Official NASCAR Race Results
Benny Parsons won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway.
04-09-1978 | Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 180 | 367 | 83 | Running | 21,700 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175 | 367 | 33 | Running | 16,550 |
| 3 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | W.I.N. | 165 | 366 | 0 | Running | 8,755 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 165 | 365 | 21 | Running | 5,700 |
| 5 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 155 | 364 | 0 | Running | 8,500 |
| 6 | 9 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 155 | 364 | 1 | Running | 6,020 |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 146 | 357 | 0 | Running | 5,455 |
| 8 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 142 | 356 | 0 | Running | 4,900 |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 138 | 355 | 0 | Running | 2,995 |
| 10 | 18 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 139 | 349 | 2 | Running | 5,290 |
| 11 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 130 | 342 | 0 | Running | 4,030 |
| 12 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Bell Brothers Auto Parts | 127 | 337 | 0 | Running | 3,710 |
| 13 | 21 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby-Ellis | 124 | 334 | 0 | Running | 2,720 |
| 14 | 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | 126 | 324 | 11 | Running | 6,120 |
| 15 | 13 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 128 | 321 | 171 | Engine | 7,345 |
| 16 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 115 | 321 | 0 | Running | 1,900 |
| 17 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 112 | 321 | 0 | Running | 3,000 |
| 18 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Buddy Arrington | 109 | 320 | 0 | Running | 2,790 |
| 19 | 27 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Blackie Wangerin | 106 | 318 | 0 | Running | 1,620 |
| 20 | 14 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | D.K. Ulrich | 103 | 286 | 0 | Rear end | 2,530 |
| 21 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 100 | 286 | 0 | Running | 2,275 |
| 22 | 30 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Florence | 97 | 280 | 0 | Running | 1,325 |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 99 | 268 | 40 | Spindle | 1,275 |
| 24 | 34 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | Joe Frasson | 91 | 247 | 0 | Engine | 1,175 |
| 25 | 28 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 88 | 237 | 0 | Engine | 990 |
| 26 | 35 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Jim Norris | 85 | 222 | 0 | Engine | 945 |
| 27 | 19 | 89 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | O.L. Nixon | 0 | 198 | 0 | Clutch | 825 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 79 | 187 | 0 | Running | 1,455 |
| 29 | 6 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 81 | 181 | 5 | Engine | 1,310 |
| 30 | 20 | 77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Johnny Ray | 73 | 108 | 0 | Crash | 805 |
| 31 | 31 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | 70 | 104 | 0 | Crash | 1,430 |
| 32 | 11 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 67 | 71 | 0 | Rear end | 3,995 |
| 33 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 64 | 69 | 0 | Engine | 1,410 |
| 34 | 22 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 61 | 18 | 0 | Crash | 1,385 |
| 35 | 4 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 58 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 1,280 |
| 36 | 26 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Henley Gray | 55 | 9 | 0 | Ignition | 1,275 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-09-1978
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Rebel 500
- Race #: 7
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Benny Parsons
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 127.544 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $144,785
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 44
- Lead Changes: 24
- Pole: 151.862 mph
