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Results

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

Southern 500

Monday, September 4th, 1978

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 4 Mercury
  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 116.828
  • Cautions: 9 for 72 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
6 16 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 150 150 355 0 0 running
36 13 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 60 55 122 1 0 crash
4 19 92 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 160 356 0 0 running
15 31 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 118 118 326 0 0 engine
10 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 139 134 348 12 0 running
33 37 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 64 64 142 0 0 engine
22 38 19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet 97 97 243 0 0 crash
5 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 160 155 355 21 0 running
37 30 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 52 52 112 0 0 crash
40 20 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 43 43 80 0 0 rear end
8 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 142 142 350 0 0 running
32 12 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 72 67 149 11 0 engine
1 6 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 367 203 0 running
30 15 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 78 73 162 1 0 crash
29 17 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 76 76 163 0 0 crash
16 14 96 Dale Earnhardt Ford 115 115 313 0 0 running
2 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 367 44 0 running
35 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 58 58 122 0 0 crash
28 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 84 79 166 14 0 crash
25 11 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 88 88 221 0 0 engine
38 26 57 Dick May Ford 49 49 101 0 0 oil pump
24 7 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 96 91 224 59 0 crash
39 27 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 46 46 84 0 0 overheating
21 34 8 Ed Negre Chrysler 100 100 259 0 0 running
12 40 79 Frank Warren Dodge 127 127 340 0 0 running
14 32 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 121 121 336 0 0 running
31 22 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 70 70 153 0 0 crash
20 24 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 103 103 281 0 0 engine
7 25 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 146 146 353 0 0 running
11 35 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 130 130 345 0 0 running
17 36 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet 112 112 305 0 0 running
26 5 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 85 85 215 0 0 steering
34 8 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 61 61 124 0 0 engine
18 39 97 Ralph Jones Ford 109 109 303 0 0 running
27 21 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 82 82 179 0 0 engine
3 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 170 165 366 1 0 running
19 18 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 106 106 297 0 0 running
9 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 138 138 349 0 0 running
23 23 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 94 94 241 0 0 running
13 33 64 Tommy Gale Ford 124 124 337 0 0 running

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