RESULTS
1978 Official Race Results : Winston 500
Winston 500 | May 14, 1978 | Race 10 of 30
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 185/10 | 188 | Running | 27,100 |
| 2 | 22 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Tv-6 | 175/5 | 188 | Running | 17,000 |
| 3 | 2 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Buick | Valvoline | PE | 187 | Running | 10,500 |
| 4 | 4 | 92 | Skip Manning | Buick | Pitt Grill Resturants | 160/0 | 187 | Running | 10,450 |
| 5 | 36 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 155/0 | 186 | Running | 7,000 |
| 6 | 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 150/0 | 185 | Running | 6,500 |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Ferrel Harris | Dodge | Autowize | PE | 185 | Running | 6,075 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 142/0 | 184 | Running | 5,500 |
| 9 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc / Kansas Jack | 138/0 | 184 | Running | 7,105 |
| 10 | 27 | 48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | Southland Industries | 134/0 | 183 | Running | 6,420 |
| 11 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 135/5 | 183 | Running | 7,700 |
| 12 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Sam Dell | 127/0 | 180 | Running | 5,610 |
| 13 | 21 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | 124/0 | 180 | Running | 5,590 |
| 14 | 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 121/0 | 180 | Running | 5,430 |
| 15 | 6 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Mercury | Truxmore | 118/0 | 179 | Running | 4,470 |
| 16 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 178 | Running | 4,060 |
| 17 | 37 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 112/0 | 177 | Running | 3,800 |
| 18 | 25 | 49 | Claude Ballott-Lena | Dodge | Lady & Son | PE | 177 | Running | 2,800 |
| 19 | 24 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | 106/0 | 175 | Broken Fan Blade | 2,700 |
| 20 | 38 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 103/0 | 172 | Running | 2,500 |
| 21 | 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 100/0 | 168 | Engine Failure | 2,400 |
| 22 | 18 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 102/5 | 165 | Engine Failure | 8,600 |
| 23 | 35 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 94/0 | 162 | Engine Failure | 2,815 |
| 24 | 17 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 96/5 | 158 | Engine Failure | 3,550 |
| 25 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 88/0 | 153 | Engine Failure | 2,630 |
| 26 | 33 | 10 | Jimmy Means | Ford | Tidewater Glass | 85/0 | 151 | Running | 1,685 |
| 27 | 13 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 87/5 | 150 | Broken Valve | 3,355 |
| 28 | 34 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Waltrip Racing Center | 79/0 | 146 | Running | 2,185 |
| 29 | 16 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 76/0 | 134 | Running | 2,035 |
| 30 | 11 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 73/0 | 133 | Engine Failure | 1,485 |
| 31 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 75/5 | 121 | Clutch | 5,235 |
| 32 | 28 | 00 | John A. Utsman | Chevrolet | Lady & Son | 67/0 | 93 | Broken Rocker Arm | 1,410 |
| 33 | 32 | 77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Holiday Campers | 64/0 | 80 | Engine Failure | 1,385 |
| 34 | 14 | 53 | Ron Hutcherson | Buick | Valvoline | 61/0 | 77 | Transmission | 1,355 |
| 35 | 15 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 58/0 | 51 | Overheating | 1,830 |
| 36 | 31 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 55/0 | 38 | Broken Valve Spring | 1,305 |
| 37 | 39 | 02 | Frank Hill | Chevrolet | Fife | PE | 37 | Radiator | 1,280 |
| 38 | 12 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 54/5 | 34 | Transmission | 5,255 |
| 39 | 3 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Oldsmobile | Armor All | 46/0 | 31 | Broken Valve | 4,630 |
| 40 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 43/0 | 5 | Engine Failure | 1,705 |
| 41 | 19 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 40/0 | 4 | Engine Failure | 1,205 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 155.699 mph
Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths
Time of Race: 03:12:43
Lead Changes: 44
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps.
Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths
Time of Race: 03:12:43
Lead Changes: 44
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps.
Updated: Tuesday 5:42 pm
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