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Results

The 1978 Rebel 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Rebel 500

Sunday, April 9th, 1978

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 3 Mercury
  • 22 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 5 Dodge
  • 3 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 127.544
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
9 15 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 138 138 355 0 0 running
10 18 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 139 134 349 2 0 running
7 25 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 146 146 357 0 0 running
16 36 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 115 115 321 0 0 running
1 8 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 180 175 367 83 0 running
19 27 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 106 106 318 0 0 running
14 1 15 Bobby Allison Ford 126 121 324 11 0 running
18 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 109 109 320 0 0 running
6 9 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 155 150 364 1 0 running
15 13 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 128 118 321 171 0 engine
33 29 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 64 64 69 0 0 engine
30 20 77 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 73 73 108 0 0 crash
20 14 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 103 103 286 0 0 rear end
2 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 367 33 0 running
4 7 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 165 160 365 21 0 running
29 6 21 David Pearson Mercury 81 76 181 5 0 engine
35 4 90 Dick Brooks Ford 58 58 9 0 0 crash
36 26 19 Dick May Chevrolet 55 55 9 0 0 ignition
23 3 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 99 94 268 40 0 spindle
22 30 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 97 97 280 0 0 running
17 23 79 Frank Warren Dodge 112 112 321 0 0 running
25 28 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 88 88 237 0 0 engine
11 24 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 130 130 342 0 0 running
12 33 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 337 0 0 running
24 34 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet 91 91 247 0 0 engine
26 35 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 85 85 222 0 0 engine
3 5 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 165 165 366 0 0 running
32 11 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 67 67 71 0 0 rear end
28 16 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 79 79 187 0 0 running
5 10 43 Richard Petty Dodge 155 155 364 0 0 running
13 21 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 124 124 334 0 0 running
31 31 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 70 70 104 0 0 crash
27 19 89 Sam Sommers Chevrolet 82 82 198 0 0 clutch
8 12 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 142 142 356 0 0 running
34 22 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 61 61 18 0 0 crash
21 32 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 286 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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