1978 Kirk Shelmerdine NASCAR Winston Cup statistics
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| Race # | Track | Driver | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Engine | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | Riverside | Al Holbert | 9 | 8 | 48 | Southland Cork & Rubber | Chevrolet | Hylton | 117 | 0 | 0 | running | 4450 | 142 | |
| 2 | Daytona | Al Holbert | 14 | 29 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 136 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 3065 | 76 | |
| 3 | Richmond | James Hylton | 10 | 11 | 48 | Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 389 | 0 | 0 | running | 1920 | 130 | |
| 4 | Rockingham | James Hylton | 14 | 15 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 444 | 1 | 6 | running | 2490 | 123 | |
| 5 | Atlanta | Al Holbert | 14 | 31 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 182 | 0 | 0 | engine | 300 | 70 | |
| 6 | Bristol | James Hylton | 17 | 7 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 480 | 0 | 0 | running | 3050 | 146 | |
| 7 | Darlington | Al Holbert | 25 | 7 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 357 | 0 | 0 | running | 5445 | 146 | |
| 8 | North Wilkesboro | James Hylton | 12 | 12 | 48 | Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 382 | 0 | 0 | running | 1590 | 127 | |
| 10 | Talladega | James Hylton | 27 | 10 | 48 | Southland Industries | Oldsmobile | Hylton | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 6420 | 134 | |
| 11 | Dover | Al Holbert | 14 | 10 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 492 | 0 | 0 | running | 3430 | 134 | |
| 12 | Charlotte | Al Holbert | 8 | 38 | 48 | Southland Industries | Oldsmobile | Hylton | 113 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1690 | 49 | |
| 13 | Nashville | James Hylton | 15 | 11 | 48 | Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 390 | 0 | 0 | running | 1495 | 130 | |
| 14 | Riverside | Hershel McGriff | 11 | 17 | 48 | McGriff | Chevrolet | McGriff | 90 | 0 | 0 | running | 1640 | 112 | |
| 15 | Michigan | Al Holbert | 14 | 31 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 108 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1410 | 70 | |
| 16 | Daytona | Al Holbert | 12 | 30 | 48 | Southland Industries | Oldsmobile | Hylton | 69 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1555 | 73 | |
| 17 | Nashville | Walter Ballard | 30 | 30 | 48 | Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 505 | 73 | |
| 18 | Pocono | Al Holbert | 15 | 12 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 190 | 0 | 0 | running | 3045 | 127 | |
| 19 | Talladega | Al Holbert | 28 | 30 | 48 | Southland Industries | Oldsmobile | Hylton | 124 | 0 | 0 | timing chain | 1930 | 73 | |
| 20 | Michigan | James Hylton | 22 | 35 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 17 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1155 | 58 | |
| 21 | Bristol | James Hylton | 16 | 17 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 438 | 0 | 0 | running | 820 | 112 | |
| 22 | Darlington | James Hylton | 25 | 7 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 353 | 0 | 0 | running | 7000 | 146 | |
| 23 | Richmond | James Hylton | 8 | 18 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 374 | 0 | 0 | running | 825 | 109 | |
| 24 | Dover | Al Holbert | 18 | 13 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 472 | 0 | 0 | steering | 2655 | 124 | |
| 25 | Martinsville | James Hylton | 26 | 11 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 484 | 0 | 0 | running | 2320 | 130 | |
| 26 | North Wilkesboro | James Hylton | 11 | 16 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 373 | 0 | 0 | running | 1295 | 115 | |
| 27 | Charlotte | James Hylton | 37 | 15 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 320 | 0 | 0 | running | 4920 | 118 | |
| 28 | Rockingham | James Hylton | 13 | 14 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Chevrolet | Hylton | 464 | 1 | 10 | running | 2720 | 126 | |
| 29 | Atlanta | Al Holbert | 23 | 35 | 48 | Southland Industries | Chevrolet | Hylton | 119 | 0 | 0 | exhaust header | 1160 | 58 | |
| 30 | Ontario | James Hylton | 24 | 16 | 48 | Palatine Automotive | Oldsmobile | Hylton | 190 | 0 | 0 | running | 3130 | 115 |
