| 1978 World 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $310,491 | Race Date: | May 28, 1978 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 20m 12s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 43 | Average Speed: | 138.355 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 32 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 144 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 160.551 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 World 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 144 |
| 2 | 14 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 175 | 400 | 35 |
| 3 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 130 |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 160 | 400 | 85 |
| 6 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 155 | 400 | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 146 | 399 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 142 | 398 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 138 | 394 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Running | | 134 | 393 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Running | | 130 | 389 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 33 | Morgan Shepherd | Mr. B Race Engines | Running | | 127 | 389 | 0 |
| 13 | 40 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors | Running | | 124 | 388 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running | | 121 | 387 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sam Dell | Running | | 118 | 386 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 0 | John Utsman | Lady & Son Auction | Running | | 115 | 384 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 96 | Dale Earnhardt | Cardinal Tractor | Running | | 0 | 382 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 109 | 380 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 106 | 373 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 103 | 372 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 100 | 369 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 97 | 369 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 19 | Frank Warren | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 94 | 369 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 91 | 356 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 88 | 355 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 85 | 352 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | O.L. Nixon Racing | Timing Chain | | 82 | 343 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 79 | 331 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Pants Rack | Running | | 76 | 323 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Steering | | 73 | 318 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Engine | | 70 | 240 | 0 |
| 32 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Engine | | 67 | 198 | 0 |
| 33 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Accident | | 64 | 195 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 49 | Connie Saylor | Lady & Son Auction | Engine | | 61 | 184 | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Engine | | 58 | 157 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 12 | Harry Gant | Black Diamond | Overheating | | 55 | 140 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Bell Brothers Auto Parts | Throttle Linkage | | 52 | 129 | 0 |
| 38 | 8 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Accident | | 49 | 113 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | 51 | Ron Hutcherson | Gilmore / Valvoline | Accident |  | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 28 | Jerry Jolly | Ski Machine | Sway Bar | | 43 | 20 | 0 |
