| Official Race Results |
| Mason-Dixon 500 |
Dover Downs International Speedway |
| May 21, 1978 | Race
11 of 30 |
| Average
Speed: 114.664 mph |
| Margin of
Victory: 12 seconds |
Time of Race: 04:21:38 |
| Lead
Changes: 16 |
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| Cautions: 6 for
37 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
3 |
#21 |
David Pearson |
Mercury |
Purolator |
180/5 |
500 |
Running |
$11,700 |
| 2 |
5 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
1st
Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
175/5 |
500 |
Running |
$12,700 |
| 3 |
4 |
#54 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
W.i.n. |
170/5 |
499 |
Running |
$6,750 |
| 4 |
2 |
#72 |
Benny Parsons |
Chevrolet |
1st
Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
165/5 |
498 |
Running |
$7,400 |
| 5 |
10 |
#5 |
Neil Bonnett |
Dodge |
Armor
All |
160/5 |
497 |
Running |
$6,200 |
| 6 |
7 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
160/10 |
497 |
Running |
$6,200 |
| 7 |
15 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Dodge |
STP |
146/0 |
494 |
Running |
$5,700 |
| 8 |
9 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Norris |
147/5 |
493 |
Running |
$5,600 |
| 9 |
13 |
#90 |
Dick Brooks |
Ford |
Truxmore |
138/0 |
492 |
Running |
$3,800 |
| 10 |
14 |
#48 |
Al Holbert |
Chevrolet |
Southland
Industries |
134/0 |
492 |
Running |
$3,430 |
| 11 |
19 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Chevrolet |
Russ
Togs |
130/0 |
489 |
Running |
$3,120 |
| 12 |
16 |
#92 |
Skip Manning |
Buick |
Stratagraph |
127/0 |
486 |
Running |
$2,960 |
| 13 |
21 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Reid
Trailer Sales |
124/0 |
485 |
Running |
$2,765 |
| 14 |
18 |
#47 |
Satch Worley |
Chevrolet |
Race
Hill Farm |
PE |
481 |
Running |
$1,350 |
| 15 |
6 |
#2 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Shoney's |
123/5 |
480 |
Running |
$2,005 |
| 16 |
17 |
#40 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Chevrolet |
Ulrich |
115/0 |
477 |
Running |
$2,320 |
| 17 |
25 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
Means
Racing |
112/0 |
474 |
Running |
$2,135 |
| 18 |
23 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny
King Ford & Honda |
109/0 |
470 |
Running |
$1,900 |
| 19 |
8 |
#05 |
Bruce Hill |
Oldsmobile |
Bearfinder |
106/0 |
456 |
Oil Pump |
$1,000 |
| 20 |
22 |
#01 |
Earle Canavan |
Dodge |
Canavan
Racing |
103/0 |
448 |
Running |
$900 |
| 21 |
32 |
#19 |
Dick May |
Chevrolet |
Belden
Asphalt |
100/0 |
438 |
Running |
$1,440 |
| 22 |
34 |
#45 |
Baxter Price |
Chevrolet |
Tire
King |
97/0 |
379 |
Engine Failure |
$1,405 |
| 23 |
1 |
#27 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
M.C.
Anderson |
99/5 |
363 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$1,845 |
| 24 |
36 |
#34 |
Nestor Peles |
Chevrolet |
Peles
Racing |
91/0 |
360 |
Driver Fatigue |
$700 |
| 25 |
33 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Transmissions
Unlimited |
88/0 |
306 |
Running |
$1,275 |
| 26 |
27 |
#4 |
Gary Myers |
Chevrolet |
Spencer's
Baby Wear |
85/0 |
308 |
Oil Pump |
$650 |
| 27 |
31 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Native
Tan |
82/0 |
302 |
Engine Failure |
$1,125 |
| 28 |
35 |
#74 |
Bobby Wawak |
Chevrolet |
Wawak |
79/0 |
261 |
Transmission |
$600 |
| 29 |
39 |
#85 |
Greg Heller |
Ford |
Triangle
Springs |
PE |
250 |
Overheating |
$575 |
| 30 |
29 |
#61 |
Joe Mihalic |
Chevrolet |
Norris |
PE |
215 |
Engine Failure |
$550 |
| 31 |
20 |
#17 |
Roger Hamby |
Chevrolet |
Hamby/Ellis
Automotive |
70/0 |
201 |
Clutch |
$1,040 |
| 32 |
26 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas * |
Chevrolet |
Louise
Smith |
67/0 |
75 |
Engine Failure |
$1,030 |
| 33 |
11 |
#3 |
Richard
Childress |
Oldsmobile |
Kansas
Jack |
64/0 |
64 |
Broken Valve |
$1,120 |
| 34 |
12 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
Perry's
Steak House |
61/0 |
35 |
Oil Pump |
$1,010 |
| 35 |
30 |
#8 |
Ed Negre |
Dodge |
Negre |
58/0 |
15 |
Broken Oil Line |
$1,000 |
| 36 |
37 |
#29 |
Bill Hollar |
Chevrolet |
Hollar |
55/0 |
14 |
Transmission |
$490 |
| 37 |
24 |
#19 |
Elmo Langley |
Chevrolet |
Gray |
52/0 |
5 |
No Oil Pressure |
$480 |
| 38 |
38 |
#09 |
Nelson Oswald |
Chevrolet |
Perfect
Alignment |
49/0 |
5 |
Accident |
$470 |
| 39 |
40 |
#80 |
Wayne Morgan |
Chevrolet |
Wayne |
46/0 |
3 |
Blown Head Gasket |
$460 |
| 40 |
28 |
#28 |
Dave Dion |
Ford |
Dion
Racing |
43/0 |
0 |
No Value |
$450 |
| * Denotes
Rookie |
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