1978 Volunteer 500

Race 21 of 30

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:25:00
Average speed of winner: 88.628 mph
Margin of victory: 16 sec.
Lead changes: 16 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 59 laps
Lap leaders: Pond 1-30, Waltrip 31-76, Yarborough 77-79, Petty 80, Parsons 81, Yarborough 82-108, Childress 109-127, Allison 128-133, Yarborough 134-169, Childress 170-171, Yarborough 172-222, Petty 223, Parsons 224, Yarborough 225-240, Childress 241-243, Parsons 244-306, Yarborough 307-500

Race notes: Debut for Bill Green.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		500	5	327	running	13760	185
2	3	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		500	3	65	running	7300	175
3	2	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		499	1	46	running	6500	170
4	12	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Ford	Donlavey			497	0	0	running	3950	160
5	11	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		495	2	2	running	4350	160
6	9	Dave Marcis	2	Osterlund	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		495	0	0	running	2650	150
7	13	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			494	3	24	running	2530	151
8	5	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			481	0	0	running	2220	142
9	10	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	Chevrolet	Ulrich			477	0	0	running	2050	138
10	15	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			477	0	0	running	1350	134
11	7	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			476	0	0	running	1840	130
12	21	Buddy Arrington	67	Falls Radiator	Dodge	Arrington			475	0	0	running	1680	127
13	26	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			469	0	0	running	1520	124
14	19	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			465	0	0	running	675	121
15	24	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			458	0	0	running	1360	118
16	22	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			453	0	0	running	1140	115
17	16	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		438	0	0	running	820	112
18	8	Ferrel Harris	8	Autowize	Chevrolet	Robert Gee			425	0	0	running	790	109
19	23	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			353	0	0	ignition	770	106
20	14	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Chevrolet	Stacy			287	0	0	engine	2950	103
21	20	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			279	0	0	engine	715	100
22	6	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		253	1	6	engine	3155	102
23	17	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Chevrolet	Ballard			232	0	0	spindle	895	94
24	29	Nelson Oswald	09	Oswald	Chevrolet	Oswald			195	0	0	too slow	435	91
25	18	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			123	0	0	accident	675	88
26	1	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson	110.958	103	1	30	handling	3870	90
27	25	Ralph Jones	97	Jones	Ford	Ralph Jones			37	0	0	engine	415	82
28	27	Bobby Wawak	74	Booher Farms	Chevrolet	Wawak			13	0	0	transmission	410	79
29	30	Ed Negre	7	Sam Dell	Dodge	Arrington			3	0	0	clutch	405	76
30	28	Bill Green	36	B&G	Chevrolet				0	0	0	accident	400	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	3347	21	5	6	16	16
2	Dave Marcis	3139	21	0	0	12	17
3	Benny Parsons	3105	21	2	3	12	14
4	Darrell Waltrip	2908	21	0	5	11	12
5	Bobby Allison	2841	21	1	2	7	13
6	Richard Petty	2796	21	0	0	8	12
7	Lennie Pond	2623	19	4	1	10	13
8	Buddy Arrington	2582	21	0	0	1	4
9	Dick Brooks	2555	21	0	0	3	11
10	Richard Childress	2504	21	0	0	1	10
11	D.K. Ulrich	2376	21	0	0	0	3
12	Tighe Scott	2307	21	0	0	0	6
13	Neil Bonnett	2246	21	3	0	4	9
14	J.D. McDuffie	2246	21	0	0	1	5
15	Frank Warren	2163	21	0	0	0	0
16	David Pearson	2052	15	5	4	9	9
17	Dick May	1987	19	0	0	0	0
18	Jimmy Means	1932	19	0	0	0	2
19	Cecil Gordon	1905	19	0	0	0	1
20	Ronnie Thomas	1868	19	0	0	0	1
21	Tommy Gale	1757	17	0	0	0	0
22	Baxter Price	1721	17	0	0	0	0
23	Skip Manning	1665	15	0	0	1	4
24	Roger Hamby	1599	17	0	0	0	1
25	Buddy Baker	1370	12	1	0	2	6