| Teams 1978 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canavan Racing | Earle Canavan | Dodge |
| 1 | Ellington Racing | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Gary Myers | Gary Myers | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Harry Clary | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile |
| 5 | Osterlund Racing | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre | Chrysler |
| 9 | Elliott Racing | Bill Elliott | Mercury |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile |
| 14 | Cunningham-Kelley Racing | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bobby Allison | Ford |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Frasson Racing | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Bob Burcham | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | David Pearson | Mercury |
| 22 | Al Rudd Auto | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Robertson Racing | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet |
| 27 | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet |
| 30 | Ballard Racing | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Wangerin Racing | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury |
| 40 | US Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet |
| 41 | Adcox Racing | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Price Racing | Baxter Price | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Ranier Racing with MDM | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet |
| 57 | McClure Motorsports | Dick May | Ford |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Dodge |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet |
| 79 | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | Dodge |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Dick Brooks | Mercury |
| 92 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 96 | Cronkite Racing | Dale Earnhardt | Ford |
| 97 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones | Ford |