| Riverside International Raceway
January 22, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 119 Laps/312 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 185 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Benny Parsons | 175 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 3 | David Pearson | 170 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Neil Bonnett | 160 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Dave Marcis | 155 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Jimmy Insolo | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Al Holbert | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Roy Smith | 138 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| 10 | Rick McCray | 127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Frank Warren | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Norm Palmer | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Dick Brooks | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Richard Petty | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| 15 | Jim Thirkettle | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| 16 | Tighe Scott | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 |
| 17 | Ernie Stierly | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
| 18 | Richard Childress | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 19 | Skip Manning | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Jack Simpson | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| 21 | Darrell Waltrip | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
| 22 | Richard White | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Cecil Gordon | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 24 | Rocky Moran | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 |
| 25 | John Borneman | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 |