- 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1979 Mason-Dixon 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 59 | #21 Mercury | Purolator | 180 | 500 | Finish | $17,750 | |
| 2 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 265 | #11 Chevy | Busch | 180 | 500 | Finish | $14,800 | |
| 3 | 2 | Buddy Baker | 32 | #28 Chevy | Spectra | 170 | 498 | Finish | $10,650 | |
| 4 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 112 | #15 Ford | Hodgdon / Moore | 165 | 498 | Finish | $8,100 | |
| 5 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt | 0 | #2 Chevy | 155 | 497 | Finish | $7,750 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Chevy Monte Carlo | Stratagraph | 150 | 494 | Finish | $4,800 | |
| 7 | 13 | Benny Parsons | 0 | #27 Chevy | 146 | 493 | Finish | $4,250 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Joe Millikan | 4 | #72 Chevy | Appliance Wheels | 147 | 492 | Finish | $5,600 | |
| 9 | 12 | Lennie Pond | 0 | #12 Chevy | Kencoal Mining | 138 | 490 | Finish | $1,800 | |
| 10 | 21 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 134 | 484 | Finish | $3,880 | |
| 11 | 27 | Dick May | 0 | #19 Buick | Belden Asphalt | 130 | 482 | Finish | $3,370 | |
| 12 | 18 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #40 Chevy | Midwestern Farm Lines | 127 | 482 | Finish | $3,210 | |
| 13 | 8 | J.D. McDuffie | 3 | #70 Chevy | Bailey Excavating | 129 | 481 | Accident | $3,015 | |
| 14 | 16 | Ricky Rudd | 1 | #90 Ford | Truxmore | 126 | 480 | Accident | $2,830 | |
| 15 | 25 | Baxter Price | 0 | #45 Chevy | Ideal Maintenance | 118 | 473 | Finish | $2,645 | |
| 16 | 23 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Chevy | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 115 | 471 | Finish | $3,460 | |
| 17 | 19 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Chevy | Palatine Automotive Parts | 112 | 471 | Finish | $2,225 | |
| 18 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 24 | #88 Chevy | Gatorade | 114 | 462 | Finish | $6,250 | |
| 19 | 17 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106 | 457 | Finish | $1,890 | |
| 20 | 24 | Steve Peles | 0 | #34 Chevy | 103 | 454 | Finish | $1,000 | ||
| 21 | 20 | Frank Warren | 0 | #79 Dodge | Countian Press | 100 | 412 | Finish | $1,680 | |
| 22 | 28 | Nelson Oswald | 0 | #09 Chevy | J & S Truck Service | 97 | 408 | Cylinder Head | $775 | |
| 23 | 22 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Oldsmobile | Gordon-Barnicle | 94 | 337 | Engine | $1,595 | |
| 24 | 31 | Tighe Scott | 0 | #30 Buick | Russ Togs | 91 | 126 | Accident | $1,550 | |
| 25 | 10 | Harry Gant | 0 | #47 Chevy | Race Hill Farm | 88 | 72 | Clutch | $675 | |
| 26 | 29 | Joey Arrington | 0 | #71 Dodge | Sam Dell | 85 | 42 | Quit | $650 | |
| 27 | 30 | Louis Gatto | 0 | #23 Chevy | L & J Automotive | 82 | 26 | Engine | $625 | |
| 28 | 26 | Elmo Langley | 0 | #05 Chevy | Bearfinder | 79 | 5 | Quit | $600 | |
| 29 | 11 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy | CRC Chemicals | 76 | 2 | Accident | $1,325 |
| 30 | 15 | Richard Petty | 0 | #43 Oldsmobile | STP | 73 | 2 | Accident | $4,250 | |
| 31 | 14 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Mr. Transmission | 70 | 2 | Accident | $1,040 |