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1979 Official Race Results : Mason-Dixon 500
Mason-Dixon 500 | May 20, 1979 | Race 12 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Mercury | Purolator | 180/5 | 500 | Running | 17,750 |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Busch | 180/10 | 500 | Running | 14,800 |
| 3 | 2 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | Spectra | 170/5 | 498 | Running | 10,650 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 165/5 | 498 | Running | 8,100 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt * | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 155/0 | 497 | Running | 7,750 |
| 6 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 150/0 | 494 | Running | 4,800 |
| 7 | 13 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 146/0 | 493 | Running | 4,250 |
| 8 | 9 | 72 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | Appliance Wheels | 147/5 | 492 | Running | 5,600 |
| 9 | 12 | 12 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Kencoal | 138/0 | 490 | Running | 1,800 |
| 10 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 134/0 | 484 | Running | 3,880 |
| 11 | 27 | 19 | Dick May | Buick | Belden Asphalt | 130/0 | 482 | Running | 3,370 |
| 12 | 18 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127/0 | 482 | Running | 3,210 |
| 13 | 8 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 129/5 | 481 | Accident | 3,015 |
| 14 | 16 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Truxmore | 126/5 | 480 | Accident | 2,830 |
| 15 | 25 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Ideal Maintenance | 118/0 | 473 | Running | 2,645 |
| 16 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 115/0 | 471 | Running | 3,460 |
| 17 | 19 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 112/0 | 471 | Running | 2,225 |
| 18 | 1 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 114/5 | 462 | Running | 6,250 |
| 19 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106/0 | 457 | Running | 1,890 |
| 20 | 24 | 34 | Steve Peles | Chevrolet | Peles Racing | 103/0 | 454 | Running | 1,000 |
| 21 | 20 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Countain Press | 100/0 | 412 | Running | 1,680 |
| 22 | 28 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | J&S Truck Service | 97/0 | 408 | Cracked Cylinder Head | 775 |
| 23 | 22 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | 94/0 | 337 | Engine Failure | 1,595 |
| 24 | 31 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | 91/0 | 126 | Accident | 1,550 |
| 25 | 10 | 47 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | Race Hill Farm | 88/0 | 72 | Clutch | 675 |
| 26 | 29 | 71 | Joey Arrington | Dodge | Sam Dell | 85/0 | 42 | Quit | 650 |
| 27 | 30 | 23 | Louis Gatto | Chevrolet | L&J Automotive | 82/0 | 26 | Engine Failure | 625 |
| 28 | 26 | 05 | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet | Bearfinder | 79/0 | 5 | Quit | 600 |
| 29 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Crc Chemicals | 76/0 | 2 | Accident | 1,325 |
| 30 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | Oldsmobile | STP | 73/0 | 2 | Accident | 4,250 |
| 31 | 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Mr. Transmission | 70/0 | 2 | Accident | 1,040 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 111.269 mph
Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths
Time of Race: 04:29:37
Lead Changes: 26
Cautions: 6 for 48 laps.
Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths
Time of Race: 04:29:37
Lead Changes: 26
Cautions: 6 for 48 laps.
Updated: Thursday 6:11 pm
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