1978 Southern 500

Race 22 of 30

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:17:46
Average speed of winner: 116.828 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 21 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 72 laps
Lap leaders: Pearson 1-14, Waltrip 15-26, Marlin 27, Parsons 28-39, D. Allison 40-94, Yarborough 95, Waltrip 96-100, Rudd 101, Baker 102, Yarborough 103-105, D. Allison 106-107, Baker 108-117, Yarborough 118-186, B. Allison 187-200, D. Allison 201-202, Yarborough 203-220, Petty 221, Yarborough 222-223, B. Allison 224-230, Yarborough 231-233, Waltrip 234-260, Yarborough 261-367

Race notes: Debut for Terry Labonte.

Video links: Start, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		367	7	203	running	26200	185
2	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		367	3	44	running	15390	175
3	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		366	1	1	running	10775	170
4	19	Terry Labonte	92	Duck Industries	Chevrolet	Hagan			356	0	0	running	9000	160
5	3	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		355	2	21	running	10375	160
6	16	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		355	0	0	running	5200	150
7	25	James Hylton	48	Southland Industries	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		353	0	0	running	7000	146
8	29	Buddy Arrington	67	Falls Radiator	Dodge	Arrington			350	0	0	running	6380	142
9	28	Ronnie Thomas	25	Autowize	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			349	0	0	running	6270	138
10	4	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		348	1	12	running	7650	139
11	35	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			345	0	0	running	5260	130
12	40	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			340	0	0	running	5065	127
13	33	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			337	0	0	running	4780	124
14	32	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Body Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			336	0	0	running	3150	121
15	31	Baxter Price	45	Ray Cook	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			326	0	0	engine	4320	118
16	14	Dale Earnhardt	96	Cardinal Tractor	Ford	Cronkite			313	0	0	running	3100	115
17	36	Joe Frasson	18	Satterfield Racing	Chevrolet	Frasson			305	0	0	running	2850	112
18	39	Ralph Jones	97	Jones	Ford	Ralph Jones			303	0	0	running	2700	109
19	18	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			297	0	0	running	2550	106
20	24	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			281	0	0	head gasket	3460	103
21	34	Ed Negre	8	Jones	Chrysler	Negre			259	0	0	running	3175	100
22	38	Bob Burcham	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			243	0	0	accident	2790	97
23	23	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			241	0	0	running	2730	94
24	7	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		224	3	59	accident	3725	96
25	11	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			221	0	0	push rod	2645	88
26	5	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		215	0	0	steering	4950	85
27	21	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress			179	0	0	valve	2175	82
28	1	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		166	1	14	accident	3575	84
29	17	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			163	0	0	accident	2275	76
30	15	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			162	1	1	accident	1625	78
31	22	Grant Adcox	41	Krystal	Chevrolet	Adcox			153	0	0	accident	1675	70
32	12	Buddy Baker	27	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		149	2	11	engine	2175	72
33	37	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			142	0	0	engine	1375	64
34	8	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Chevrolet	Stacy			124	0	0	engine	4550	61
35	10	Dave Marcis	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		122	0	0	accident	1325	58
36	13	Ricky Rudd	22	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			122	1	1	accident	3025	60
37	30	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			112	0	0	accident	1335	52
38	26	Dick May	57	McClure Motors	Ford	McClure Motors			101	0	0	oil pump	1250	49
39	27	Earle Canavan	01	Addy	Dodge	Canavan			84	0	0	overheating	1325	46
40	20	Bruce Hill	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Clary			80	0	0	rear end	1200	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	3532	22	5	7	17	17
2	Benny Parsons	3244	22	2	3	12	15
3	Dave Marcis	3197	22	0	0	12	17
4	Darrell Waltrip	3083	22	0	5	12	13
5	Bobby Allison	3001	22	1	2	8	14
6	Richard Petty	2966	22	0	0	9	13
7	Buddy Arrington	2724	22	0	0	1	5
8	Lennie Pond	2708	20	4	1	10	13
9	Dick Brooks	2643	22	0	0	3	11
10	Richard Childress	2586	22	0	0	1	10
11	D.K. Ulrich	2452	22	0	0	0	3
12	Tighe Scott	2401	22	0	0	0	6
13	J.D. McDuffie	2349	22	0	0	1	5
14	Neil Bonnett	2307	22	3	0	4	9
15	Frank Warren	2290	22	0	0	0	0
16	David Pearson	2136	16	5	4	9	9
17	Jimmy Means	2062	20	0	0	0	2
18	Dick May	2036	20	0	0	0	0
19	Ronnie Thomas	2006	20	0	0	0	2
20	Cecil Gordon	1905	19	0	0	0	1
21	Tommy Gale	1881	18	0	0	0	0
22	Baxter Price	1839	18	0	0	0	0
23	Roger Hamby	1705	18	0	0	0	1
24	Skip Manning	1665	15	0	0	1	4
25	Buddy Baker	1442	13	1	0	2	6