Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Mason-Dixon 500

Dover International Speedway

May 20th, 1979

Race #12 of the 1979 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 111.269 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 48
  • Lead Changes: 26
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 180 175 5 500 59 Running
2 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 180 170 10 500 265 Running
3 2 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 5 498 32 Running
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 5 498 112 Running
5 6 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 155 155 0 497 0 Running
6 4 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150 150 0 494 0 Running
7 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 146 146 0 493 0 Running
8 9 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 147 142 5 492 4 Running
9 12 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 138 138 0 490 0 Running
10 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 0 484 0 Running
11 27 19 Dick May Buick 130 130 0 482 0 Running
12 18 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 0 482 0 Running
13 8 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 129 124 5 481 3 Crash
14 16 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 126 121 5 480 1 Crash
15 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 118 118 0 473 0 Running
16 23 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 115 115 0 471 0 Running
17 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 112 112 0 471 0 Running
18 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 114 109 5 462 24 Running
19 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford 106 106 0 457 0 Running
20 24 34 Steve Peles Chevrolet 103 103 0 454 0 Running
21 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 0 412 0 Running
22 28 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 97 97 0 408 0 Engine
23 22 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 94 94 0 337 0 Engine
24 31 30 Tighe Scott Buick 91 91 0 126 0 Crash
25 10 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 88 88 0 72 0 Clutch
26 29 71 Joey Arrington Dodge 85 85 0 42 0 Quit
27 30 23 Louis Gatto Chevrolet 82 82 0 26 0 Engine
28 26 05 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 79 79 0 5 0 Quit
29 11 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 76 76 0 2 0 Crash
30 15 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 73 73 0 2 0 Crash
31 14 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 70 70 0 2 0 Crash