 71
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 42
| 650
| quit
| 0 |
27
| 30
| Louis Gatto
| 23
|
| Chevrolet
| 26
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 26
| Elmo Langley
| 05
| Nelson Malloch
| Chevrolet
| 5
| 600
| quit
| 0 |
29
| 11
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 2
| 1,325
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 15
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
| 2
| 4,250
| accident
| 0 |
31
| 14
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 2
| 1,040
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:29:37
Average Speed: 111.269 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.45 seconds
6 cautions for 48 laps
Attendance: 36,000