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Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
February 19, 1978
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 33
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 200
| 56,300
| running
| 28 |
2
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 41,900
| running
| 43 |
3
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 199
| 31,865
| running
| 2 |
4
| 2
| Ron Hutcherson
| 53
| A.J. Foyt
| Buick
| 199
| 22,250
| running
| 0 |
5
| 32
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 198
| 19,925
| running
| 0 |
6
| 10
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 198
| 15,600
| running
| 0 |
7
| 31
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 196
| 16,395
| engine
| 76 |
8
| 9
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 195
| 12,085
| running
| 0 |
9
| 23
| Ferrel Harris
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 195
| 11,175
| running
| 0 |
10
| 28
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 195
| 10,285
| running
| 0 |
11
| 11
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 194
| 10,605
| running
| 0 |
12
| 18
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 194
| 9,560
| running
| 0 |
13
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 194
| 8,665
| running
| 0 |
14
| 13
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 6,370
| running
| 0 |
15
| 30
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 6,185
| running
| 0 |
16
| 17
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 192
| 6,845
| running
| 0 |
17
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 192
| 6,150
| running
| 0 |
18
| 25
| Dick May
| 57
| Alfred McClure
| Ford
| 192
| 4,410
| running
| 0 |
19
| 15
| Roland Wlodyka
| 98
| Rod Osterlund
| Buick
| 192
| 4,150
| running
| 0 |
20
| 26
| Jerry Jolly
| 28
| Charles Dean
| Chevrolet
| 191
| 3,720
| running
| 0 |
21
| 41
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 191
| 4,110
| running
| 0 |
22
| 35
| Claude Ballot-Léna
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| Dodge
| 190
| 2,835
| running
| 0 |
23
| 27
| Jimmy Lee Capps
| 26
| David Lee Sellers
| Chevrolet
| 189
| 2,805
| running
| 0 |
24
| 34
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 188
| 3,125
| running
| 0 |
25
| 38
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 185
| 3,350
| running
| 0 |
26
| 16
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 179
| 2,425
| running
| 0 |
27
| 12
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 150
| 5,750
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Wanda/Chevrolet
| 138
| 16,050
| running
| 12 |
29
| 14
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 136
| 3,065
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 22
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 132
| 2,880
| running
| 0 |
31
| 21
| Joe Mihalic
| 61
| Jim Norris
| Oldsmobile
| 110
| 2,200
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 3
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Buick
| 68
| 12,675
| accident
| 0 |
33
| 6
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 60
| 11,600
| accident
| 39 |
34
| 5
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 60
| 6,775
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 39
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 41
| 2,395
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 29
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 30
| 1,950
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 36
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 21
| 4,375
| handling
| 0 |
38
| 24
| Jim Vandiver
| 89
| O.L. Nixon
| Chevrolet
| 19
| 1,975
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 7
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Oldsmobile
| 9
| 4,325
| body damage
| 0 |
40
| 37
| Morgan Shepherd
| 84
| Jim Makar
| Mercury
| 8
| 1,650
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 20
| Harry Gant
| 66
| Ray Emerson
| Buick
| 1
| 1,975
| engine
| 0 |
|
| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
|
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| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 03:07:49
Average Speed: 159.73 MPH
Pole Speed: 47.991 seconds
5 cautions for 24 laps
Attendance: 140,000