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Results

The 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.

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
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Entry List
Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
14 16 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 126 121 480 1 0 crash
6 4 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150 150 494 0 0 running
15 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 118 118 473 0 0 running
7 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 146 146 493 0 0 running
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 498 112 0 running
10 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 484 0 0 running
3 2 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 498 32 0 running
2 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 180 170 500 265 0 running
23 22 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 94 94 337 0 0 engine
12 18 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 482 0 0 running
5 6 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 155 155 497 0 0 running
18 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 114 109 462 24 0 running
11 27 19 Dick May Buick 130 130 482 0 0 running
28 26 05 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 79 79 5 0 0 quit
21 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 412 0 0 running
25 10 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 88 88 72 0 0 clutch
13 8 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 129 124 481 3 0 crash
17 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 112 112 471 0 0 running
31 14 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 70 70 2 0 0 crash
8 9 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 147 142 492 4 0 running
26 29 71 Joey Arrington Dodge 85 85 42 0 0 quit
9 12 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 138 138 490 0 0 running
27 30 23 Louis Gatto Chevrolet 82 82 26 0 0 engine
1 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 180 175 500 59 0 running
22 28 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 97 97 408 0 0 engine
29 11 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 76 76 2 0 0 crash
30 15 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 73 73 2 0 0 crash
16 23 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 115 115 471 0 0 running
20 24 34 Steve Peles Chevrolet 103 103 454 0 0 running
24 31 30 Tighe Scott Buick 91 91 126 0 0 crash
19 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford 106 106 457 0 0 running

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