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Coca-Cola 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
July 30, 1978
200 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 20,890
| running
| 123 |
| 2
| 3
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 200
| 11,165
| running
| 66 |
| 3
| 9
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 199
| 10,965
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 6,665
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 5,615
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 17
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 5,745
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 7
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 197
| 4,135
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 19
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 194
| 3,775
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 25
| Satch Worley
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Oldsmobile
| 194
| 2,215
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 194
| 3,455
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 14
| Dick May
| 57
| Alfred McClure
| Ford
| 194
| 1,915
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 15
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 190
| 3,045
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 16
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 189
| 2,835
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 23
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 187
| 2,625
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 20
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 186
| 2,015
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 24
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 186
| 2,265
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 13
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 184
| 1,295
| engine
| 0 |
| 18
| 32
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 184
| 1,910
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 34
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 183
| 1,245
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 31
| Ferrel Harris
| 8
| Robert Gee
| Chevrolet
| 181
| 1,850
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 40
| Nestor Peles
| 34
| Steve Peles
| Chevrolet
| 180
| 1,180
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 33
| Joe Booher
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 178
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 26
| Kenny Brightbill
| 84
| Jim Makar
| Mercury
| 177
| 1,130
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 12
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 177
| 1,705
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 10
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 166
| 1,580
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 166
| 6,255
| running
| 4 |
| 27
| 27
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 166
| 1,030
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 28
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 165
| 1,505
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 1
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 154
| 5,080
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 152
| 4,655
| engine
| 7 |
| 31
| 22
| Janet Guthrie
| 68
| Lynda Ferreri
| Buick
| 117
| 1,430
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 39
| Joe Mihalic
| 61
| Jim Norris
| Chevrolet
| 99
| 905
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 29
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 69
| 1,380
| rear end
| 0 |
| 34
| 38
| Bobby Wawak
| 85
| Greg Heller
| Ford
| 65
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 11
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Pee Wee Griffin
| Oldsmobile
| 59
| 840
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 21
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 45
| 4,020
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 37
| Jocko Maggiacomo
| 63
| Jocko Maggiacomo
| Matador
| 45
| 815
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 35
| Dave Dion
| 29
| Dave Dion
| Ford
| 12
| 810
| transmission
| 0 |
| 39
| 30
| James Hylton
| 18
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 5
| 805
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 36
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 3
| 1,300
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:30:28
Average Speed: 142.54 MPH
Pole Speed: 60.308 seconds
1 caution for 3 laps
Attendance: 70,000