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.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		500	6	59	running	17750	180
2	7	Cale Yarborough	11	Busch	Chevrolet	Johnson	Carter		500	9	265	running	14800	180
3	2	Buddy Baker	28	Spectra	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		498	2	32	running	10650	170
4	3	Bobby Allison	15	Hodgdon/Moore	Ford	Moore	Moore		498	5	112	running	8100	165
5	6	Dale Earnhardt	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Elder		497	0	0	running	7750	155
6	4	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			494	0	0	running	4800	150
7	13	Benny Parsons	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		493	0	0	running	4250	146
8	9	Joe Millikan	72	Appliance Wheels	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt			492	1	4	running	5600	147
9	12	Lennie Pond	12	Kencoal	Chevrolet	Childers			490	0	0	running	1800	138
10	21	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			484	0	0	running	3880	134
11	27	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Buick	Henley Gray			482	0	0	running	3370	130
12	18	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			482	0	0	running	3210	127
13	8	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			481	2	3	accident	3015	129
14	16	Ricky Rudd	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			480	1	1	accident	2830	126
15	25	Baxter Price	45	Ideal Maintenance	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			473	0	0	running	2645	118
16	23	Ronnie Thomas	25	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			471	0	0	running	3460	115
17	19	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			471	0	0	running	2225	112
18	1	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott	136.103	462	1	24	running	6250	114
19	17	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			457	0	0	running	1890	106
20	24	Steve Peles	34	Peles Racing	Chevrolet	Peles			454	0	0	running	1000	103
21	20	Frank Warren	79	Countain Press	Dodge	Frank Warren			412	0	0	running	1680	100
22	28	Nelson Oswald	09	J&S Truck Service	Chevrolet	Oswald			408	0	0	cylinder head	775	97
23	22	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon-Barnicle	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			337	0	0	engine	1595	94
24	31	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Buick	Ballard	Hyde		126	0	0	accident	1550	91
25	10	Harry Gant	47	Race Hill Farm	Chevrolet	Jack Beebe			72	0	0	clutch	675	88
26	29	Joey Arrington	71	Sam Dell	Dodge	Arrington			42	0	0	withdrew	650	85
27	30	Louis Gatto	23	L&J Automotive	Chevrolet				26	0	0	engine	625	82
28	26	Elmo Langley	05	Bearfinder	Chevrolet	Malloch			5	0	0	withdrew	600	79
29	11	Richard Childress	3	CRC Chemicals	Chevrolet	Childress			2	0	0	accident	1325	76
30	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Oldsmobile	Petty	Inman		2	0	0	accident	4250	73
31	14	Jimmy Means	52	Mr. Transmission	Chevrolet	Means			2	0	0	accident	1040	70

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	1911	12	2	3	9	9
2	Darrell Waltrip	1881	12	3	2	9	9
3	Cale Yarborough	1737	12	0	2	6	8
4	Richard Petty	1712	12	0	2	8	8
5	Joe Millikan	1643	12	1	0	3	10
6	Benny Parsons	1597	12	1	0	5	8
7	Dale Earnhardt	1586	12	0	1	4	6
8	Buddy Baker	1474	12	3	1	4	7
9	D.K. Ulrich	1473	12	0	0	0	2
10	Terry Labonte	1430	12	0	0	0	6
11	Richard Childress	1407	12	0	0	1	3
12	J.D. McDuffie	1390	12	0	0	1	4
13	James Hylton	1381	11	0	0	0	3
14	Frank Warren	1332	12	0	0	0	3
15	Buddy Arrington	1322	12	0	0	1	2
16	Donnie Allison	1318	10	1	0	3	6
17	Ricky Rudd	1270	11	0	0	0	4
18	Ronnie Thomas	1119	12	0	0	0	0
19	Dick Brooks	1117	11	0	0	1	3
20	Dave Marcis	1099	10	0	0	0	1
21	Tommy Gale	1085	10	0	0	0	1
22	Baxter Price	1024	10	0	0	0	0
23	Cecil Gordon	1021	10	0	0	0	0
24	Jimmy Means	868	10	0	0	0	0
25	Harry Gant	700	8	0	0	0	2