1978 World 600

Race 12 of 30

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:20:12
Average speed of winner: 138.355 mph
Margin of victory: 2 sec.
Lead changes: 43 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 32 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-42, Waltrip 43-62, D. Allison 63, Pearson 64-85, Waltrip 86-96, Pearson 97, Waltrip 98-118, Pearson 119, Waltrip 120-130, D. Allison 131-134, Pearson 135-137, Yarborough 138, Pearson 139-140, Yarborough 141-207, Parsons 208, Yarborough 209-214, Pearson 215-219, Waltrip 220-223, Pearson 224, Waltrip 225, Yarborough 226, Waltrip 227-232, Yarborough 233-254, Waltrip 255, Yarborough 256-278, Parsons 279-280, Waltrip 281-298, Yarborough 299-308, Parsons 309, Waltrip 310-313, Pearson 314-321, Waltrip 322-332, B. Allison 333, Waltrip 334-335, D. Allison 336-342, Waltrip 343, D. Allison 344-351, Waltrip 352-354, D. Allison 355-368, Waltrip 369-371, D. Allison 372, Waltrip 373-377, Parsons 378, Waltrip 379-400

Race notes: Finale for Roland Wlodyka.

Video links: Start

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	17	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		400	17	144	running	36075	185
2	14	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		400	6	35	running	20875	175
3	6	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		400	1	1	running	17175	170
4	2	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		400	7	130	running	24900	165
5	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	160.551	400	9	85	running	24850	160
6	12	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		400	4	5	running	12035	155
7	10	Buddy Baker	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		399	0	0	running	9215	146
8	16	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		398	0	0	running	9990	142
9	7	Sterling Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			394	0	0	running	9615	138
10	24	Bruce Hill	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Clary			393	0	0	running	8015	134
11	26	Grant Adcox	41	Krystal	Chevrolet	Adcox			389	0	0	running	7065	130
12	33	Morgan Shepherd	33	Mr. B Race Engines	Mercury	Makar			389	0	0	running	6465	127
13	40	Dick May	57	McClure Motors	Ford	McClure Motors			388	0	0	running	5815	124
14	23	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		387	0	0	running	5115	121
15	34	Buddy Arrington	67	Sam Dell	Dodge	Arrington			386	0	0	running	6765	118
16	29	John Utsman	00	Lady & Son	Chevrolet	Ed Whitaker			384	0	0	running	4015	115
17	28	Dale Earnhardt	96	Carolina Tractor	Ford	Cronkite			382	0	0	running	3415	0
18	31	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			380	0	0	running	3315	109
19	5	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			373	0	0	running	6245	106
20	22	Richard Childress	3	CRC	Oldsmobile	Childress			372	0	0	running	4935	103
21	19	Roland Wlodyka	98	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund			369	0	0	running	2665	100
22	30	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			369	0	0	running	4375	97
23	36	Frank Warren	19	Belden Asphalt	Dodge	Henley Gray			369	0	0	running	4105	94
24	21	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			356	0	0	running	3795	91
25	38	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			355	0	0	running	3485	88
26	15	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			352	0	0	running	2710	85
27	35	Jim Vandiver	89	Nixon	Chevrolet	O.L. Nixon			343	0	0	timing chain	1555	82
28	20	Ricky Rudd	22	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			331	0	0	running	3430	79
29	25	D.K. Ulrich	40	Pants Rack	Chevrolet	Ulrich			323	0	0	running	2145	76
30	37	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			318	0	0	steering	2190	73
31	27	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Oldsmobile	Ballard			240	0	0	engine	1985	70
32	3	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		198	0	0	engine	5940	67
33	9	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson		195	0	0	accident	1340	64
34	18	Connie Saylor	49	Lady & Son	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			184	0	0	engine	1315	61
35	13	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Oldsmobile	Stacy			157	0	0	engine	4415	58
36	4	Harry Gant	12	Black Diamond	Chevrolet	Childers			140	0	0	overheating	3190	55
37	39	Jimmy Means	52	Bell Brothers Auto Parts	Chevrolet	Means			129	0	0	throttle cable	1665	52
38	8	Al Holbert	48	Southland Industries	Oldsmobile	Hylton	Shelmerdine		113	0	0	accident	1690	49
39	11	Ron Hutcherson	51	Gilmore/Valvoline	Buick	Foyt			112	0	0	accident	1115	0
40	32	Jerry Jolly	28	Ski Machine	Chevrolet	Charles Dean			20	0	0	sway bar	1090	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	1862	12	1	2	8	9
2	Cale Yarborough	1832	12	3	2	8	8
3	Dave Marcis	1738	12	0	0	6	9
4	Darrell Waltrip	1683	12	0	4	6	7
5	Bobby Allison	1665	12	1	2	4	8
6	Lennie Pond	1562	11	1	0	7	8
7	Richard Petty	1537	12	0	0	4	6
8	Buddy Arrington	1527	12	0	0	1	3
9	Skip Manning	1455	12	0	0	1	4
10	Richard Childress	1444	12	0	0	0	6
11	Dick Brooks	1412	12	0	0	2	5
12	D.K. Ulrich	1360	12	0	0	0	1
13	Neil Bonnett	1286	12	3	0	3	5
14	Frank Warren	1251	12	0	0	0	0
15	Tighe Scott	1194	12	0	0	0	2
16	Jimmy Means	1111	11	0	0	0	2
17	Cecil Gordon	1108	11	0	0	0	1
18	Tommy Gale	1106	11	0	0	0	0
19	David Pearson	1095	9	2	2	4	4
20	J.D. McDuffie	1078	12	0	0	0	1
21	Dick May	985	10	0	0	0	0
22	Roger Hamby	967	10	0	0	0	0
23	Ronnie Thomas	961	10	0	0	0	0
24	Baxter Price	951	9	0	0	0	0
25	Buddy Baker	877	7	1	0	1	4