| North Carolina Speedway
October 22, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 4,519 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 6.1 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 4,123 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 4,083 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Benny Parsons | 4,043 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 9.6 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 4,027 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Richard Petty | 3,708 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Lennie Pond | 3,593 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 10.7 |
| 8 | Dick Brooks | 3,504 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13.6 |
| 9 | Buddy Arrington | 3,453 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13.5 |
| 10 | Richard Childress | 3,363 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Neil Bonnett | 3,016 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19.8 |
| 12 | Tighe Scott | 3,013 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18.7 |
| 13 | Frank Warren | 2,878 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 |
| 14 | Dick May | 2,760 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.0 |
| 15 | David Pearson | 2,640 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13.7 |
| 16 | Jimmy Means | 2,565 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 |
| 17 | Ronnie Thomas | 2,542 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | 2,457 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 |
| 19 | Baxter Price | 2,418 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 |
| 20 | Cecil Gordon | 2,414 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Roger Hamby | 2,360 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.6 |
| 22 | Buddy Baker | 1,860 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19.8 |
| 23 | James Hylton | 1,850 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17.8 |
| 24 | Gary Myers | 1,742 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 |
| 25 | Skip Manning | 1,714 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19.0 |