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Atlanta 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 19, 1978
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 328
| 33,050
| running
| 261 |
| 2
| 11
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 16,925
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 8
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 11,000
| running
| 3 |
| 4
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 327
| 23,600
| running
| 54 |
| 5
| 6
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 5,950
| running
| 2 |
| 6
| 16
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 325
| 7,250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 26
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 319
| 4,100
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 32
| Connie Saylor
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| Dodge
| 316
| 4,010
| accident
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 316
| 3,110
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 23
| Janet Guthrie
| 68
| Lynda Ferreri
| Chevrolet
| 315
| 5,125
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 314
| 4,520
| out of gas
| 0 |
| 12
| 37
| Sam Sommers
| 89
| O.L. Nixon
| Chevrolet
| 314
| 2,365
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 314
| 5,940
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 28
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 313
| 4,035
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 313
| 3,800
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 35
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 312
| 3,455
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 39
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 311
| 3,220
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 10
| Roland Wlodyka
| 98
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 311
| 1,615
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 30
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 310
| 2,810
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 34
| Woody Fisher
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 309
| 2,525
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 2
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 303
| 1,715
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 19
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 298
| 2,070
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 12
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 294
| 1,765
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 33
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 290
| 1,710
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 38
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 289
| 1,655
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 278
| 4,655
| overheating
| 0 |
| 27
| 5
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 237
| 1,520
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 40
| Billy McGinnis
| 91
| Billie Harvey
| Chevrolet
| 221
| 875
| ignition
| 0 |
| 29
| 22
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 214
| 830
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 25
| Chuck Bown
| 77
| Johnny Ray
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 785
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 14
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 182
| 1,240
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 20
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 163
| 1,220
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 31
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 154
| 4,905
| engine
| 6 |
| 34
| 29
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 152
| 1,190
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 7
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 146
| 4,375
| engine
| 2 |
| 36
| 27
| Butch Hartman
| 75
| Butch Hartman
| Chevrolet
| 121
| 640
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 24
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 97
| 630
| oil line
| 0 |
| 38
| 17
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 66
| 620
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 13
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 33
| 1,610
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 36
| John A. Utsman
| 00
| Ed Whitaker
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 600
| oil leak
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:30:10
Average Speed: 142.52 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.821 seconds
4 cautions for 16 laps
Attendance: 60,000