| 1978 American 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $133,570 | Race Date: | Oct 22, 1978 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 4h 15m 59s | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 117.288 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 52 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 376 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 142.067 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 American 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 376 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 170 | 490 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 488 | 24 |
| 4 | 12 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 165 | 486 | 11 |
| 5 | 8 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 160 | 486 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 485 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 151 | 485 | 12 |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 147 | 484 | 2 |
| 9 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator | Running |  | 138 | 473 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 134 | 472 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 92 | Dick May | Duck Industries | Running | | 130 | 471 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 132 | 468 | 1 |
| 13 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 124 | 465 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 126 | 464 | 10 |
| 15 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 118 | 459 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 115 | 448 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 112 | 444 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 109 | 444 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 106 | 441 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running | | 108 | 423 | 12 |
| 21 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Broken Spindle | | 105 | 374 | 3 |
| 22 | 7 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Cylinder Head | | 102 | 324 | 14 |
| 23 | 25 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Engine |  | 94 | 293 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Clutch |  | 96 | 284 | 8 |
| 25 | 6 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Valves | | 88 | 262 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Head Gasket | | 85 | 215 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 31 | Bobby Wawak | Richard Childress Racing | Engine | | 82 | 214 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 95 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Quit | | 79 | 122 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 19 | Elmo Langley | Belden Asphalt | Engine | | 76 | 88 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 87 | Johnny Halford | Satterfield Heating | Engine | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Engine | | 70 | 76 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 59 | Charlie Blanton | Danny Queen (Car Owner) | Electrical | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Engine | | 64 | 34 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 81 | Ferrel Harris | L.R. Cook | Accident | | 61 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | D&D Medical | Engine | | 58 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Hollar Auto Parts | Quit | | 55 | 0 | 0 |
