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
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | 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