| 1978 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Official 1978 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 208 |
| 2 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 180 | 499 | 253 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 170 | 497 | 39 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 160 | 494 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 155 | 494 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 150 | 484 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Southland Industries | Running | | 146 | 480 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 142 | 478 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 138 | 476 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | N.H. Coal Company | Running | | 134 | 471 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 130 | 471 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 127 | 469 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 124 | 462 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 35 | Lynn Carroll | Leonard Racing | Running | | 0 | 445 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 118 | 431 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 115 | 422 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 112 | 413 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 109 | 401 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 106 | 400 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Robertson Racing | Valves | | 103 | 302 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Valves | | 100 | 293 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Rear Gear | | 97 | 250 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Accident | | 94 | 187 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Valves | | 91 | 172 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 88 | 47 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Accident | | 85 | 44 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 82 | 44 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Rear Gear | | 79 | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Axle | | 76 | 8 | 0 |
