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Results

The 1978 Southeastern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Southeastern 500

Sunday, April 2nd, 1978

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 5 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 92.401
  • Cautions: 4 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
16 27 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 115 115 422 0 0 running
2 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 180 170 499 253 0 running
21 5 15 Bobby Allison Ford 100 100 293 0 0 engine
29 24 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 76 76 8 0 0 axle
8 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 142 142 478 0 0 running
4 6 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 160 160 494 0 0 running
18 28 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 109 109 401 0 0 running
11 12 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 130 130 471 0 0 running
1 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 175 500 208 0 running
3 3 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 170 165 497 39 0 running
19 9 90 Dick Brooks Ford 106 106 400 0 0 running
12 20 19 Dick May Chevrolet 127 127 469 0 0 running
10 23 8 Ed Negre Dodge 134 134 471 0 0 running
13 22 79 Frank Warren Dodge 124 124 462 0 0 running
28 14 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 79 79 16 0 0 rear end
7 17 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 146 146 480 0 0 running
23 15 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 187 0 0 crash
24 25 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 91 91 172 0 0 engine
5 10 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 155 155 494 0 0 running
14 21 35 Lynn Carroll Chevrolet 121 121 445 0 0 running
26 1 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 85 85 44 0 0 crash
6 4 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 150 150 484 0 0 running
25 11 43 Richard Petty Dodge 88 88 47 0 0 crash
17 18 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 112 112 413 0 0 running
27 8 98 Roland Wlodyka Chevrolet 82 82 44 0 0 crash
20 13 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 103 103 302 0 0 engine
15 16 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 118 118 431 0 0 running
9 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 138 138 476 0 0 running
22 29 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 250 0 0 rear end

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