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Official NASCAR Race Results

Lennie Pond won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

08-06-1978 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway

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 5 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile W.I.N. 180 188 22 Running 26,025
2 9 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Hawaiian Tropic 175 188 4 Running 16,250
3 2 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 170 188 9 Running 15,350
4 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 170 188 79 Running 17,850
5 3 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 160 187 6 Running 6,400
6 20 15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries 150 186 0 Running 8,440
7 6 43 Richard Petty Dodge STP 151 186 5 Running 7,740
8 14 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Armor All 147 183 2 Running 6,640
9 15 90 Dick Brooks Mercury Truxmore 138 182 0 Running 5,490
10 17 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile Russ Togs 134 181 0 Running 5,070
11 24 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet Autowize 130 181 0 Running 4,785
12 27 96 Dale Earnhardt Ford Cardinal Tractor 127 180 0 Running 2,740
13 19 9 Bill Elliott Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales 124 179 0 Running 2,640
14 25 2 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile Rod Osterlund 121 176 0 Running 3,850
15 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Sam Dell 118 175 0 Running 4,130
16 34 19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 115 172 0 Running 3,870
17 23 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 112 172 0 Running 3,635
18 38 42 Marty Robbins Dodge Marty Robbins 109 171 0 Running 2,240
19 41 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines 106 168 0 Running 3,250
20 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 103 168 0 Running 2,940
21 31 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear 100 167 0 Running 1,890
22 33 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Krystal 97 165 0 Running 1,840
23 32 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price 94 165 0 Running 2,430
24 35 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith 91 164 0 Running 3,870
25 18 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile Kansas Jack 88 164 0 Running 2,310
26 8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 85 158 0 Engine 1,640
27 40 73 Steve Moore Chevrolet Willard Moore 82 150 0 Running 1,590
28 4 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Howell Heflin 84 149 57 Engine 5,040
29 12 68 Janet Guthrie Buick Kelly Girl 76 129 0 Crash 1,990
30 28 48 Al Holbert Oldsmobile Southland Industries 73 124 0 Engine 1,930
31 39 01 Earle Canavan Dodge Pepsi 0 119 0 Running 1,280
32 36 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet WIXC 67 118 0 Crash 1,755
33 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 64 110 0 Running 1,730
34 11 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 66 105 4 Engine 5,205
35 21 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Bearfinder 58 96 0 Axle 1,480
36 37 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Kockums 55 94 0 Clutch 1,155
37 16 49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge JMS 0 48 0 Engine 1,130
38 10 92 Skip Manning Buick Stratagraph 49 46 0 Engine 1,605
39 7 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks 46 22 0 Engine 2,580
40 26 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin 43 9 0 Engine 980
41 22 12 James Hylton Buick Al Rudd Auto Parts 0 1 0 Transmission 1,130

Race Recap

  • Date: 08-06-1978
  • Track: Talladega Superspeedway
  • Race: Talladega 500
  • Race #: 19
  • Cars: 41
  • Winner: Lennie Pond
  • Start Position: 5th
  • Car Make: Oldsmobile
  • Avg Speed: 174.700 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $193,895
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 17
  • Lead Changes: 67
  • Pole: 192.917 mph

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