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Results

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

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 6th, 1978

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 4 Mercury
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 10 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 6 Dodge
  • 3 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 174.700
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 67
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
13 19 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 124 124 179 0 0 running
39 7 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 46 46 22 0 0 engine
30 28 48 Al Holbert Oldsmobile 73 73 124 0 0 engine
23 32 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 165 0 0 running
3 2 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 170 165 188 9 0 running
40 26 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 43 43 9 0 0 engine
6 20 15 Bobby Allison Ford 150 150 186 0 0 running
35 21 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 58 58 96 0 0 axle
15 29 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 118 175 0 0 running
28 4 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 84 79 149 57 0 engine
4 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 170 160 188 79 0 running
37 16 49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge 52 52 48 0 0 engine
26 8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 85 85 158 0 0 engine
19 41 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 106 106 168 0 0 running
12 27 96 Dale Earnhardt Ford 127 127 180 0 0 running
34 11 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 66 61 105 4 0 engine
14 25 2 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 121 121 176 0 0 running
5 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 160 155 187 6 0 running
9 15 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 138 138 182 0 0 running
16 34 19 Dick May Chevrolet 115 115 172 0 0 running
2 9 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 175 170 188 4 0 running
31 39 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 70 70 119 0 0 running
11 24 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 130 130 181 0 0 running
33 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 64 64 110 0 0 running
21 31 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 100 100 167 0 0 running
22 33 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 97 97 165 0 0 running
17 23 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 112 112 172 0 0 running
41 22 12 James Hylton Buick 40 40 1 0 0 transmission
29 12 68 Janet Guthrie Buick 76 76 129 0 0 crash
32 36 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 67 67 118 0 0 crash
1 5 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 180 175 188 22 0 running
18 38 42 Marty Robbins Dodge 109 109 171 0 0 running
8 14 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 147 142 183 2 0 running
25 18 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 88 88 164 0 0 running
7 6 43 Richard Petty Dodge 151 146 186 5 0 running
36 37 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 55 55 94 0 0 clutch
24 35 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 91 91 164 0 0 running
38 10 92 Skip Manning Buick 49 49 46 0 0 engine
27 40 73 Steve Moore Chevrolet 82 82 150 0 0 running
10 17 30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile 134 134 181 0 0 running
20 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 103 168 0 0 running

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