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1979 Mason-Dixon 500


Race 12 of 31


Dover
500 laps
Time of race: 4:29:37
Average speed of winner: 111.269 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 26 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 48 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-24, Baker 25-55, Yarborough 56-57, Baker 58, Rudd 59, McDuffie 60-61, Millikan 62-65, B. Allison 66-127, McDuffie 128, B. Allison 129-165, Yarborough 166, B. Allison 167-171, Yarborough 172, B. Allison 173-179, Yarborough 180-218, B. Allison 219, Bonnett 220-222, Yarborough 223-303, Bonnett 304-312, Yarborough 313-327, Bonnett 328-351, Yarborough 352-367, Bonnett 368-383, Yarborough 384-445, Bonnett 446-449, Yarborough 450-497, Bonnett 498-500

Race notes: Debut for Steve Peles. Bobby Allison took the points lead from Darrell Waltrip.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
15Neil Bonnett21PurolatorMercuryWood BrothersLeonard Wood500659running17750180
27Cale Yarborough11BuschChevroletJohnsonCarter5009265running14800180
32Buddy Baker28SpectraChevroletRanierWilson498232running10650170
43Bobby Allison15Hodgdon/MooreFordMooreMoore4985112running8100165
56Dale Earnhardt2OsterlundChevroletOsterlundElder49700running7750155
64Terry Labonte44StratagraphChevroletHagan49400running4800150
713Benny Parsons27M.C. AndersonChevroletM.C. AndersonIfft49300running4250146
89Joe Millikan72Appliance WheelsChevroletL.G. DeWitt49214running5600147
912Lennie Pond12KencoalChevroletChilders49000running1800138
1021Buddy Arrington67Reid Trailer SalesDodgeArrington48400running3880134
1127Dick May19Belden AsphaltBuickHenley Gray48200running3370130
1218D.K. Ulrich40Midwestern Farm LinesChevroletUlrich48200running3210127
138J.D. McDuffie70Bailey ExcavatingChevroletMcDuffie48123accident3015129
1416Ricky Rudd90TruxmoreFordDonlavey48011accident2830126
1525Baxter Price45Ideal MaintenanceChevroletBaxter Price47300running2645118
1623Ronnie Thomas251st National City Travelers ChecksChevroletDon Robertson47100running3460115
1719James Hylton48Palatine AutomotiveChevroletHylton47100running2225112
181Darrell Waltrip88GatoradeChevroletDiGardBuddy Parrott136.103462124running6250114
1917Tommy Gale64Sunny King Ford & HondaFordLangley45700running1890106
2024Steve Peles34Peles RacingChevroletPeles45400running1000103
2120Frank Warren79Countain PressDodgeFrank Warren41200running1680100
2228Nelson Oswald09J&S Truck ServiceChevroletOswald40800cylinder head77597
2322Cecil Gordon24Gordon-BarnicleOldsmobileCecil Gordon33700engine159594
2431Tighe Scott30Russ TogsBuickBallardHyde12600accident155091
2510Harry Gant47Race Hill FarmChevroletJack Beebe7200clutch67588
2629Joey Arrington71Sam DellDodgeArrington4200withdrew65085
2730Louis Gatto23L&J AutomotiveChevrolet2600engine62582
2826Elmo Langley05BearfinderChevroletMalloch500withdrew60079
2911Richard Childress3CRC ChemicalsChevroletChildress200accident132576
3015Richard Petty43STPOldsmobilePettyInman200accident425073
3114Jimmy Means52Mr. TransmissionChevroletMeans200accident104070

Points standings

RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsTop 5sTop 10s
1Bobby Allison1911122399
2Darrell Waltrip1881123299
3Cale Yarborough1737120268
4Richard Petty1712120288
5Joe Millikan16431210310
6Benny Parsons1597121058
7Dale Earnhardt1586120146
8Buddy Baker1474123147
9D.K. Ulrich1473120002
10Terry Labonte1430120006
11Richard Childress1407120013
12J.D. McDuffie1390120014
13James Hylton1381110003
14Frank Warren1332120003
15Buddy Arrington1322120012
16Donnie Allison1318101036
17Ricky Rudd1270110004
18Ronnie Thomas1119120000
19Dick Brooks1117110013
20Dave Marcis1099100001
21Tommy Gale1085100001
22Baxter Price1024100000
23Cecil Gordon1021100000
24Jimmy Means868100000
25Harry Gant70080002


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