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Official NASCAR Race Results

Cale Yarborough won the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

05-14-1978 | Winston 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 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 185 188 81 Running 34,300
2 22 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile TV-6 175 188 15 Running 21,900
3 2 51 A.J. Foyt Buick Valvoline 0 187 0 Running 12,200
4 4 92 Skip Manning Buick Pitt Grill Restaurants 160 187 0 Running 11,350
5 36 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Krystal 155 186 0 Running 7,650
6 20 9 Bill Elliott Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales 150 185 0 Running 6,500
7 5 6 Ferrel Harris Dodge Autowize 0 185 0 Running 6,075
8 9 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Shoney's 142 184 0 Running 5,500
9 23 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals 138 184 0 Running 7,105
10 27 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile Southland Industries 134 183 0 Running 6,420
11 10 43 Richard Petty Dodge STP 135 183 2 Running 7,700
12 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Sam Dell 127 180 0 Running 5,610
13 21 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile Russ Togs 124 180 0 Running 5,590
14 30 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith 121 180 0 Running 5,430
15 6 90 Dick Brooks Mercury Truxmore 118 179 0 Running 4,470
16 26 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 115 178 0 Running 4,060
17 37 40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet D.K. Ulrich 112 177 0 Running 3,800
18 25 49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge Lady & Son Auction 0 177 0 Running 2,800
19 24 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis 106 175 0 Fan blade 2,700
20 38 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price 103 172 0 Running 2,500
21 7 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet W.I.N. 100 168 0 Engine 2,400
22 18 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Gatorade 102 165 49 Engine 8,600
23 35 19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt 94 162 0 Engine 2,815
24 17 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic 96 158 34 Engine 3,550
25 41 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 88 153 0 Engine 2,630
26 33 10 Jimmy Means Ford Tidewater Glass 85 151 0 Running 1,685
27 13 22 Ricky Rudd Buick 1st National City Travelers Checks 87 150 1 Engine 3,355
28 34 8 Ed Negre Dodge Waltrip Racing Center 79 146 0 Running 2,185
29 16 79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan 76 134 0 Running 2,035
30 11 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin 73 133 0 Engine 1,485
31 8 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks 75 121 1 Clutch 5,235
32 28 00 John Utsman Chevrolet Lady & Son Auction 67 93 0 Engine 1,410
33 32 77 Chuck Bown Chevrolet Holiday Campers 64 80 0 Engine 1,385
34 14 53 Ron Hutcherson Buick Valvoline 61 77 0 Transmission 1,355
35 15 21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator 58 51 0 Overheating 1,830
36 31 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Bearfinder 55 38 0 Engine 1,305
37 39 02 Frank Hill Chevrolet Fife 0 37 0 Radiator 1,280
38 12 15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries 54 34 5 Transmission 5,255
39 3 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile Armor All 46 31 0 Engine 4,630
40 40 70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating 43 5 0 Engine 1,705
41 19 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley 40 4 0 Engine 1,205

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-14-1978
  • Track: Talladega Superspeedway
  • Race: Winston 500
  • Race #: 10
  • Cars: 41
  • Winner: Cale Yarborough
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: Oldsmobile
  • Avg Speed: 155.699 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $220,995
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 30
  • Lead Changes: 44
  • Pole: 191.904 mph

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