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Rebel 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
April 9, 1978
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 21,700
| running
| 83 |
| 2
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 16,550
| running
| 33 |
| 3
| 5
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 366
| 8,755
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 7
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 5,700
| running
| 21 |
| 5
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 364
| 8,500
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 9
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 364
| 6,020
| running
| 1 |
| 7
| 25
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 357
| 5,455
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 356
| 4,900
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 355
| 2,995
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 349
| 5,290
| running
| 2 |
| 11
| 24
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 342
| 4,030
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 33
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 337
| 3,710
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 21
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 334
| 2,720
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 324
| 6,120
| running
| 11 |
| 15
| 13
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 321
| 7,345
| engine
| 171 |
| 16
| 36
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 321
| 1,900
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 23
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 321
| 3,000
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 17
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 320
| 2,790
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 318
| 1,620
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 14
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 286
| 2,530
| rear end
| 0 |
| 21
| 32
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 286
| 2,275
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 30
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 280
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 3
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 268
| 1,275
| spindle
| 40 |
| 24
| 34
| Joe Frasson
| 18
| Joe Frasson
| Chevrolet
| 247
| 1,175
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 28
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 237
| 990
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 35
| Joe Mihalic
| 61
| Jim Norris
| Chevrolet
| 222
| 945
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 19
| Sam Sommers
| 89
| O.L. Nixon
| Chevrolet
| 198
| 825
| clutch
| 0 |
| 28
| 16
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 187
| 1,455
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 6
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 181
| 1,310
| engine
| 5 |
| 30
| 20
| Chuck Bown
| 77
| Johnny Ray
| Chevrolet
| 108
| 805
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 31
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 104
| 1,430
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 11
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 71
| 3,995
| rear end
| 0 |
| 33
| 29
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 69
| 1,410
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 22
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 18
| 1,385
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 4
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 9
| 1,280
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 26
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 9
| 1,275
| ignition
| 0 |
|
|
| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
Time of race: 03:55:50
Average Speed: 127.544 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.382 seconds
7 cautions for 44 laps
Attendance: 62,000