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Dixie 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
November 5, 1978
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 13
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 19,850
| running
| 3 |
2
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 328
| 14,750
| running
| 61 |
3
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 9,750
| running
| 18 |
4
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 98
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 7,500
| running
| 0 |
5
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 327
| 9,000
| running
| 14 |
6
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 325
| 8,200
| running
| 3 |
7
| 8
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Chevrolet
| 325
| 4,800
| running
| 0 |
8
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 323
| 9,700
| running
| 67 |
9
| 15
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 322
| 5,900
| running
| 11 |
10
| 12
| Coo Coo Marlin
| 14
| H.B. Cunningham
| Chevrolet
| 320
| 3,100
| running
| 0 |
11
| 30
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 319
| 2,700
| running
| 0 |
12
| 19
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 317
| 3,330
| accident
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Terry Labonte
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 317
| 3,020
| accident
| 0 |
14
| 16
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 317
| 2,910
| running
| 0 |
15
| 40
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 317
| 2,740
| running
| 0 |
16
| 27
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 317
| 3,530
| running
| 0 |
17
| 22
| Dave Watson
| 37
| Dave Watson
| Chevrolet
| 316
| 1,600
| accident
| 0 |
18
| 28
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 316
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
19
| 24
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 314
| 2,320
| running
| 0 |
20
| 34
| Ferrel Harris
| 8
| Robert Gee
| Chevrolet
| 314
| 1,950
| running
| 0 |
21
| 6
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 311
| 11,565
| engine
| 151 |
22
| 35
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 310
| 1,505
| running
| 0 |
23
| 21
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 310
| 1,470
| running
| 0 |
24
| 25
| Butch Mock
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 310
| 1,125
| running
| 0 |
25
| 32
| Skip Manning
| 84
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 308
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
26
| 36
| Ed Negre
| 81
| Ed Negre
| Chrysler
| 303
| 960
| running
| 0 |
27
| 26
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 299
| 900
| running
| 0 |
28
| 7
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 298
| 4,440
| accident
| 0 |
29
| 29
| Ralph Jones
| 97
| Ralph Jones
| Ford
| 298
| 830
| running
| 0 |
30
| 17
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 285
| 1,320
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 37
| Tom Gale
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 253
| 700
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 4
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 246
| 1,190
| oil line
| 0 |
33
| 38
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 172
| 1,180
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 14
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 137
| 4,370
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 23
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 119
| 1,160
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 31
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 92
| 940
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 20
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Oldsmobile
| 80
| 630
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 33
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 41
| 620
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 3
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 5
| 3,810
| rear end
| 0 |
40
| 39
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Ford
| 0
| 600
| did not start
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:00:43
Average Speed: 124.312 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.532 seconds
7 cautions for 63 laps
Attendance: 40,000