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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Cale Yarborough won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-04-1978 | Southern 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 6 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 185 367 203 Running 30,175
2 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 175 367 44 Running 18,450
3 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 170 366 1 Running 13,175
4 19 92 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Duck Industries 160 356 0 Running 9,850
5 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries 160 355 21 Running 10,875
6 16 9 Bill Elliott Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales 150 355 0 Running 5,200
7 25 48 James Hylton Chevrolet Southland Industries 146 353 0 Running 7,000
8 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Falls Radiator 142 350 0 Running 6,380
9 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Autowize 138 349 0 Running 6,270
10 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 139 348 12 Running 7,650
11 35 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing 130 345 0 Running 5,260
12 40 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 127 340 0 Running 5,065
13 33 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 124 337 0 Running 4,780
14 32 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear 121 336 0 Running 3,150
15 31 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Ray Cook's Bar-B-Q 118 326 0 Engine 4,320
16 14 96 Dale Earnhardt Ford Cardinal Tractor 115 313 0 Running 3,100
17 36 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet Satterfield Heating 112 305 0 Running 2,850
18 39 97 Ralph Jones Ford Jones Supply 109 303 0 Running 2,700
19 18 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis 106 297 0 Running 2,550
20 24 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 103 281 0 Engine 2,480
21 34 8 Ed Negre Chrysler Jones Chrysler-Plymouth 100 259 0 Running 3,175
22 38 19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 97 243 0 Crash 2,790
23 23 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Scotty's Fashions 94 241 0 Running 2,730
24 7 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 96 224 59 Crash 3,725
25 11 90 Dick Brooks Mercury Truxmore 88 221 0 Engine 2,645
26 5 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet W.I.N. 85 215 0 Steering 4,950
27 21 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Kansas Jack 82 179 0 Engine 2,175
28 1 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 84 166 14 Crash 3,575
29 17 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines 76 163 0 Crash 2,275
30 15 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 78 162 1 Crash 1,625
31 22 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Krystal 70 153 0 Crash 1,675
32 12 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet U.S. Army 72 149 11 Engine 2,175
33 37 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin 64 142 0 Engine 1,375
34 8 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Armor All 61 124 0 Engine 4,550
35 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Rod Osterlund 58 122 0 Crash 1,325
36 13 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 60 122 1 Crash 3,025
37 30 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Bobby Wawak 52 112 0 Crash 1,325
38 26 57 Dick May Ford McClure Motors 49 101 0 Oil pump 1,250
39 27 01 Earle Canavan Dodge Addy 46 84 0 Overheating 1,325
40 20 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Bearfinder 43 80 0 Rear end 1,200

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-04-1978
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 22
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: Cale Yarborough
  • Start Position: 6th
  • Car Make: Oldsmobile
  • Avg Speed: 116.828 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $200,170
  • Cautions: 9
  • Caution Laps: 72
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Pole: 153.685 mph

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