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Dixie 500 Race Results
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
November 05, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.54-Mile Oval 328 Laps/505 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 328 | 180 | 13,500 | Running | |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 328 | 175 | 12,200 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 328 | 170 | 8,450 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 98 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 327 | 160 | 6,900 | Running | |
| 5 | 5 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 327 | 160 | 8,700 | Running | |
| 6 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 326 | 155 | 8,200 | Running | |
| 7 | 8 | 12 | Harry Gant | Black Diamond Coal Chevrolet | 325 | 146 | 4,800 | Running | |
| 8 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 323 | 147 | 9,700 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 322 | 143 | 6,250 | Running | |
| 10 | 12 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | 320 | 134 | 3,100 | Running | |
| 11 | 30 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 319 | 130 | 2,700 | Running | |
| 12 | 19 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Mercury | 317 | 127 | 3,630 | Accident | |
| 13 | 18 | 92 | Terry Labonte | Duck Industries Chevrolet | 317 | 124 | 3,420 | Accident | |
| 15 | 40 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith Chevrolet | 317 | 118 | 3,090 | Running | |
| 16 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Sam Dell Dodge | 317 | 115 | 2,830 | Running | |
| 17 | 22 | 37 | Dave Watson | Ams Oil Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | 1,600 | Accident | |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Oldsmobile | 314 | 109 | 2,470 | Running | |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 314 | 106 | 2,210 | Running | |
| 20 | 34 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | L.R. Cook Chevrolet | 314 | 103 | 2,000 | Running | |
| 21 | 6 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Griffin Marine Chevrolet | 311 | 110 | 11,565 | Valve | |
| 22 | 35 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Oldsmobile | 310 | 97 | 1,505 | Running | |
| 23 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 310 | 94 | 1,470 | Running | |
| 24 | 25 | 75 | Butch Mock | Chevrolet | 310 | 0 | 1,125 | Running | |
| 25 | 32 | 84 | Skip Manning | Valvoline Mercury | 308 | 88 | 1,050 | Running | |
| 26 | 36 | 81 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Chrysler | 303 | 85 | 960 | Running | |
| 27 | 26 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet | 299 | 82 | 900 | Running | |
| 28 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 298 | 79 | 4,440 | Accident | |
| 29 | 29 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 298 | 76 | 830 | Running | |
| 30 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Oldsmobile | 285 | 73 | 1,320 | Engine | |
| 31 | 37 | 74 | Tommy Gale | Chevrolet | 253 | 70 | 700 | Engine | |
| 32 | 4 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 246 | 67 | 1,190 | Oil Line | |
| 33 | 38 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 172 | 64 | 1,180 | Cylinder Head | |
| 34 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Chevrolet | 137 | 61 | 4,370 | Accident | |
| 35 | 23 | 48 | Al Holbert | Southland Industries Chevrolet | 119 | 58 | 1,160 | Exhaust | |
| 36 | 31 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder Oldsmobile | 92 | 55 | 940 | Engine | |
| 37 | 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales Oldsmobile | 80 | 52 | 630 | Valve | |
| 38 | 33 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal Chevrolet | 41 | 49 | 620 | Engine | |
| 39 | 3 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 5 | 46 | 3,810 | Rear End | |
| 40 | 39 | 0 | John Kennedy | Spohn's Body Shop Ford | 0 | 43 | 600 | Did Not Start |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 43 Seconds
Average Speed .:124.312
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds
