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Carolina 500 Race Results
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North Carolina Speedway
March 05, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 492 | 185 | 10,605 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 492 | 175 | 11,570 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 492 | 170 | 9,370 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Dodge | 490 | 165 | 7,870 | Running | |
| 5 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Chevrolet | 489 | 155 | 3,670 | Running | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Dodge | 483 | 150 | 6,870 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Chevrolet | 481 | 146 | 5,020 | Running | |
| 8 | 15 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack Chevrolet | 477 | 142 | 4,570 | Running | |
| 9 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 476 | 138 | 4,100 | Running | |
| 10 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Howard's Machine Shop Chevrolet | 464 | 134 | 3,690 | Running | |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 461 | 135 | 1,970 | Running | |
| 12 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 460 | 127 | 3,230 | Running | |
| 13 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Hugh's Vette Shop Chevrolet | 457 | 124 | 3,440 | Running | |
| 14 | 21 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 445 | 121 | 2,700 | Running | |
| 15 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Southland Industries Chevrolet | 444 | 123 | 2,490 | Running | |
| 16 | 27 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | 439 | 115 | 1,270 | Running | |
| 17 | 34 | 74 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 429 | 112 | 1,170 | Running | |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 407 | 114 | 6,270 | Running | |
| 19 | 32 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Oldsmobile | 398 | 106 | 970 | Running | |
| 20 | 35 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 378 | 103 | 900 | Engine | |
| 21 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 352 | 105 | 4,720 | Overheating | |
| 22 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 352 | 97 | 1,760 | Engine | |
| 23 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 338 | 94 | 725 | Running | |
| 24 | 33 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 280 | 91 | 700 | Valve | |
| 27 | 23 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Chevrolet | 259 | 82 | 625 | Oil Pump | |
| 28 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 243 | 84 | 1,230 | Engine | |
| 29 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 167 | 76 | 1,195 | Engine | |
| 30 | 19 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal Chevrolet | 145 | 73 | 550 | Engine | |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet | 119 | 70 | 545 | Engine | |
| 32 | 17 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | 79 | 67 | 590 | Ignition | |
| 33 | 16 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 70 | 64 | 1,210 | Valve | |
| 34 | 20 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions Chevrolet | 30 | 61 | 1,030 | Accident | |
| 35 | 29 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearne Produce Chevrolet | 28 | 58 | 525 | Accident | |
| 36 | 26 | 19 | Woody Fisher | Belden Asphalt Chevrolet | 0 | 55 | 1,020 | Water Pump |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 17 Minutes 17 Seconds
Average Speed .:116.681
Margin of Victory .: 1.300 Seconds
