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Mason-Dixon 500 1979
Mason-Dixon 500 1979
Dover International Speedway
· 1979 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Neil Bonnett
Wood Brothers Racing
Mercury
500
180
2
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Chevrolet
500
180
3
Buddy Baker
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
498
170
4
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
498
165
5
Dale Earnhardt
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
497
155
6
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
494
150
7
Benny Parsons
M.C. Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
493
146
8
Joe Millikan
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
492
147
9
Lennie Pond
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Chevrolet
490
138
10
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
484
134
11
Dick May
Gray Racing
Buick
482
130
12
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Chevrolet
482
127
13
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
481
129
14
Ricky Rudd
Donlavey Racing
Ford
480
126
15
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
473
118
16
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
471
115
17
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
471
112
18
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
462
114
19
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
457
106
20
Steve Peles
Steve Peles (Owner)
Chevrolet
454
103
21
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
412
100
22
Nelson Oswald
Oswald Racing
Chevrolet
408
97
23
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Oldsmobile
337
94
24
Tighe Scott
Ballard Racing
Buick
126
91
25
Harry Gant
Race Hill Farm Team
Chevrolet
72
88
26
Joey Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
42
85
27
Louis Gatto
Chevrolet
26
82
28
Elmo Langley
Nelson Malloch (Owner)
Chevrolet
5
79
29
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
2
76
30
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Oldsmobile
2
73
31
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
2
70
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1979 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Neil Bonnett
Wood Brothers Racing
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