1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National Series results

1978 season standings

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Race	Date	Track	Starters	Laps	Winner	Pole	Qualifying Speed	Led Most	Points Leader	Average Speed (mph)	Lead Changes	Leaders	Cautions	Caution Laps	Lead Lap Cars
1	01/22/78	Riverside	35	119	Cale Yarborough	David Pearson	113.204	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	102.269	12	4	4	17	4
2	02/19/78	Daytona	41	200	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	187.536	Buddy Baker	Cale Yarborough	159.730	37	6	5	24	2
3	02/26/78	Richmond	30	400	Benny Parsons	Neil Bonnett	93.382	Lennie Pond	Cale Yarborough	80.304	10	6	5	33	2
4	03/05/78	Rockingham	36	492	David Pearson	Neil Bonnett	141.940	David Pearson	Benny Parsons	116.681	24	9	8	62	3
5	03/19/78	Atlanta	40	328	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	162.006	Bobby Allison	Benny Parsons	142.520	9	6	4	16	1
6	04/02/78	Bristol	29	500	Darrell Waltrip	Neil Bonnett	110.409	Benny Parsons	Benny Parsons	92.401	13	4	4	40	1
7	04/09/78	Darlington	36	367	Benny Parsons	Bobby Allison	151.862	Cale Yarborough	Benny Parsons	127.544	24	9	7	44	2
8	04/16/78	North Wilkesboro	29	400	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	108.510	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	92.345	18	7	4	25	2
9	04/23/78	Martinsville	30	500	Darrell Waltrip	Lennie Pond	88.637	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	77.971	6	3	4	27	1
10	05/14/78	Talladega	41	188	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	191.904	Cale Yarborough	Dave Marcis	155.699	44	8	5	30	2
11	05/21/78	Dover	40	500	David Pearson	Buddy Baker	135.452	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	114.664	16	9	6	37	2
12	05/28/78	Charlotte	40	400	Darrell Waltrip	David Pearson	160.551	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	138.355	43	6	6	32	6
13	06/03/78	Nashville	30	420	Cale Yarborough	Lennie Pond	105.094	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	87.541	1	2	2	22	1
14	06/11/78	Riverside	35	95	Benny Parsons	David Pearson	112.882	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	104.311	10	7	1	4	4
15	06/18/78	Michigan	36	200	Cale Yarborough	David Pearson	163.036	Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough	149.563	25	7	1	8	4
16	07/04/78	Daytona	40	160	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough	186.803	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough	154.340	29	10	4	21	2
17	07/15/78	Nashville	29	420	Cale Yarborough	Lennie Pond	104.257	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	88.924	5	5	3	15	1
18	07/30/78	Pocono	40	200	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	149.917	Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough	142.540	37	5	1	3	2
19	08/06/78	Talladega	41	188	Lennie Pond	Cale Yarborough	192.917	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	174.700	67	9	4	17	4
20	08/20/78	Michigan	36	200	David Pearson	David Pearson	164.073	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	129.566	34	10	7	35	4
21	08/26/78	Bristol	30	500	Cale Yarborough	Lennie Pond	110.958	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	88.628	16	7	10	59	2
22	09/04/78	Darlington	40	367	Cale Yarborough	David Pearson	153.685	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	116.828	21	10	9	72	2
23	09/10/78	Richmond	30	400	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	92.964	Neil Bonnett	Cale Yarborough	79.568	15	6	5	27	3
24	09/17/78	Dover	37	500	Bobby Allison	J.D. McDuffie	135.480	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	119.323	7	5	3	18	2
25	09/24/78	Martinsville	30	500	Cale Yarborough	Lennie Pond	86.558	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	79.185	6	4	4	19	2
26	10/01/78	North Wilkesboro	27	400	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	109.397	Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough	97.847	1	2	1	4	2
27	10/08/78	Charlotte	40	334	Bobby Allison	David Pearson	161.355	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	141.826	40	9	4	21	4
28	10/22/78	Rockingham	36	492	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	142.067	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	117.288	22	13	5	52	1
29	11/05/78	Atlanta	39	328	Donnie Allison	Cale Yarborough	168.425	Buddy Baker	Cale Yarborough	124.312	25	8	7	63	3
30	11/19/78	Ontario	40	200	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	156.190	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	137.783	30	9	4	17	3