1978 Carolina 500

Race 4 of 30

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:17:17
Average speed of winner: 116.681 mph
Margin of victory: 1.3 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 62 laps
Lap leaders: Bonnett pole, Waltrip 1-33, B. Allison 34, Hylton 35-40, B. Allison 41-125, Pearson 126, Yarborough 127-128, Petty 129-130, Marcis 131-134, B. Allison 135-157, Pearson 158, B. Allison 159-169, Yarborough 170-179, Pearson 180, Brooks 181-203, Parsons 204-223, Yarborough 224-225, Parsons 226-245, Yarborough 246-267, Pearson 268-433, B. Allison 434, Pearson 435-449, B. Allison 450-452, Parsons 453-457, Pearson 458-492

Race notes: Finale for Jimmy Lee Capps. Benny Parsons took the points lead from Cale Yarborough.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		492	6	219	running	10605	185
2	3	Bobby Allison	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		492	6	124	running	11570	175
3	6	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		492	3	45	running	9370	170
4	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		490	1	2	running	7870	165
5	11	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		489	0	0	running	3670	155
6	1	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Dodge	Stacy		141.940	483	0	0	running	6870	150
7	12	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			481	0	0	running	5020	146
8	15	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Chevrolet	Childress			477	0	0	running	4570	142
9	30	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			476	0	0	running	4100	138
10	25	Jimmy Means	52	Howard's Machine Shop	Chevrolet	Means			464	0	0	running	3690	134
11	8	Dave Marcis	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		461	1	4	running	1970	135
12	31	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			460	0	0	running	3230	127
13	24	Ronnie Thomas	25	Hugh's Vette Shop	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			457	0	0	running	3440	124
14	21	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			445	0	0	running	2700	121
15	14	James Hylton	48	Southland Industries	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		444	1	6	running	2490	123
16	27	Joe Frasson	18	Frasson Racing	Chevrolet	Frasson			439	0	0	running	1270	115
17	34	Dick May	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			429	0	0	running	1170	112
18	4	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		407	4	36	running	6270	114
19	32	Joe Mihalic	61	Mihalic Racing	Oldsmobile	Norris			398	0	0	running	970	106
20	35	Ralph Jones	97	Jones	Ford	Ralph Jones			378	0	0	engine	900	103
21	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		352	1	33	overheating	4720	105
22	28	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			352	0	0	engine	1760	97
23	36	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			328	0	0	running	725	94
24	33	Earle Canavan	01	Canavan Racing	Dodge	Canavan			280	0	0	valve	700	91
25	18	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Chevrolet	McDuffie			266	0	0	cylinder head	1550	88
26	13	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			260	0	0	engine	1290	85
27	23	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			259	0	0	oil pump	625	82
28	7	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			243	1	23	engine	1230	84
29	22	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			167	0	0	engine	1195	76
30	19	Grant Adcox	41	Krystal	Chevrolet	Adcox			145	0	0	engine	550	73
31	5	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		119	0	0	engine	545	70
32	17	Roland Wlodyka	98	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund			79	0	0	ignition	590	67
33	16	Buddy Baker	27	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		70	0	0	valve	1210	64
34	20	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			30	0	0	accident	1030	61
35	29	Jimmy Lee Capps	26	Hearn Produce	Chevrolet	David Sellers			28	0	0	accident	525	58
36	26	Woody Fisher	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			0	0	0	water pump	1020	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	695	4	0	1	4	4
2	Cale Yarborough	644	4	1	1	3	3
3	Dave Marcis	586	4	0	0	1	3
4	Bobby Allison	578	4	0	1	2	3
5	Neil Bonnett	535	4	2	0	1	3
6	Richard Childress	516	4	0	0	0	2
7	Dick Brooks	512	4	0	0	2	2
8	Buddy Arrington	501	4	0	0	0	1
9	Skip Manning	497	4	0	0	0	1
10	Lennie Pond	469	3	0	0	2	3
11	Frank Warren	463	4	0	0	0	0
12	Darrell Waltrip	448	4	0	0	1	1
13	Richard Petty	446	4	0	0	1	1
14	D.K. Ulrich	446	4	0	0	0	1
15	Tighe Scott	434	4	0	0	0	1
16	David Pearson	416	3	1	1	2	2
17	Cecil Gordon	397	4	0	0	0	0
18	J.D. McDuffie	322	4	0	0	0	0
19	Jimmy Means	319	3	0	0	0	1
20	Tommy Gale	303	3	0	0	0	0
21	Dick May	297	3	0	0	0	0
22	Roger Hamby	288	3	0	0	0	0
23	Roland Wlodyka	258	3	0	0	0	0
24	Jimmy Lee Capps	258	3	0	0	0	0
25	James Hylton	253	2	0	0	0	0