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Daytona 500 Race Results
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Daytona International Speedway
February 19, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile Superspeedway 200 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 200 | 180 | 44,300 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 200 | 175 | 39,500 | Running | |
| 3 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 199 | 170 | 26,550 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 53 | Ron Hutcherson | Valvoline Buick | 199 | 160 | 19,950 | Running | |
| 5 | 32 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Mercury | 198 | 155 | 18,275 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's Chevrolet | 198 | 150 | 14,450 | Running | |
| 7 | 31 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 196 | 156 | 16,395 | Engine | |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Mercury | 195 | 142 | 11,935 | Running | |
| 9 | 23 | 6 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize Dodge | 195 | 138 | 11,025 | Running | |
| 10 | 28 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Oldsmobile | 195 | 134 | 10,035 | Running | |
| 11 | 11 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions Oldsmobile | 194 | 130 | 10,605 | Running | |
| 12 | 18 | 92 | Skip Manning | Valvoline Buick | 194 | 127 | 9,560 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 194 | 124 | 8,665 | Running | |
| 14 | 13 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal Chevrolet | 193 | 121 | 6,370 | Running | |
| 15 | 30 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Burger King Chevrolet | 193 | 118 | 6,185 | Running | |
| 16 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Rossmeyer Dodge | 192 | 115 | 6,845 | Running | |
| 18 | 25 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors Ford | 192 | 109 | 4,410 | Running | |
| 19 | 15 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Buick | 192 | 106 | 4,150 | Running | |
| 20 | 26 | 28 | Jerry Jolly | Ski Machine Chevrolet | 191 | 103 | 3,720 | Running | |
| 21 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 191 | 100 | 4,110 | Running | |
| 22 | 35 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | JMS Dodge | 190 | 0 | 2,835 | Running | |
| 23 | 27 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearne Produce Chevrolet | 189 | 94 | 2,805 | Running | |
| 24 | 34 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 188 | 91 | 3,125 | Running | |
| 25 | 38 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 185 | 88 | 3,350 | Running | |
| 26 | 16 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 179 | 85 | 2,425 | Running | |
| 27 | 12 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Dodge | 150 | 82 | 5,750 | Engine | |
| 28 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 138 | 84 | 15,450 | Running | |
| 29 | 14 | 48 | Al Holbert | Southland Industries Chevrolet | 136 | 76 | 3,065 | Oil Pressure | |
| 31 | 21 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Oldsmobile | 110 | 70 | 2,200 | Engine | |
| 33 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 60 | 69 | 11,600 | Accident | |
| 34 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 60 | 61 | 6,775 | Accident | |
| 35 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Howard's Machine Shop Chevrolet | 41 | 58 | 2,395 | Engine | |
| 36 | 29 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 30 | 55 | 1,950 | Engine | |
| 37 | 36 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 21 | 52 | 3,375 | Handling | |
| 38 | 24 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Chevrolet | 19 | 49 | 1,975 | Engine | |
| 39 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Oldsmobile | 9 | 46 | 4,325 | Fender | |
| 40 | 37 | 84 | Morgan Shepherd | Makar Enterprises Mercury | 8 | 43 | 1,650 | Head Gasket | |
| 41 | 20 | 66 | Harry Gant | C.C.C. Buick | 1 | 40 | 1,975 | Piston |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 7 Minutes 49 Seconds
Average Speed .:159.73
Margin of Victory .: 33.200 Seconds
