| 1978 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $200,170 | Race Date: | Sep 4, 1978 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 17m 46s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 116.828 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 72 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 203 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 153.685 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 203 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 44 |
| 3 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 366 | 1 |
| 4 | 19 | 92 | Terry Labonte | Duck Industries | Running | | 160 | 356 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 160 | 355 | 21 |
| 6 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running |  | 150 | 355 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Southland Industries | Running | | 146 | 353 | 0 |
| 8 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator | Running |  | 142 | 350 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Autowize | Running | | 138 | 349 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 139 | 348 | 12 |
| 11 | 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 130 | 345 | 0 |
| 12 | 40 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 127 | 340 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 124 | 337 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 121 | 336 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Ray Cook | Engine | | 118 | 326 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 96 | Dale Earnhardt | Cardinal Tractor | Running | | 115 | 313 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Satterfield Racing | Running | | 112 | 305 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 109 | 303 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 106 | 297 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Head Gasket | | 103 | 281 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Running | Chrysler | 100 | 259 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 19 | Bob Burcham | Belden Asphalt | Accident | | 97 | 243 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Running | | 94 | 241 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Accident | | 96 | 224 | 59 |
| 25 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 88 | 221 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Steering | | 85 | 215 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Valves | | 82 | 179 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Accident | | 84 | 166 | 14 |
| 29 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Accident | | 76 | 163 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Accident | | 78 | 162 | 1 |
| 31 | 22 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Accident | | 70 | 153 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 27 | Buddy Baker | U.S. Army | Engine | | 72 | 149 | 11 |
| 33 | 37 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin (R) | Wangerin Racing | Engine | | 64 | 142 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Engine | | 61 | 124 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Accident | | 58 | 122 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Accident | | 60 | 122 | 1 |
| 37 | 30 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Accident | | 52 | 112 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors | Oil Pump | | 49 | 101 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Addy | Overheating | | 46 | 84 | 0 |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Rear Gear | | 43 | 80 | 0 |
