Race: Delaware 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 24 of 30
Date: September 17, 1978
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway
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Delaware 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Allison | Car | No. 15 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Bud Moore | Sponsor | Norris Industries |
| Winner Start | 2nd | Winner Laps Led | 267 |
| Started First | J.D. McDuffie | Most Laps Led | Bobby Allison (267) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 37 |
| Total Purse | $118,620 | Winner Earnings | $19,500 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Cale Yarborough | Season Race | 24 of 30 |
Delaware 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | Ford | 500 | 267 | running | 185 | $19,500 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | 500 | 221 | running | 175 | $15,100 |
| 3 | 6 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 | running | 170 | $8,700 |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Wood Brothers | Mercury | 498 | 0 | running | 160 | $4,600 |
| 5 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 1 | running | 160 | $7,000 |
| 6 | 14 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 150 | $4,300 |
| 7 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N., Inc. | Harry Ranier | Oldsmobile | 493 | 0 | running | 146 | $5,300 |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | — | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 142 | $3,130 |
| 9 | 13 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Grog Pond | Pee Wee Griffin | Oldsmobile | 489 | 0 | running | 138 | $1,800 |
| 10 | 15 | 92 | Dick May | Duck Industries | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 134 | $3,220 |
| 11 | 16 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Autowize | Norman Negre | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 130 | $3,560 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 482 | 0 | running | 127 | $3,340 |
| 13 | 18 | 48 | Al Holbert | Southland Industries | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | 124 | $2,655 |
| 14 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 121 | $2,470 |
| 15 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Ed Negre | Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | 118 | $2,285 |
| 16 | 26 | 1 | Earle Canavan | — | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 460 | 0 | running | — | $1,200 |
| 17 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 458 | 0 | running | 112 | $1,975 |
| 18 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,050 |
| 19 | 31 | 34 | Nestor Peles | — | Steve Peles | Chevrolet | 439 | 0 | running | 106 | $1,000 |
| 20 | 21 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | engine | 103 | $900 |
| 21 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Frank Warren | Dodge | 438 | 0 | running | 100 | $1,440 |
| 22 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Lafayette Radio | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 432 | 0 | running | 97 | $1,405 |
| 23 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price | — | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 420 | 0 | running | 94 | $1,345 |
| 24 | 36 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | G & S Truck Service | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | engine | 91 | $700 |
| 25 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | oil pan | 88 | $1,275 |
| 26 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | engine | 85 | $4,350 |
| 27 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 269 | 0 | ignition | 82 | $4,525 |
| 28 | 25 | 29 | Dave Dion | Green Mountain | Dave Dion | Ford | 238 | 0 | engine | 79 | $600 |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Rod Osterlund | Oldsmobile | 220 | 0 | crash | 76 | $3,775 |
| 30 | 28 | 97 | Ralph Jones | — | Ralph Jones | Ford | 186 | 0 | engine | 73 | $550 |
| 31 | 33 | 19 | Joey Arrington | Rossmeyer | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 143 | 0 | rear end | 70 | $1,040 |
| 32 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | engine | 67 | $1,030 |
| 33 | 1 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 80 | 10 | engine | 69 | $1,520 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | quit | — | $510 |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Louis Gatto | L & J Automotive | Louis Gatto | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | flagged | 58 | $500 |
| 36 | 34 | 61 | Ferrel Harris | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Ed Negre | Chrysler | 3 | 0 | quit | — | $490 |
| 37 | 35 | 81 | Jabe Thomas | Louise Smith | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | quit | 52 | $480 |
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