Official NASCAR Race Results

David Pearson won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover International Speedway.

05-21-1978 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover International Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 3 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 180 500 147 Running 16,600
2 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 175 500 1 Running 15,100
3 4 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet W.I.N. 170 499 3 Running 8,200
4 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 165 498 5 Running 8,000
5 10 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge Armor All 160 497 26 Running 6,500
6 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 160 497 291 Running 6,200
7 15 43 Richard Petty Dodge STP 146 494 0 Running 5,700
8 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries 147 493 1 Running 5,600
9 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford Truxmore 138 492 0 Running 3,800
10 14 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet Southland Industries 134 492 0 Running 3,430
11 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Russ Togs 130 489 0 Running 3,120
12 16 92 Skip Manning Buick Stratagraph 127 486 0 Running 2,960
13 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales 124 485 0 Running 2,765
14 18 47 Satch Worley Chevrolet Race Hill Farm 0 481 0 Running 1,350
15 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Shoney's 123 480 1 Running 2,005
16 17 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet D.K. Ulrich 115 477 0 Running 2,320
17 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing 112 474 0 Running 2,135
18 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 109 470 0 Running 1,900
19 8 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Bearfinder 106 456 0 Oil pump 1,000
20 22 01 Earle Canavan Dodge Earle Canavan 103 448 0 Running 900
21 32 19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 100 438 0 Running 1,440
22 34 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Tire King 97 379 0 Engine 1,405
23 1 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet M.C. Anderson 99 363 25 Engine 1,845
24 36 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet Steve Peles 91 360 0 Fatigue 700
25 33 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 88 324 0 Running 1,275
26 27 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear 85 308 0 Oil pump 650
27 31 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 82 302 0 Engine 1,225
28 35 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Bobby Wawak 79 261 0 Transmission 600
29 39 85 Greg Heller Ford Triangle Springs 0 250 0 Overheating 575
30 29 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet Jim Norris 0 215 0 Engine 550
31 20 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis 70 201 0 Clutch 1,040
32 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith 67 75 0 Engine 1,030
33 11 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile Kansas Jack 64 64 0 Engine 1,120
34 12 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Perry's Steak House 61 35 0 Oil pan 1,010
35 30 8 Ed Negre Dodge Ed Negre 58 15 0 Oil line 1,000
36 37 29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet Bill Hollar 55 14 0 Transmission 490
37 24 19 Elmo Langley Chevrolet Henley Gray 52 5 0 Engine 480
38 38 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet Perfect Alignment 49 5 0 Crash 470
39 40 80 Wayne Morgan Chevrolet Wayne Morgan 46 3 0 Engine 460
40 28 28 Dave Dion Ford Dave Dion 43 0 0 Engine 450

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-21-1978
  • Track: Dover International Speedway
  • Race: Mason-Dixon 500
  • Race #: 11
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: David Pearson
  • Start Position: 3rd
  • Car Make: Mercury
  • Avg Speed: 114.664 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $117,400
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 37
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Pole: 135.452 mph

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