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Volunteer 500 Race Results
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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 26, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 500 | 185 | 13,760 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 500 | 175 | 7,300 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 499 | 170 | 6,500 | Running | |
| 4 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 497 | 160 | 3,950 | Running | |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 495 | 160 | 4,350 | Running | |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 495 | 150 | 2,650 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Oldsmobile | 494 | 151 | 2,530 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 477 | 134 | 1,350 | Running | |
| 11 | 7 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith Chevrolet | 476 | 130 | 1,840 | Running | |
| 12 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator Dodge | 475 | 127 | 1,680 | Running | |
| 13 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 469 | 124 | 1,520 | Running | |
| 14 | 19 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet | 465 | 121 | 675 | Running | |
| 15 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 458 | 118 | 1,360 | Running | |
| 16 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 443 | 115 | 1,140 | Running | |
| 17 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Chevrolet | 438 | 112 | 820 | Running | |
| 18 | 8 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize Chevrolet | 425 | 109 | 790 | Running | |
| 19 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 353 | 106 | 770 | Ignition | |
| 20 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Chevrolet | 287 | 103 | 2,950 | Engine | |
| 21 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 279 | 100 | 715 | Engine | |
| 22 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 253 | 102 | 3,155 | Engine | |
| 23 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Chevrolet | 232 | 94 | 895 | Spindle | |
| 24 | 29 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 195 | 91 | 435 | Too Slow | |
| 25 | 18 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 123 | 88 | 675 | Accident | |
| 26 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Oldsmobile | 103 | 90 | 3,870 | Handling | |
| 27 | 25 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Jones Supply Ford | 37 | 82 | 415 | Engine | |
| 28 | 27 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Booher Farms Chevrolet | 13 | 79 | 410 | Transmission | |
| 29 | 30 | 7 | Ed Negre | Sam Dell Dodge | 3 | 76 | 405 | Clutch | |
| 30 | 28 | 36 | Bill Green | B & G Chevrolet | 0 | 73 | 400 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 25 Minutes
Average Speed .:88.628
Margin of Victory .: 15.000 Seconds
