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Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
May 14, 1978
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 188
| 34,300
| running
| 81 |
| 2
| 22
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 188
| 21,900
| running
| 15 |
| 3
| 2
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Buick
| 187
| 12,200
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 187
| 11,350
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 36
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 186
| 7,650
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 20
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Mercury
| 185
| 6,500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 5
| Ferrel Harris
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 185
| 6,075
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 5,500
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 23
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 184
| 7,105
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 27
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Oldsmobile
| 183
| 6,420
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 183
| 7,700
| running
| 2 |
| 12
| 29
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 180
| 5,610
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 21
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 180
| 5,590
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 30
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 180
| 5,430
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 6
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 179
| 4,470
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 178
| 4,060
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 37
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 177
| 3,800
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Claude Ballot-Léna
| 49
| G.C. Spencer
| Dodge
| 177
| 2,800
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 24
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 175
| 2,700
| fan blade
| 0 |
| 20
| 38
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 172
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 7
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 168
| 2,400
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 18
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 165
| 8,600
| engine
| 49 |
| 23
| 35
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 162
| 2,815
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 17
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 158
| 3,550
| engine
| 34 |
| 25
| 41
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 153
| 2,630
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 33
| Jimmy Means
| 10
| Bill Champion
| Ford
| 151
| 1,685
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 13
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Buick
| 150
| 3,355
| engine
| 1 |
| 28
| 34
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 146
| 2,185
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 16
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 134
| 2,035
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 11
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 133
| 1,485
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 121
| 5,235
| clutch
| 1 |
| 32
| 28
| John A. Utsman
| 00
| Ed Whitaker
| Chevrolet
| 93
| 1,410
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 32
| Chuck Bown
| 77
| Johnny Ray
| Chevrolet
| 80
| 1,385
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 14
| Ron Hutcherson
| 53
| A.J. Foyt
| Buick
| 77
| 1,355
| transmission
| 0 |
| 35
| 15
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 51
| 1,830
| overheating
| 0 |
| 36
| 31
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 38
| 1,305
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 39
| Frank Hill
| 02
|
| Chevrolet
| 37
| 1,280
| radiator
| 0 |
| 38
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 34
| 5,255
| transmission
| 5 |
| 39
| 3
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Oldsmobile
| 31
| 4,630
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 40
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 5
| 1,705
| engine
| 0 |
| 41
| 19
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 4
| 1,205
| engine
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for May 7; postponed one week because of rain.
The entire weekend of qualifying at the Indianapolis 500 was also rained out.
A.J. Foyt had a jet waiting at a nearby airstrip in case qualifying were to begin at Indianapolis.
Time of race: 03:07:53
Average Speed: 155.699 MPH
Pole Speed: 49.9 seconds
5 cautions for 30 laps
Attendance: 55,000