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1979 Mason-Dixon 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 12 of 31 Sunday, May 20, 1979 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:29:37 Average speed: 111.269 mph Pole speed: 136.103 mph Cautions: 6 for 48 laps Margin of victory: 2 cl Attendance: 36000 Lead changes: 26 Glossary    1979 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 26.450   136.103   2   Buddy Baker 28 Chevrolet 26.472   135.992   3   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 26.555   135.567   4   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 26.596   135.358   5   Neil Bonnett 21 Mercury 26.598   135.348   6   Dale Earnhardt 2 Chevrolet 26.695   134.856   7   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 26.773   134.465   8   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 26.762   134.519   9   Joe Millikan 72 Chevrolet 26.777   134.443   10   Harry Gant 47 Chevrolet 26.806   134.298   11   Richard Childress 3 Chevrolet 26.809   134.283   12   Lennie Pond 12 Chevrolet 26.816   134.248   13   Benny Parsons 27 Chevrolet 26.880   133.928   14   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 26.931   133.674   15   Richard Petty 43 Oldsmobile 27.027   133.200   16   Ricky Rudd 90 Mercury 27.034   133.165   17   Butch Mock 75 Oldsmobile 27.130   132.694   18   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 27.449   131.152   19   James Hylton 48 Chevrolet 27.509   130.866   20   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 27.512   130.851   21   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 27.781   129.584   22   Cecil Gordon 24 Oldsmobile 28.121   128.018   23   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 28.137   127.945   24   Steve Peles 34 Chevrolet 28.175   127.772   25   Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 28.249   127.438   26   Dick Brooks 05 Chevrolet 28.446   126.555   27   Dick May 19 Buick 28.488   126.368   28   Nelson Oswald 09 Chevrolet 28.525   126.205   29   Joey Arrington 71 Dodge 30.303   118.800   30   Louis Gatto 23 Chevrolet 32.014   112.450   31   Tighe Scott 30 Buick 32   Tommy Gale 64 Ford OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Dick Brooks (#05-DC), Butch Mock (#75-WD)