1978 American 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 28 of 30
Date: October 22, 1978
Track: North Carolina Motor Speedway

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American 500 Race Information

Winner	Cale Yarborough	Car	No. 11 Oldsmobile
Team / Owner	Junior Johnson	Sponsor	1st National City Travelers Checks
Winner Start	1st	Winner Laps Led	376
Started First	Cale Yarborough	Most Laps Led	Cale Yarborough (376)
Race Distance	500.364 miles (492 laps)	Track Length	1.017 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	36
Total Purse	$133,570	Winner Earnings	$23,360
Different Leaders	13	Lead-Lap Finishers	1
Points Leader After Race	Cale Yarborough	Season Race	28 of 30

American 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	1	11	Cale Yarborough	1st National City Travelers Checks	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	492	376	running	185	$23,360
2	4	15	Bobby Allison	Norris Industries	Bud Moore	Ford	490	0	running	170	$14,650
3	3	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	488	24	running	170	$11,400
4	12	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	486	11	running	165	$8,500
5	8	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore	Junie Donlavey	Ford	486	1	running	160	$6,330
6	11	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	485	18	running	155	$7,000
7	5	54	Lennie Pond	W.I.N., Inc.	Harry Ranier	Chevrolet	485	12	running	151	$6,100
8	10	2	Dave Marcis	—	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	484	2	running	147	$4,700
9	21	67	Buddy Arrington	Falls Radiator	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	473	0	running	138	$4,230
10	24	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack	Richard Childress	Oldsmobile	472	0	running	134	$4,320
11	14	92	Dick May	Duck Industries	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	471	0	running	130	$3,560
12	20	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	468	1	running	132	$3,240
13	23	52	Jimmy Means	Means Racing	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	465	0	running	124	$2,960
14	13	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	464	10	running	126	$2,720
15	26	24	Cecil Gordon	Transmissions Unlimited	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet	459	0	running	118	$2,510
16	28	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan	Frank Warren	Dodge	448	0	running	115	$2,250
17	27	4	Gary Myers	Spencer's Baby Wear	Gary Myers	Chevrolet	444	0	running	112	$1,300
18	18	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	444	0	running	109	$1,865
19	30	45	Baxter Price	—	Baxter Price	Chevrolet	441	0	running	106	$1,720
20	2	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic	Hoss Ellington	Chevrolet	423	12	driver ill	108	$1,250
21	17	30	Tighe Scott	Russ Togs	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet	374	3	spindle	105	$1,495
22	7	27	Buddy Baker	M.C. Anderson Racing	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	324	14	cylinder head	102	$1,400
23	25	18	Joe Frasson	—	Joe Frasson	Buick	293	0	engine	94	$775
24	16	21	David Pearson	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Mercury	284	8	clutch	96	$1,325
25	6	22	Ricky Rudd	1st National City Travelers Checks	Al Rudd	Chevrolet	262	0	valve	88	$2,225
26	19	17	Roger Hamby	Hamby-Ellis	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet	215	0	engine	85	$1,200
27	36	31	Bobby Wawak	—	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	214	0	head gasket	82	$675
28	33	95	Junior Miller	Miller Roofing	Junior Miller	Chevrolet	122	0	quit	79	$630
29	29	19	Elmo Langley	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet	88	0	engine	76	$1,120
30	32	87	Johnny Halford	Satterfield Heating	Don Satterfield	Chevrolet	84	0	engine	—	$610
31	9	5	Neil Bonnett	Armor All	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	76	0	engine	70	$4,300
32	34	59	Charlie Blanton	—	Danny Queen	Chevrolet	52	0	ignition	—	$590
33	22	25	Ronnie Thomas	Louise Smith	Don Robertson	Chevrolet	34	0	engine	64	$1,080
34	31	81	Ferrel Harris	L.R. Cook	Robert Gee	Chevrolet	6	0	crash	61	$570
35	15	8	Ed Negre	D & D Medical	Ed Negre	Dodge	4	0	engine	58	$1,060
36	35	29	Bill Hollar	Hollar Auto Parts	Bill Hollar	Chevrolet	0	0	quit	55	$550

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