Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-02-1978 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180 | 500 | 208 | Running | 19,200 |
| 2 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 180 | 499 | 253 | Running | 15,300 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 170 | 497 | 39 | Running | 4,510 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 160 | 494 | 0 | Running | 6,850 |
| 5 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.I.N. | 155 | 494 | 0 | Running | 2,000 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 150 | 484 | 0 | Running | 3,550 |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 146 | 480 | 0 | Running | 3,050 |
| 8 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 142 | 478 | 0 | Running | 3,130 |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 138 | 476 | 0 | Running | 2,320 |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | N.H. Coal Company | 134 | 471 | 0 | Running | 2,150 |
| 11 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | D.K. Ulrich | 130 | 471 | 0 | Running | 1,855 |
| 12 | 20 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 127 | 469 | 0 | Running | 1,680 |
| 13 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 124 | 462 | 0 | Running | 1,520 |
| 14 | 21 | 35 | Lynn Carroll | Chevrolet | -- | 0 | 445 | 0 | Running | 650 |
| 15 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 118 | 431 | 0 | Running | 1,335 |
| 16 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 115 | 422 | 0 | Running | 600 |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby-Ellis | 112 | 413 | 0 | Running | 1,075 |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 109 | 401 | 0 | Running | 1,100 |
| 19 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 106 | 400 | 0 | Running | 785 |
| 20 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | 103 | 302 | 0 | Engine | 1,070 |
| 21 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | 100 | 293 | 0 | Engine | 3,205 |
| 22 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97 | 250 | 0 | Rear end | 740 |
| 23 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 94 | 187 | 0 | Crash | 725 |
| 24 | 25 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Jim Norris | 91 | 172 | 0 | Engine | 460 |
| 25 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 88 | 47 | 0 | Crash | 3,150 |
| 26 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 85 | 44 | 0 | Crash | 3,890 |
| 27 | 8 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | 82 | 44 | 0 | Crash | 430 |
| 28 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 79 | 16 | 0 | Rear end | 770 |
| 29 | 24 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Bobby Wawak | 76 | 8 | 0 | Axle | 410 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-02-1978
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Southeastern 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 29
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 7th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 92.401 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $87,510
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 40
- Lead Changes: 13
- Pole: 110.409 mph
