Race: Mason-Dixon 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 11 of 30
Date: May 21, 1978
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway
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Mason-Dixon 500 Race Information
| Winner | David Pearson | Car | No. 21 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers | Sponsor | Purolator |
| Winner Start | 3rd | Winner Laps Led | 147 |
| Started First | Buddy Baker | Most Laps Led | Darrell Waltrip (290) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Total Purse | $117,400 | Winner Earnings | $16,600 |
| Different Leaders | 9 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Benny Parsons | Season Race | 11 of 30 |
Mason-Dixon 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 500 | 147 | running | 180 | $16,600 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | 500 | 1 | running | 175 | $15,100 |
| 3 | 4 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N., Inc. | Harry Ranier | Chevrolet | 499 | 4 | running | 170 | $8,200 |
| 4 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 498 | 5 | running | 165 | $8,000 |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Jim Stacy | Dodge | 497 | 26 | running | 160 | $6,500 |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 290 | running | 160 | $6,200 |
| 7 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | 146 | $5,700 |
| 8 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | Ford | 493 | 1 | running | 147 | $5,600 |
| 9 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 138 | $3,800 |
| 10 | 14 | 48 | Al Holbert | Southland Industries | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 134 | $3,430 |
| 11 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 130 | $3,120 |
| 12 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | Buick | 486 | 0 | running | 127 | $2,960 |
| 13 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 485 | 0 | running | 124 | $2,765 |
| 14 | 18 | 47 | Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Chevrolet | 481 | 0 | running | — | $1,350 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 480 | 1 | running | 123 | $2,005 |
| 16 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | — | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 115 | $2,320 |
| 17 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 112 | $2,135 |
| 18 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,900 |
| 19 | 8 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Harry Clary | Oldsmobile | 456 | 0 | oil pump | 106 | $1,000 |
| 20 | 22 | 1 | Earle Canavan | — | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 448 | 0 | running | 103 | $900 |
| 21 | 32 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | running | 100 | $1,440 |
| 22 | 34 | 45 | Baxter Price | Tire King | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | engine | 97 | $1,405 |
| 23 | 1 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 363 | 25 | engine | 99 | $1,845 |
| 24 | 36 | 34 | Nestor Peles | — | Steve Peles | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | fatigue | 91 | $700 |
| 25 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 88 | $1,275 |
| 26 | 27 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | oil pump | 85 | $650 |
| 27 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 302 | 0 | engine | 82 | $1,225 |
| 28 | 35 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | — | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 | transmission | 79 | $600 |
| 29 | 39 | 85 | Greg Heller | Triangle Springs | Greg Heller | Ford | 250 | 0 | overheating | — | $575 |
| 30 | 29 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | — | Jim Norris | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | engine | — | $550 |
| 31 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | clutch | 70 | $1,040 |
| 32 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | engine | 67 | $1,030 |
| 33 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 64 | 0 | engine | 64 | $1,120 |
| 34 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Perry's Steak House | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | oil pan | 61 | $1,010 |
| 35 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | — | Ed Negre | Dodge | 15 | 0 | oil line | 58 | $1,000 |
| 36 | 37 | 29 | Bill Hollar | — | Bill Hollar | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | transmission | 55 | $490 |
| 37 | 24 | 10 | Elmo Langley | — | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | engine | 52 | $480 |
| 38 | 38 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Perfect Alignment | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | crash | 49 | $470 |
| 39 | 40 | 80 | Wayne Morgan | — | Wayne Morgan | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 46 | $460 |
| 40 | 28 | 28 | Dave Dion | — | Dave Dion | Ford | 0 | 0 | engine | 43 | $450 |
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