1978 Coca-Cola 500

Race 18 of 30

Pocono
200 laps
Time of race: 3:30:28
Average speed of winner: 142.540 mph
Margin of victory: 0.7 sec.
Lead changes: 37 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
Lap leaders: Parsons pole, Pearson 1-7, Yarborough 8, Pearson 9-10, Waltrip 11-12, Pearson 13-15, Waltrip 16, Yarborough 17, Waltrip 18, Yarborough 19, Pearson 20-33, Waltrip 34-38, Pearson 39-50, Waltrip 51, Yarborough 52, Waltrip 53-54, Petty 55, Pearson 56-57, Petty 58-63, Waltrip 64-66, Pearson 67-72, Waltrip 73, Pearson 74, Waltrip 75-76, Pearson 77-78, Waltrip 79-118, Pearson 119, Waltrip 120-123, Pearson 124-125, Waltrip 126-132, Pearson 133, Waltrip 134-136, Pearson 137-145, Waltrip 146-177, Pearson 178, Waltrip 179-184, Pearson 185-187, Waltrip 188-200

Race notes: Finale for Kenny Brightbill and Joe Mihalic.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		200	16	123	running	14515	185
2	3	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	15	66	running	8015	175
3	9	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		199	0	0	running	9015	165
4	6	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		197	0	0	running	6065	160
5	5	Buddy Baker	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		197	0	0	running	5315	155
6	17	Ricky Rudd	22	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			197	0	0	running	5745	150
7	7	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			197	0	0	running	4135	146
8	19	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Chevrolet	Ballard			194	0	0	running	3775	142
9	25	Satch Worley	47	Race Hill Farm	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			194	0	0	running	2215	138
10	18	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			194	0	0	running	3455	134
11	14	Dick May	57	McClure Motors	Ford	McClure Motors			194	0	0	running	1915	130
12	15	Al Holbert	48	Southland Industries	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		190	0	0	running	3045	127
13	16	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			189	0	0	running	2835	124
14	23	Buddy Arrington	67	Falls Radiator	Dodge	Arrington			187	0	0	running	2625	121
15	20	Blackie Wangerin	39	Crane's Parts	Mercury	Wangerin			186	0	0	running	2015	118
16	24	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			186	0	0	running	2265	115
17	13	Bruce Hill	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Clary			184	0	0	engine	1295	112
18	32	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			184	0	0	running	1910	109
19	34	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Body Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			183	0	0	running	1245	106
20	31	Ferrel Harris	81	Autowize	Chevrolet	Robert Gee			181	0	0	running	1850	103
21	40	Nestor Peles	34	Peles Racing	Chevrolet	Peles			180	0	0	running	1180	100
22	33	Joe Booher	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			178	0	0	running	1775	97
23	26	Kenny Brightbill	84	Arnold Enterprises	Mercury				177	0	0	running	1130	0
24	12	Richard Childress	3	CRC/Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			177	0	0	running	1705	91
25	10	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			166	0	0	engine	1580	88
26	2	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		166	4	4	running	6255	90
27	27	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			166	0	0	running	1030	82
28	28	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			165	0	0	running	1505	79
29	1	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder	149.236	154	0	0	running	5080	76
30	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		152	2	7	engine	4655	78
31	22	Janet Guthrie	68	Kelly Girl	Buick	Ferreri			117	0	0	engine	1430	70
32	39	Joe Mihalic	61	Dura Bond	Chevrolet	Norris			99	0	0	engine	905	67
33	29	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			69	0	0	rear end	1380	64
34	38	Bobby Wawak	85	Heller Spring	Ford	Heller			65	0	0	engine	850	61
35	11	Donnie Allison	1	Grog Pond	Oldsmobile	Ellington	Pittman		59	0	0	engine	840	0
36	21	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Chevrolet	Stacy			45	0	0	engine	4020	55
37	37	Jocko Maggiacomo	63	Miron Products	Matador	Maggiacomo			45	0	0	engine	815	52
38	35	Dave Dion	29	Green Mountain	Ford	Dave Dion			12	0	0	transmission	810	49
39	30	James Hylton	18	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			5	0	0	engine	805	0
40	36	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			3	0	0	engine	1300	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2812	18	4	5	13	13
2	Dave Marcis	2703	18	0	0	11	15
3	Benny Parsons	2631	18	2	3	10	12
4	Darrell Waltrip	2502	18	0	5	9	10
5	Bobby Allison	2429	18	1	2	6	11
6	Richard Petty	2364	18	0	0	7	10
7	Lennie Pond	2211	16	3	0	9	11
8	Buddy Arrington	2210	18	0	0	1	4
9	Richard Childress	2190	18	0	0	1	9
10	Dick Brooks	2107	18	0	0	2	8
11	D.K. Ulrich	2033	18	0	0	0	2
12	Tighe Scott	1973	18	0	0	0	5
13	Frank Warren	1890	18	0	0	0	0
14	Neil Bonnett	1858	18	3	0	4	7
15	J.D. McDuffie	1841	18	0	0	1	3
16	David Pearson	1712	13	4	3	7	7
17	Cecil Gordon	1669	17	0	0	0	1
18	Dick May	1654	16	0	0	0	0
19	Jimmy Means	1641	16	0	0	0	2
20	Skip Manning	1616	14	0	0	1	4
21	Ronnie Thomas	1562	16	0	0	0	1
22	Tommy Gale	1439	14	0	0	0	0
23	Baxter Price	1412	14	0	0	0	0
24	Roger Hamby	1337	14	0	0	0	0
25	Buddy Baker	1231	10	1	0	2	6