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Race Results : Dover Motor Speedway

Mason-Dixon 500

Dover Motor Speedway , Dover, DE

Sunday, May 20th, 1979 Race 12 of 31 1979 Season
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  • 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
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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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
1 5 21 Neil Bonnett Mercury 180 175 500 59 0 running
2 7 11 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 180 170 500 265 0 running
3 2 28 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 498 32 0 running
4 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 160 498 112 0 running
5 6 2 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 155 155 497 0 0 running
6 4 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150 150 494 0 0 running
7 13 27 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 146 146 493 0 0 running
8 9 72 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 147 142 492 4 0 running
9 12 12 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 138 138 490 0 0 running
10 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 484 0 0 running
11 27 19 Dick May Buick 130 130 482 0 0 running
12 18 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 127 127 482 0 0 running
13 8 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 129 124 481 3 0 crash
14 16 90 Ricky Rudd Ford 126 121 480 1 0 crash
15 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 118 118 473 0 0 running
16 23 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 115 115 471 0 0 running
17 19 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 112 112 471 0 0 running
18 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 114 109 462 24 0 running
19 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford 106 106 457 0 0 running
20 24 34 Steve Peles Chevrolet 103 103 454 0 0 running
21 20 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 412 0 0 running
22 28 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 97 97 408 0 0 engine
23 22 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 94 94 337 0 0 engine
24 31 30 Tighe Scott Buick 91 91 126 0 0 crash
25 10 47 Harry Gant Chevrolet 88 88 72 0 0 clutch
26 29 71 Joey Arrington Dodge 85 85 42 0 0 quit
27 30 23 Louis Gatto Chevrolet 82 82 26 0 0 engine
28 26 05 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 79 79 5 0 0 quit
29 11 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 76 76 2 0 0 crash
30 15 43 Richard Petty Oldsmobile 73 73 2 0 0 crash
31 14 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 70 70 2 0 0 crash

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