Official NASCAR Race Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-26-1978 | Volunteer 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 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 185 | 500 | 327 | Running | 15,910 |
| 2 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 175 | 500 | 65 | Running | 8,350 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170 | 499 | 46 | Running | 7,100 |
| 4 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 160 | 497 | 0 | Running | 1,950 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 160 | 495 | 2 | Running | 4,350 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | 150 | 495 | 0 | Running | 2,650 |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 151 | 494 | 24 | Running | 2,530 |
| 8 | 5 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 142 | 481 | 0 | Running | 2,220 |
| 9 | 10 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Midwestern Farm Lines | 138 | 477 | 0 | Running | 2,050 |
| 10 | 15 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby-Ellis | 134 | 477 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 11 | 7 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 130 | 476 | 0 | Running | 1,840 |
| 12 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Falls Radiator | 127 | 475 | 0 | Running | 1,680 |
| 13 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 124 | 469 | 0 | Running | 1,520 |
| 14 | 19 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Spencer's Baby Wear | 121 | 465 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 15 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 118 | 458 | 0 | Running | 1,360 |
| 16 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 115 | 453 | 0 | Running | 1,140 |
| 17 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive Parts | 112 | 438 | 0 | Running | 820 |
| 18 | 8 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Autowize | 109 | 425 | 0 | Running | 790 |
| 19 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 106 | 353 | 0 | Ignition | 770 |
| 20 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Armor All | 103 | 287 | 0 | Engine | 2,950 |
| 21 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 100 | 279 | 0 | Engine | 715 |
| 22 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | 102 | 253 | 6 | Engine | 3,155 |
| 23 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Russ Togs | 94 | 232 | 0 | Spindle | 895 |
| 24 | 29 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | Nelson Oswald | 91 | 195 | 0 | Flagged | 435 |
| 25 | 18 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 88 | 123 | 0 | Crash | 675 |
| 26 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | W.I.N. | 90 | 103 | 30 | Handling | 3,870 |
| 27 | 25 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Jones Supply | 82 | 37 | 0 | Engine | 415 |
| 28 | 27 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 79 | 13 | 0 | Transmission | 410 |
| 29 | 30 | 7 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Sam Dell | 76 | 3 | 0 | Clutch | 405 |
| 30 | 28 | 36 | Bill Green | Chevrolet | B & G | 73 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 400 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-26-1978
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Volunteer 500
- Race #: 21
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Cale Yarborough
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: Oldsmobile
- Avg Speed: 88.628 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $73,380
- Cautions: 10
- Caution Laps: 59
- Lead Changes: 16
- Pole: 110.958 mph
