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Results

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

Delaware 500

Sunday, September 17th, 1978

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

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  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 5 Dodge
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.323
  • Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Delaware 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
13 18 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 124 124 472 0 0 running
23 30 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 420 0 0 running
26 9 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 85 85 311 0 0 engine
1 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 500 267 0 running
22 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 97 97 432 0 0 running
3 6 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 499 1 0 running
2 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 500 221 0 running
14 27 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 121 121 468 0 0 running
5 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 155 497 1 0 running
28 25 29 Dave Dion Ford 79 79 238 0 0 engine
8 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 493 0 0 running
4 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 160 160 498 0 0 running
6 14 90 Dick Brooks Ford 150 150 496 0 0 running
10 15 92 Dick May Chevrolet 134 134 485 0 0 running
9 13 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 138 138 489 0 0 running
16 26 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 115 115 460 0 0 running
15 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 118 118 467 0 0 running
36 34 61 Ferrel Harris Chrysler 55 55 3 0 0 quit
21 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 438 0 0 running
20 21 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 103 103 438 0 0 engine
33 1 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 69 64 80 10 0 engine
37 35 81 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet 52 52 1 0 0 quit
34 17 18 James Hylton Chevrolet 61 61 10 0 0 quit
32 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 67 67 140 0 0 engine
31 33 19 Joey Arrington Dodge 70 70 143 0 0 rear end
7 12 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 146 146 493 0 0 running
35 37 35 Louis Gatto Chevrolet 58 58 5 0 0 flagged
29 4 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 76 76 220 0 0 crash
24 36 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 91 91 335 0 0 engine
19 31 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 106 106 439 0 0 running
30 28 97 Ralph Jones Ford 73 73 186 0 0 engine
12 3 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 127 127 482 0 0 running
27 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 82 82 269 0 0 ignition
18 22 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 109 109 457 0 0 running
11 16 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 130 130 483 0 0 running
25 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 88 88 320 0 0 oil pan
17 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 458 0 0 running

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