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

Official NASCAR Race Results

Bobby Allison won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

02-19-1978 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International 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 33 15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries 180 200 28 Running 56,300
2 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 175 200 43 Running 41,900
3 8 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 170 199 2 Running 31,865
4 2 53 Ron Hutcherson Buick Valvoline 160 199 0 Running 22,250
5 32 90 Dick Brooks Mercury Truxmore 155 198 0 Running 19,925
6 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Shoney's 150 198 0 Running 15,600
7 31 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile M.C. Anderson 156 196 76 Engine 16,395
8 9 9 Bill Elliott Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales 142 195 0 Running 12,085
9 23 6 Ferrel Harris Dodge Autowize 138 195 0 Running 11,175
10 28 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile W.I.N. 134 195 0 Running 10,285
11 11 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile Scotty's Fashions 130 194 0 Running 10,605
12 18 92 Skip Manning Buick Valvoline 127 194 0 Running 9,560
13 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals 124 194 0 Running 8,665
14 13 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Krystal 121 193 0 Running 6,370
15 30 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Burger King 118 193 0 Running 6,185
16 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Rossmeyer 115 192 0 Running 6,845
17 40 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet D.K. Ulrich 112 192 0 Running 6,150
18 25 57 Dick May Ford McClure Motors 109 192 0 Running 4,410
19 15 98 Roland Wlodyka Buick Rod Osterlund 106 192 0 Running 4,150
20 26 28 Jerry Jolly Chevrolet Ski Machine 103 191 0 Running 3,720
21 41 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 100 191 0 Running 4,110
22 35 49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge JMS 0 190 0 Running 2,835
23 27 26 Jimmy Lee Capps Chevrolet Hearne Produce 94 189 0 Running 2,805
24 34 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 91 188 0 Running 3,125
25 38 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 88 185 0 Running 3,350
26 16 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 85 179 0 Running 2,425
27 12 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge Armor All 82 150 0 Engine 5,750
28 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 84 138 12 Running 16,050
29 14 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet Southland Industries 76 136 0 Engine 3,065
30 22 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 73 132 0 Running 2,880
31 21 61 Joe Mihalic Oldsmobile Jim Norris 70 110 0 Engine 2,200
32 3 51 A.J. Foyt Buick Valvoline 0 68 0 Crash 12,675
33 6 43 Richard Petty Dodge STP 69 60 39 Crash 11,600
34 5 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 61 60 0 Crash 6,775
35 39 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Howard's Machine Shop 58 41 0 Engine 2,395
36 29 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin 55 30 0 Engine 1,950
37 36 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 52 21 0 Handling 4,375
38 24 89 Jim Vandiver Chevrolet O.L. Nixon 49 19 0 Engine 1,975
39 7 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Hawaiian Tropic 46 9 0 Body dam 4,325
40 37 84 Morgan Shepherd Mercury Makar Enterprises 43 8 0 Engine 1,650
41 20 66 Harry Gant Buick C.C.C. 40 1 0 Engine 1,975

Race Recap

  • Date: 02-19-1978
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway
  • Race: Daytona 500
  • Race #: 2
  • Cars: 41
  • Winner: Bobby Allison
  • Start Position: 33rd
  • Car Make: Ford
  • Avg Speed: 159.730 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $402,730
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 24
  • Lead Changes: 37
  • Pole: 187.536 mph

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