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Ontario Motor Speedway
November 19, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile paved track 200 Laps/500 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 200 | 185 | 16,775 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 200 | 175 | 15,550 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 200 | 170 | 10,500 | Running | |
| 4 | 8 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Circus-Circus Chevrolet | 199 | 160 | 7,750 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 199 | 160 | 8,200 | Accident | |
| 6 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 198 | 155 | 7,140 | Running | |
| 7 | 10 | 98 | Jimmy Insolo | Kelly Girl Chevrolet | 198 | 146 | 3,640 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 197 | 147 | 7,040 | Running | |
| 9 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Mercury | 196 | 138 | 5,040 | Running | |
| 10 | 16 | 51 | Jim Thirkettle | Allied Box & Crate Buick | 196 | 139 | 2,740 | Running | |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Oldsmobile | 196 | 130 | 4,170 | Running | |
| 12 | 25 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 195 | 127 | 2,765 | Running | |
| 13 | 15 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Singer Buick | 194 | 124 | 2,090 | Running | |
| 14 | 13 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Old Milwaukee Oldsmobile | 192 | 121 | 3,960 | Running | |
| 15 | 38 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Oldsmobile | 190 | 118 | 3,325 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts Oldsmobile | 190 | 115 | 3,130 | Running | |
| 17 | 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 190 | 112 | 2,945 | Running | |
| 18 | 27 | 12 | Richard White | Boulevard Automotive Chevrolet | 188 | 114 | 2,285 | Engine | |
| 19 | 33 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | L.R. Cook Chevrolet | 188 | 106 | 2,625 | Running | |
| 20 | 34 | 58 | Rocky Moran | Daisy Shoppe Buick | 188 | 103 | 1,565 | Running | |
| 21 | 36 | 18 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Chrysler | 186 | 100 | 1,515 | Running | |
| 22 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 186 | 97 | 2,315 | Running | |
| 23 | 18 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 185 | 94 | 2,055 | Running | |
| 24 | 40 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet | 183 | 91 | 1,365 | Running | |
| 25 | 26 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering Chevrolet | 181 | 88 | 1,445 | Running | |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Kelly Girl Chevrolet | 177 | 82 | 1,315 | Running | |
| 28 | 35 | 99 | Don Noel | Noel Fabrication Chevrolet | 158 | 79 | 1,165 | Rod | |
| 29 | 20 | 16 | Mel Larson | Riviera Hot Spas Buick | 138 | 76 | 1,115 | Ignition | |
| 30 | 32 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Louise Smith Chevrolet | 129 | 73 | 1,555 | Engine | |
| 31 | 31 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 113 | 70 | 1,505 | Running | |
| 32 | 39 | 0 | Steve Pfeifer | Leisure Living Chevrolet | 98 | 67 | 955 | Battery | |
| 33 | 37 | 7 | Harry Goularte | Associated Concrete Chevrolet | 97 | 64 | 905 | Engine | |
| 34 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 83 | 66 | 4,555 | Engine | |
| 35 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Leo's Red Mustang Ford | 83 | 58 | 1,305 | Engine | |
| 36 | 29 | 37 | Chuck Wahl | Excel Trailer Chevrolet | 43 | 55 | 795 | Overheating | |
| 37 | 21 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Chevrolet | 42 | 52 | 4,485 | Suspension | |
| 38 | 6 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 28 | 49 | 1,275 | Engine | |
| 39 | 23 | 08 | Rick McCray | Chevrolet | 15 | 46 | 765 | Drive Line | |
| 40 | 30 | 32 | Ray Elder | Midland Motor Homes Dodge | 2 | 43 | 755 | Rod |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 37 Minutes 44 Seconds
Average Speed .:137.783
Margin of Victory .: 1.700 Seconds
