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Mason-Dixon 500

Sunday, May 21st, 1978

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

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  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 6 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 114.664
  • Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
10 14 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 134 134 0 0 492 0 0 0 0 running
22 34 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 97 97 0 0 379 0 0 0 0 engine
4 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 160 5 0 498 5 0 0 0 running
36 37 29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 transmission
8 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 147 142 5 0 493 1 0 0 0 running
28 35 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 261 0 0 0 0 transmission
19 8 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 106 106 0 0 456 0 0 0 0 oil pump
13 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 0 485 0 0 0 0 running
23 1 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 99 94 5 0 363 25 0 0 0 engine
2 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 5 0 500 1 0 0 0 running
25 33 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 running
16 17 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 477 0 0 0 0 running
6 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 150 10 0 497 291 0 0 0 running
40 28 28 Dave Dion Ford 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 engine
15 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 123 118 5 0 480 1 0 0 0 running
1 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 180 175 5 0 500 147 0 0 0 running
9 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford 138 138 0 0 492 0 0 0 0 running
21 32 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 0 0 438 0 0 0 0 running
20 22 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 103 103 0 0 448 0 0 0 0 running
35 30 8 Ed Negre Dodge 58 58 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 oil line
37 24 19 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 52 52 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 engine
27 31 79 Frank Warren Dodge 82 82 0 0 302 0 0 0 0 engine
26 27 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 oil pump
29 39 85 Greg Heller Ford 76 76 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 overheating
34 12 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 61 61 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 oil pan
17 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 112 112 0 0 474 0 0 0 0 running
30 29 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 215 0 0 0 0 engine
3 4 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 499 3 0 0 0 running
5 10 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 160 155 5 0 497 26 0 0 0 running
38 38 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 49 49 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 crash
24 36 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 360 0 0 0 0 fatigue
33 11 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 64 64 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 engine
7 15 43 Richard Petty Dodge 146 146 0 0 494 0 0 0 0 running
31 20 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 70 70 0 0 201 0 0 0 0 clutch
32 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 67 67 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 engine
14 18 47 Satch Worley Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 481 0 0 0 0 running
12 16 92 Skip Manning Buick 127 127 0 0 486 0 0 0 0 running
11 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 130 130 0 0 489 0 0 0 0 running
18 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford 109 109 0 0 470 0 0 0 0 running
39 40 80 Wayne Morgan Chevrolet 46 46 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 engine

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