1978 Rebel 500

Race 7 of 30

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:55:50
Average speed of winner: 127.544 mph
Margin of victory: 1.9 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
Lap leaders: B. Allison 1-11, Waltrip 12-19, Pearson 20-23, Marcis 24-37, Rudd 38-39, Yarborough 40-78, D. Allison 79-93, Yarborough 94-108, Pearson 109, Baker 110, Yarborough 111-141, Parsons 142-159, Waltrip 160-170, Marcis 171, D. Allison 172-196, Yarborough 197-243, Waltrip 244-245, Marcis 246-251, Yarborough 252-289, Parsons 290-300, Waltrip 301-308, Parsons 309-310, Waltrip 311-314, Yarborough 315, Parsons 316-367

Race notes: Finale for Sam Sommers.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		367	4	83	running	14450	180
2	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		367	5	33	running	12375	175
3	5	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson		366	0	0	running	6355	165
4	7	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		365	3	21	running	4850	165
5	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		364	0	0	running	8000	155
6	9	Buddy Baker	27	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		364	1	1	running	6020	155
7	25	Al Holbert	48	Southland Industries	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		357	0	0	running	5445	146
8	12	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Chevrolet	Hagan			356	0	0	running	4900	142
9	15	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Ford Sales	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		355	0	0	running	2995	138
10	18	Ricky Rudd	22	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			349	1	2	running	5290	139
11	24	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			342	0	0	running	4030	130
12	33	Jimmy Means	52	Bell Auto	Chevrolet	Means			337	0	0	running	3710	127
13	21	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			334	0	0	running	2720	124
14	1	Bobby Allison	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore	151.862	324	1	11	running	6120	126
15	13	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		321	6	171	engine	7345	128
16	36	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			321	0	0	running	1900	115
17	23	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			321	0	0	running	3000	112
18	17	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington	Dodge	Arrington			320	0	0	running	2790	109
19	27	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			318	0	0	running	1620	106
20	14	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			286	0	0	rear end	2530	103
21	32	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			286	0	0	running	2275	100
22	30	Earle Canavan	01	Florence	Dodge	Canavan			280	0	0	running	1325	97
23	3	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		268	2	40	spindle	1275	99
24	34	Joe Frasson	18	Frasson Racing	Chevrolet	Frasson			247	0	0	engine	1175	91
25	28	Grant Adcox	41	Krystal	Chevrolet	Adcox			237	0	0	engine	990	88
26	35	Joe Mihalic	61	J.M. Norris	Chevrolet	Norris			222	0	0	valve	945	85
27	19	Sam Sommers	89	Nixon	Chevrolet	O.L. Nixon			198	0	0	clutch	825	0
28	16	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			187	0	0	running	1455	79
29	6	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		181	2	5	valve	1310	81
30	20	Chuck Bown	77	Ray	Chevrolet	Johnny Ray			108	0	0	accident	805	73
31	31	Ronnie Thomas	25	Robertson Racing	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			104	0	0	accident	1430	70
32	11	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Dodge	Stacy			71	0	0	rear end	3995	67
33	29	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			69	0	0	valve	1410	64
34	22	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Chevrolet	Ballard			18	0	0	accident	1385	61
35	4	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			9	0	0	accident	1280	58
36	26	Dick May	19	Gray	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			9	0	0	ignition	1275	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Benny Parsons	1179	7	0	2	6	6
2	Cale Yarborough	1097	7	2	1	5	5
3	Dave Marcis	1091	7	0	0	4	6
4	Bobby Allison	989	7	1	2	3	4
5	Lennie Pond	949	6	0	0	5	6
6	Buddy Arrington	873	7	0	0	0	2
7	Darrell Waltrip	866	7	0	1	3	3
8	Richard Childress	863	7	0	0	0	3
9	Skip Manning	851	7	0	0	0	2
10	Dick Brooks	826	7	0	0	2	3
11	D.K. Ulrich	809	7	0	0	0	1
12	Frank Warren	805	7	0	0	0	0
13	Richard Petty	774	7	0	0	2	2
14	Neil Bonnett	756	7	3	0	1	3
15	Tighe Scott	694	7	0	0	0	2
16	Cecil Gordon	682	7	0	0	0	0
17	J.D. McDuffie	646	7	0	0	0	0
18	Jimmy Means	607	6	0	0	0	1
19	David Pearson	597	5	1	1	2	2
20	Tommy Gale	597	6	0	0	0	0
21	Roger Hamby	576	6	0	0	0	0
22	Ronnie Thomas	497	5	0	0	0	0
23	Dick May	479	5	0	0	0	0
24	Buddy Baker	457	4	0	0	0	2
25	Roland Wlodyka	449	5	0	0	0	0