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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 Delaware 500 at Dover International Speedway.

09-17-1978 | Delaware 500 | Dover 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 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries 185 500 267 Running 19,500
2 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 175 500 221 Running 15,100
3 6 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet M.C. Anderson 170 499 1 Running 8,700
4 5 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 160 498 0 Running 4,600
5 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 160 497 1 Running 7,000
6 14 90 Dick Brooks Ford Truxmore 150 496 0 Running 4,300
7 12 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile W.I.N. 146 493 0 Running 5,300
8 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Rod Osterlund 142 493 0 Running 3,130
9 13 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Grog Pond 138 489 0 Running 1,800
10 15 92 Dick May Chevrolet Duck Industries 134 485 0 Running 3,220
11 16 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Autowize 130 483 0 Running 3,560
12 3 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals 127 482 0 Running 3,340
13 18 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet Southland Industries 124 472 0 Running 2,655
14 27 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 121 468 0 Running 2,470
15 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge Jones Chrysler-Plymouth 118 467 0 Running 2,285
16 26 01 Earle Canavan Dodge Earle Canavan 0 460 0 Running 1,200
17 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 112 458 0 Running 1,975
18 22 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis 109 457 0 Running 1,050
19 31 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet Steve Peles 106 439 0 Running 1,000
20 21 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear 103 438 0 Engine 900
21 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 100 438 0 Running 1,440
22 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Lafayette Radio 97 432 0 Running 1,405
23 30 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price 94 420 0 Running 1,345
24 36 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet G & S Truck Service 91 335 0 Engine 700
25 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Russ Togs 88 320 0 Oil pan 1,275
26 9 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 85 311 0 Engine 4,350
27 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP 82 269 0 Ignition 4,525
28 25 29 Dave Dion Ford Green Mountain 79 238 0 Engine 600
29 4 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile Armor All 76 220 0 Crash 3,775
30 28 97 Ralph Jones Ford Ralph Jones 73 186 0 Engine 550
31 33 19 Joey Arrington Dodge Rossmeyer 70 143 0 Rear end 1,040
32 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing 67 140 0 Engine 1,030
33 1 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 69 80 10 Engine 1,520
34 17 18 James Hylton Chevrolet Hylton Engineering 0 10 0 Quit 510
35 37 35 Louis Gatto Chevrolet L & J Automotive 58 5 0 Flagged 500
36 34 61 Ferrel Harris Chrysler Jones Chrysler-Plymouth 0 3 0 Quit 490
37 35 81 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith 52 1 0 Quit 480

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-17-1978
  • Track: Dover International Speedway
  • Race: Delaware 500
  • Race #: 24
  • Cars: 37
  • Winner: Bobby Allison
  • Start Position: 2nd
  • Car Make: Ford
  • Avg Speed: 119.323 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $118,620
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 18
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Pole: 135.480 mph

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