| 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $124,040 | Race Date: | May 20, 1979 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 50 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 4Hr 29Min 37Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 111.269 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 48 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 59 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 136.103 MPH | |||||
| Official 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 59 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 265 |
| 3 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Spectra | Running | | 170 | 498 | 32 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Hodgdon / Moore | Running |  | 165 | 498 | 112 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte (R) | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 150 | 494 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 146 | 493 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan (R) | Appliance Wheels | Running | | 147 | 492 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Kencoal | Running | | 138 | 490 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 134 | 484 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running |  | 130 | 482 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 127 | 482 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Accident | | 129 | 481 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Truxmore Industries | Accident | | 126 | 480 | 1 |
| 15 | 25 | 45 | Baxter Price | Ideal Maintenance | Running | | 118 | 473 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 115 | 471 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 112 | 471 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 114 | 462 | 24 |
| 19 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 106 | 457 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 34 | Steve Peles | Peles Racing | Running | | 103 | 454 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Countain Press | Running | | 100 | 412 | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | J&S Truck Service | Cylinder Head | | 97 | 408 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon-Barnicle | Engine |  | 94 | 337 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Accident | | 91 | 126 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant (R) | Race Hill Farm | Clutch | | 88 | 72 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 71 | Joey Arrington | Sam Dell | Quit | | 85 | 42 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 23 | Louis Gatto | L&J Automotive | Engine | | 82 | 26 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 05 | Elmo Langley | Bearfinder | Quit | | 79 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Accident | | 76 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 73 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Mr. Transmission | Accident | | 70 | 2 | 0 |
