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Talladega 500 Race Results
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Talladega Superspeedway
August 06, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 188 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Oldsmobile | 188 | 180 | 19,600 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Oldsmobile | 188 | 175 | 12,200 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 188 | 170 | 13,300 | Running | |
| 4 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 188 | 170 | 17,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 187 | 160 | 6,100 | Running | |
| 6 | 20 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 186 | 150 | 8,440 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 186 | 151 | 7,740 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Chevrolet | 183 | 147 | 6,640 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Mercury | 182 | 138 | 5,490 | Running | |
| 10 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Oldsmobile | 181 | 134 | 5,070 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize Chevrolet | 181 | 130 | 4,785 | Running | |
| 12 | 27 | 96 | Dale Earnhardt | Cardinal Tractor Ford | 180 | 127 | 2,740 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Mercury | 179 | 124 | 2,640 | Running | |
| 14 | 25 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 176 | 121 | 3,850 | Running | |
| 15 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sam Dell Dodge | 175 | 118 | 4,130 | Running | |
| 16 | 34 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 172 | 115 | 3,870 | Running | |
| 18 | 38 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | 171 | 109 | 2,240 | Running | |
| 20 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 168 | 103 | 2,940 | Running | |
| 21 | 31 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet | 167 | 100 | 1,890 | Running | |
| 22 | 33 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal Chevrolet | 165 | 97 | 1,840 | Running | |
| 23 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 165 | 94 | 2,430 | Running | |
| 24 | 35 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith Chevrolet | 164 | 91 | 3,870 | Running | |
| 25 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Oldsmobile | 164 | 88 | 2,310 | Running | |
| 26 | 8 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 158 | 85 | 1,640 | Engine | |
| 27 | 40 | 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | 150 | 82 | 1,590 | Running | |
| 28 | 4 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Howell Heflin Oldsmobile | 149 | 84 | 5,040 | Valve | |
| 29 | 12 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl Buick | 129 | 76 | 1,990 | Accident | |
| 30 | 28 | 48 | Al Holbert | Southland Industries Oldsmobile | 124 | 73 | 1,930 | Timing Chain | |
| 31 | 39 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Pepsi Dodge | 119 | 0 | 1,280 | Running | |
| 32 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | WIXC Chevrolet | 118 | 67 | 1,755 | Accident | |
| 33 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 110 | 64 | 1,730 | Running | |
| 34 | 11 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 105 | 66 | 5,205 | Engine | |
| 35 | 21 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 96 | 58 | 1,480 | Axle | |
| 36 | 37 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kockums Oldsmobile | 94 | 55 | 1,155 | Clutch | |
| 37 | 16 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | JMS Dodge | 48 | 0 | 1,130 | Engine | |
| 38 | 10 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Buick | 46 | 49 | 1,605 | Engine | |
| 39 | 7 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 22 | 46 | 2,580 | Cylinder Head | |
| 40 | 26 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 9 | 43 | 980 | Valve | |
| 41 | 22 | 12 | James Hylton | Al Rudd Auto Parts Buick | 1 | 0 | 1,130 | Transmission |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 51 Minutes 43 Seconds
Average Speed .:174.7
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds
