1979 Mason-Dixon 500 Results
Neil Bonnett won the 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover on May 20, 1979, leading 59 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 31 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | 500 | 59 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 500 | 265 | Running |
| 3 | 28 | Buddy Baker | 2 | 498 | 32 | Running |
| 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 498 | 112 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 6 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 4 | 494 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 27 | Benny Parsons | 13 | 493 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 72 | Joe Millikan | 9 | 492 | 4 | Running |
| 9 | 12 | Lennie Pond | 12 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 21 | 484 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 19 | Dick May | 27 | 482 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 18 | 482 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 8 | 481 | 3 | Crash |
| 14 | 90 | Ricky Rudd | 16 | 480 | 1 | Crash |
| 15 | 45 | Baxter Price | 25 | 473 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 23 | 471 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 48 | James Hylton | 19 | 471 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | 462 | 24 | Running |
| 19 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 17 | 457 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 34 | Steve Peles | 24 | 454 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | 20 | 412 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | 28 | 408 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 22 | 337 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 31 | 126 | 0 | Crash |
| 25 | 47 | Harry Gant | 10 | 72 | 0 | Clutch |
| 26 | 71 | Joey Arrington | 29 | 42 | 0 | Quit |
| 27 | 23 | Louis Gatto | 30 | 26 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 05 | Elmo Langley | 26 | 5 | 0 | Quit |
| 29 | 3 | Richard Childress | 11 | 2 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | 15 | 2 | 0 | Crash |
| 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 14 | 2 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
| Track | Dover |
| Laps | 500 |