| Official Race Results |
| Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs
International Speedway |
| May 20, 1979 | Race 12 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 111.269 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths |
Time of Race: 04:29:37 |
| Lead Changes: 26 |
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| Cautions: 6 for 48 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
5 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Mercury |
Purolator |
180/5 |
500 |
Running |
$17,750 |
| 2 |
7 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
Busch |
180/10 |
500 |
Running |
$14,800 |
| 3 |
2 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
Spectra |
170/5 |
498 |
Running |
$10,650 |
| 4 |
3 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Hodgdon/Moore |
165/5 |
498 |
Running |
$8,100 |
| 5 |
6 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt * |
Chevrolet |
Osterlund |
155/0 |
497 |
Running |
$7,750 |
| 6 |
4 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Stratagraph |
150/0 |
494 |
Running |
$4,800 |
| 7 |
13 |
#27 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
M.C. Anderson |
146/0 |
493 |
Running |
$4,250 |
| 8 |
9 |
#72 |
Joe Millikan |
Chevrolet |
Appliance Wheels |
147/5 |
492 |
Running |
$5,600 |
| 9 |
12 |
#12 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
Kencoal |
138/0 |
490 |
Running |
$1,800 |
| 10 |
21 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Reid Trailer Sales |
134/0 |
484 |
Running |
$3,880 |
| 11 |
27 |
#19 |
Dick May |
Buick |
Belden Asphalt |
130/0 |
482 |
Running |
$3,370 |
| 12 |
18 |
#40 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Chevrolet |
Midwestern Farm Lines |
127/0 |
482 |
Running |
$3,210 |
| 13 |
8 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
Bailey Excavating |
129/5 |
481 |
Accident |
$3,015 |
| 14 |
16 |
#90 |
Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
Truxmore |
126/5 |
480 |
Accident |
$2,830 |
| 15 |
25 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Chevrolet |
Ideal Maintenance |
118/0 |
473 |
Running |
$2,645 |
| 16 |
23 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Chevrolet |
1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
115/0 |
471 |
Running |
$3,460 |
| 17 |
19 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
Palatine Automotive |
112/0 |
471 |
Running |
$2,225 |
| 18 |
1 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
114/5 |
462 |
Running |
$6,250 |
| 19 |
17 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
106/0 |
457 |
Running |
$1,890 |
| 20 |
24 |
#34 |
Steve Peles |
Chevrolet |
Peles Racing |
103/0 |
454 |
Running |
$1,000 |
| 21 |
20 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Countain Press |
100/0 |
412 |
Running |
$1,680 |
| 22 |
28 |
#09 |
Nelson Oswald |
Chevrolet |
J&S Truck Service |
97/0 |
408 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$775 |
| 23 |
22 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Oldsmobile |
Gordon-Barnicle |
94/0 |
337 |
Engine Failure |
$1,595 |
| 24 |
31 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Buick |
Russ Togs |
91/0 |
126 |
Accident |
$1,550 |
| 25 |
10 |
#47 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
Race Hill Farm |
88/0 |
72 |
Clutch |
$675 |
| 26 |
29 |
#71 |
Joey Arrington |
Dodge |
Sam Dell |
85/0 |
42 |
Quit |
$650 |
| 27 |
30 |
#23 |
Louis Gatto |
Chevrolet |
L&J Automotive |
82/0 |
26 |
Engine Failure |
$625 |
| 28 |
26 |
#05 |
Elmo Langley |
Chevrolet |
Bearfinder |
79/0 |
5 |
Quit |
$600 |
| 29 |
11 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Chevrolet |
Crc Chemicals |
76/0 |
2 |
Accident |
$1,325 |
| 30 |
15 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Oldsmobile |
STP |
73/0 |
2 |
Accident |
$4,250 |
| 31 |
14 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
Mr. Transmission |
70/0 |
2 |
Accident |
$1,040 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |
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