| 1978 Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $158,615 | Race Date: | Nov 5, 1978 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 32 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 4h 0m 43s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 124.312 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 63 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Donnie Allison D. Allison | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Chevrolet: | 43 | |||
| Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Ellington Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Garth Pitcairn | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 3 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 168.425 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Dixie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 175 | 328 | 61 |
| 3 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 170 | 328 | 18 |
| 4 | 10 | 98 | Dale Earnhardt | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 160 | 327 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running |  | 160 | 327 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 155 | 325 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | 12 | Harry Gant | Black Diamond | Running | | 146 | 325 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 147 | 323 | 67 |
| 9 | 15 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Ch | Running | | 143 | 322 | 11 |
| 10 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Running | | 134 | 320 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 130 | 319 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Accident |  | 127 | 317 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 92 | Terry Labonte | Duck Industries | Accident | | 124 | 317 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 121 | 317 | 0 |
| 15 | 40 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 118 | 317 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sam Dell | Running |  | 115 | 317 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 37 | Dave Watson | Amsoil | Accident | | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 109 | 316 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 106 | 314 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | L.R. Cook | Running | | 103 | 314 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Griffin's Marine | Valves | | 110 | 311 | 151 |
| 22 | 35 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 97 | 310 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 94 | 310 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 75 | Butch Mock | Rahmock Racing | Running | | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 84 | Skip Manning | Valvoline | Running | | 88 | 308 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 81 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Running | Chrysler | 85 | 303 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 82 | 299 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Accident | | 79 | 298 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 76 | 298 | 0 |
| 30 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Engine | | 73 | 285 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 74 | Tommy Gale | Wawak Racing | Engine | | 70 | 253 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Oil Line | | 67 | 246 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Cylinder Head | | 64 | 172 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Accident | | 61 | 137 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Broken Header | | 58 | 119 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Engine | | 55 | 92 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Equipment | Valves | | 52 | 80 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Engine | | 49 | 41 | 0 |
| 39 | 3 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Rear Gear | | 46 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 0 | John Kennedy | Spohn's Body Shop | Did Not Start | | 43 | 0 | 0 |
