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Entry List

The official 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Dover Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Mason-Dixon 500

Sunday, May 20th, 1979

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

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  • 3 Ford
  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 3 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Buick
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 31
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 111.269
  • Cautions: 6 for 48 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 90 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 22 Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
2 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 22 Chevrolet Stratagraph Billy Hagan
3 45 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Ideal Maintenance Baxter Price
4 27 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet M.C. Anderson M.C. Anderson
5 15 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Hodgdon / Moore Bud Moore
6 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
7 28 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Spectra Harry Ranier
8 11 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Busch Junior Johnson
9 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile Gordon-Barnicle Cecil Gordon
10 40 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
11 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 28 Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
12 88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 32 Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
13 19 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
14 05 Elmo Langley , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Bearfinder Nelson Malloch
15 79 Frank Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Countian Press Frank Warren
16 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
17 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
18 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 44 Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
19 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Mr. Transmission Jimmy Means
20 72 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Appliance Wheels L.G. DeWitt
21 71 Joey Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Dodge Sam Dell Buddy Arrington
22 12 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Kencoal Mining Kennie Childers
23 23 Louis Gatto , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet L & J Automotive L & J Automotive
24 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers Racing
25 09 Nelson Oswald , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet J & S Truck Service Nelson Oswald
26 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet CRC Chemicals Richard Childress Racing
27 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Oldsmobile STP Petty Enterprises
28 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks Don Robertson
29 34 Steve Peles , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Chevrolet Steve Peles Steve Peles
30 30 Tighe Scott , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Buick Russ Togs Walter Ballard
31 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1979 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley