| 1978 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $193,895 | Race Date: | Aug 6, 1978 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 51m 43s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 67 | Average Speed: | 174.700 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 17 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Lennie Pond L. Pond | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #54 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 22 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 192.917 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 22 |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 175 | 188 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 170 | 188 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 170 | 188 | 79 |
| 5 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 160 | 187 | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 150 | 186 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 151 | 186 | 5 |
| 8 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running |  | 147 | 183 | 2 |
| 9 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 138 | 182 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 134 | 181 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize | Running | | 130 | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 96 | Dale Earnhardt | Cardinal Tractor | Running | | 127 | 180 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running | | 124 | 179 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 121 | 176 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sam Dell | Running | | 118 | 175 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 115 | 172 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 112 | 172 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins Racing | Running | | 109 | 171 | 0 |
| 19 | 41 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 106 | 168 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 103 | 168 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 100 | 167 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Running | | 97 | 165 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 94 | 165 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 91 | 164 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 88 | 164 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Engine | | 85 | 158 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 73 | Steve Moore | Willard-Moore | Running | | 82 | 150 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Howell Heflin | Valves | | 84 | 149 | 57 |
| 29 | 12 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl | Accident |  | 76 | 129 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Timing Chain | | 73 | 124 | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Pepsi | Running | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | WIXC Radio | Accident | | 67 | 118 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 64 | 110 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Engine | | 66 | 105 | 4 |
| 35 | 21 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Axle Housing | | 58 | 96 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Kockum's | Clutch | | 55 | 94 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | JMS | Engine | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Engine | | 49 | 46 | 0 |
| 39 | 7 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Cylinder Head | | 46 | 22 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin (R) | Wangerin Racing | Lifters | | 43 | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | 12 | James Hylton | Rudd Auto Parts | Transmission | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
