Official NASCAR Race Results

Neil Bonnett won the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover International Speedway.

05-20-1979 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover International Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury Purolator 180 500 59 Running 17,750
2 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch 180 500 265 Running 14,800
3 2 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet Spectra 170 498 32 Running 10,650
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford Hodgdon / Moore 165 498 112 Running 8,100
5 6 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Rod Osterlund 155 497 0 Running 7,750
6 4 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Stratagraph 150 494 0 Running 4,800
7 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet M.C. Anderson 146 493 0 Running 4,250
8 9 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet Appliance Wheels 147 492 4 Running 5,600
9 12 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet Kencoal Mining 138 490 0 Running 1,800
10 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 134 484 0 Running 3,880
11 27 19 Dick May Buick Belden Asphalt 130 482 0 Running 3,370
12 18 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines 127 482 0 Running 3,210
13 8 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 129 481 3 Crash 3,015
14 16 90 Ricky Rudd Ford Truxmore 126 480 1 Crash 2,830
15 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Ideal Maintenance 118 473 0 Running 2,645
16 23 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 115 471 0 Running 3,460
17 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts 112 471 0 Running 2,225
18 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 114 462 24 Running 6,250
19 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 106 457 0 Running 1,890
20 24 34 Steve Peles Chevrolet Steve Peles 103 454 0 Running 1,000
21 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge Countian Press 100 412 0 Running 1,680
22 28 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet J & S Truck Service 97 408 0 Engine 775
23 22 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle 94 337 0 Engine 1,595
24 31 30 Tighe Scott Buick Russ Togs 91 126 0 Crash 1,550
25 10 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet Race Hill Farm 88 72 0 Clutch 675
26 29 71 Joey Arrington Dodge Sam Dell 85 42 0 Quit 650
27 30 23 Louis Gatto Chevrolet L & J Automotive 82 26 0 Engine 625
28 26 05 Elmo Langley Chevrolet Bearfinder 79 5 0 Quit 600
29 11 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet CRC Chemicals 76 2 0 Crash 1,325
30 15 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile STP 73 2 0 Crash 4,250
31 14 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Mr. Transmission 70 2 0 Crash 1,040

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-20-1979
  • Track: Dover International Speedway
  • Race: Mason-Dixon 500
  • Race #: 12
  • Cars: 31
  • Winner: Neil Bonnett
  • Start Position: 5th
  • Car Make: Mercury
  • Avg Speed: 111.269 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $124,040
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 48
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Pole: 136.103 mph

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