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Results

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

Volunteer 500

Saturday, August 26th, 1978

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Ford
  • 3 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 88.628
  • Cautions: 10 for 59 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
16 22 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 115 115 453 0 0 running
2 3 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 175 170 500 65 0 running
30 28 36 Bill Green Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 0 crash
22 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 102 97 253 6 0 engine
28 27 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 79 79 13 0 0 transmission
12 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 475 0 0 running
1 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 500 327 0 running
13 26 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 124 124 469 0 0 running
9 10 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 138 138 477 0 0 running
3 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 499 46 0 running
6 9 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 150 150 495 0 0 running
4 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 160 160 497 0 0 running
25 18 19 Dick May Chevrolet 88 88 123 0 0 crash
29 30 7 Ed Negre Dodge 76 76 3 0 0 clutch
18 8 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 109 109 425 0 0 running
15 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 118 118 458 0 0 running
14 19 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 121 121 465 0 0 running
8 5 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 142 142 481 0 0 running
17 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 112 112 438 0 0 running
19 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 106 106 353 0 0 ignition
26 1 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 90 85 103 30 0 handling
20 14 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 103 103 287 0 0 engine
24 29 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 91 91 195 0 0 flagged
27 25 97 Ralph Jones Ford 82 82 37 0 0 engine
7 13 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 151 146 494 24 0 running
5 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 160 155 495 2 0 running
10 15 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 134 134 477 0 0 running
11 7 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 130 130 476 0 0 running
23 17 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 94 94 232 0 0 spindle
21 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 279 0 0 engine

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