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Daytona 500

Sunday, February 19th, 1978

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 5 Mercury
  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 5 Buick
  • 8 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 6 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 159.730
  • Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 37
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
8 9 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 142 142 0 0 195 0 0 0 0 running
40 37 84 Morgan Shepherd Mercury 43 43 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 engine
37 36 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 52 52 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 handling
32 3 51 AJ Foyt Buick 67 67 0 0 68 0 0 0 0 crash
29 14 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 76 76 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 engine
3 8 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 170 165 5 0 199 2 0 0 0 running
36 29 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 55 55 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 engine
1 33 15 Bobby Allison Ford 180 175 5 0 200 28 0 0 0 running
16 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 115 115 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 running
7 31 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 156 146 10 0 196 76 0 0 0 engine
2 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 5 0 200 43 0 0 0 running
21 41 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 100 100 0 0 191 0 0 0 0 running
22 35 49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge 97 97 0 0 190 0 0 0 0 running
26 16 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 179 0 0 0 0 running
17 40 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 112 112 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 running
28 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 84 79 5 0 138 12 0 0 0 running
6 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 150 150 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 running
34 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 61 61 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 crash
5 32 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 155 155 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 running
18 25 57 Dick May Ford 109 109 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 running
39 7 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 46 46 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 body dam
9 23 6 Ferrel Harris Dodge 138 138 0 0 195 0 0 0 0 running
24 34 79 Frank Warren Dodge 91 91 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 running
14 13 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 193 0 0 0 0 running
41 20 66 Harry Gant Buick 40 40 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 engine
30 22 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 running
20 26 28 Jerry Jolly Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 191 0 0 0 0 running
38 24 89 Jim Vandiver Chevrolet 49 49 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 engine
23 27 26 Jimmy Lee Capps Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 189 0 0 0 0 running
35 39 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 58 58 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 engine
31 21 61 Joe Mihalic Oldsmobile 70 70 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 engine
10 28 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 134 134 0 0 195 0 0 0 0 running
27 12 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 82 82 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 engine
13 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 124 124 0 0 194 0 0 0 0 running
33 6 43 Richard Petty Dodge 69 64 5 0 60 39 0 0 0 crash
15 30 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 118 118 0 0 193 0 0 0 0 running
19 15 98 Roland Wlodyka Buick 106 106 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 running
4 2 53 Ron Hutcherson Buick 160 160 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 running
12 18 92 Skip Manning Buick 127 127 0 0 194 0 0 0 0 running
11 11 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile 130 130 0 0 194 0 0 0 0 running
25 38 64 Tommy Gale Ford 88 88 0 0 185 0 0 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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