1978 Winston 500

Race 10 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:07:53
Average speed of winner: 155.699 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 44 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, Parsons 1, Yarborough 2-14, Waltrip 15-16, B. Allison 17-19, Waltrip 20-21, Yarborough 22-24, D. Allison 25-29, B. Allison 30-31, D. Allison 32-33, Waltrip 34-36, Rudd 37, Waltrip 38-39, D. Allison 40, Yarborough 41-46, D. Allison 47-49, Waltrip 50-55, Yarborough 56-70, Waltrip 71, Yarborough 72-77, D. Allison 78-81, Yarborough 82-83, D. Allison 84-85, Yarborough 86-88, Waltrip 89, D. Allison 90, Yarborough 91-107, D. Allison 108, Yarborough 109, D. Allison 110, Yarborough 111-116, Waltrip 117-122, D. Allison 123-124, Waltrip 125-133, D. Allison 134-136, Waltrip 137, D. Allison 138-146, Baker 147-149, Waltrip 150-165, Petty 166, Baker 167, Petty 168, Yarborough 169-176, Baker 177-187, Yarborough 188

Race notes: Only start for Frank Hill. Dave Marcis took the points lead from Benny Parsons.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter	191.904	188	12	81	running	27100	185
2	22	Buddy Baker	27	TV-6	Oldsmobile	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		188	3	15	running	17000	175
3	2	A.J. Foyt	51	Valvoline	Buick	Foyt			187	0	0	running	10500	0
4	4	Skip Manning	92	Pitt Grill Restaurants	Buick	Hagan			187	0	0	running	10450	160
5	36	Grant Adcox	41	Krystal	Chevrolet	Adcox			186	0	0	running	7000	155
6	20	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		185	0	0	running	6500	150
7	5	Ferrel Harris	6	Autowize	Dodge	Stacy			185	0	0	running	6075	0
8	9	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		184	0	0	running	5500	142
9	23	Richard Childress	3	CRC/Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			184	0	0	running	7105	138
10	27	James Hylton	48	Southland Industries	Oldsmobile	Hylton	Shelmerdine		183	0	0	running	6420	134
11	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		183	2	2	running	7700	135
12	29	Buddy Arrington	67	Sam Dell	Dodge	Arrington			180	0	0	running	5610	127
13	21	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Oldsmobile	Ballard			180	0	0	running	5590	124
14	30	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			180	0	0	running	5430	121
15	6	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			179	0	0	running	4470	118
16	26	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			178	0	0	running	4060	115
17	37	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			177	0	0	running	3800	112
18	25	Claude Ballot-Léna	49	Lady & Son	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			177	0	0	running	2800	0
19	24	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			175	0	0	fan blade	2700	106
20	38	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			172	0	0	running	2500	103
21	7	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		168	0	0	engine	2400	100
22	18	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		165	11	49	engine	8600	102
23	35	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			162	0	0	engine	2815	94
24	17	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		158	12	34	engine	3550	96
25	41	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			153	0	0	engine	2630	88
26	33	Jimmy Means	10	Tidweater Glass	Ford	Bill Champion			151	0	0	running	1685	85
27	13	Ricky Rudd	22	1st National City Travelers Checks	Buick	Al Rudd			150	1	1	valve	3355	87
28	34	Ed Negre	8	Waltrip Racing Center	Dodge	Negre			146	0	0	running	2185	79
29	16	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			134	0	0	running	2035	76
30	11	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			133	0	0	engine	1485	73
31	8	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		121	1	1	clutch	5235	75
32	28	John Utsman	00	Lady & Son	Chevrolet	Ed Whitaker			93	0	0	rocker arm	1410	67
33	32	Chuck Bown	77	Holiday Campers	Chevrolet	Johnny Ray			80	0	0	engine	1385	64
34	14	Ron Hutcherson	53	Valvoline	Buick	Foyt			77	0	0	transmission	1355	61
35	15	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		51	0	0	overheating	1830	58
36	31	Bruce Hill	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Clary			38	0	0	valve spring	1305	55
37	39	Frank Hill	02	Fife	Chevrolet				37	0	0	radiator	1280	0
38	12	Bobby Allison	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		34	2	5	transmission	5255	54
39	3	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Oldsmobile	Stacy			31	0	0	valve	4630	46
40	40	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			5	0	0	engine	1705	43
41	19	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			4	0	0	engine	1205	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dave Marcis	1548	10	0	0	6	9
2	Benny Parsons	1542	10	1	2	7	7
3	Cale Yarborough	1492	10	3	2	6	6
4	Bobby Allison	1348	10	1	2	3	6
5	Darrell Waltrip	1338	10	0	3	5	5
6	Lennie Pond	1328	9	1	0	6	7
7	Buddy Arrington	1285	10	0	0	1	3
8	Richard Childress	1277	10	0	0	0	6
9	Richard Petty	1249	10	0	0	4	4
10	Skip Manning	1243	10	0	0	1	4
11	D.K. Ulrich	1169	10	0	0	0	1
12	Dick Brooks	1168	10	0	0	2	4
13	Frank Warren	1075	10	0	0	0	0
14	Neil Bonnett	1068	10	3	0	2	4
15	Cecil Gordon	1020	10	0	0	0	1
16	Tighe Scott	994	10	0	0	0	2
17	Jimmy Means	947	9	0	0	0	2
18	J.D. McDuffie	920	10	0	0	0	1
19	Tommy Gale	906	9	0	0	0	0
20	Roger Hamby	897	9	0	0	0	0
21	Ronnie Thomas	821	8	0	0	0	0
22	James Hylton	806	6	0	0	0	3
23	Baxter Price	766	7	0	0	0	0
24	Dick May	761	8	0	0	0	0
25	David Pearson	755	7	1	1	2	2