1978 Los Angeles Times 500

Race 30 of 30

Ontario
200 laps
Time of race: 3:37:44
Average speed of winner: 137.783 mph
Margin of victory: 1.7 sec.
Lead changes: 30 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, B. Allison 1-2, Petty 3-5, Pond 6, Petty 7-13, B. Allison 14, Petty 15, Thirkettle 16, White 17-18, Parsons 19, D. Allison 20, B. Allison 21-42, Petty 43-47, B. Allison 48-49, Petty 50-52, Waltrip 53-56, B. Allison 57-69, Petty 70-77, B. Allison 78-80, Petty 81-83, Yarborough 84-88, Waltrip 89-96, B. Allison 97-111, Waltrip 112, B. Allison 113-149, Yarborough 150-152, B. Allison 153-172, D. Allison 173, B. Allison 174-178, Yarborough 179-186, B. Allison 187-200

Race notes: Debut for Steve Pfeifer. Finale for Ray Elder, Mel Larson, Rocky Moran, and Gary Myers.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3), Highlights (Part 4), Highlights (Part 5), Highlights (Part 6)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		200	11	134	running	16775	185
2	1	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter	156.190	200	3	16	running	15550	175
3	5	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		200	2	2	running	10500	170
4	8	Buddy Baker	27	Circus-Circus	Chevrolet	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		199	0	0	running	7750	160
5	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		199	3	13	accident	8200	160
6	9	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		198	1	1	running	7140	155
7	10	Jimmy Insolo	98	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Osterlund			198	0	0	running	3640	146
8	7	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		197	1	1	running	7040	147
9	11	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			196	0	0	running	5040	138
10	16	Jim Thirkettle	51	Allied Box & Crate	Buick				196	1	1	running	2740	139
11	14	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			196	0	0	running	4170	130
12	25	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			195	0	0	running	2765	127
13	15	Janet Guthrie	68	Singer	Buick	Ferreri			194	0	0	running	2090	124
14	13	Bill Schmitt	73	Old Milwaukee	Oldsmobile	Schmitt			192	0	0	running	3960	121
15	38	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			190	0	0	running	3325	118
16	24	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Oldsmobile	Hylton	Shelmerdine		190	0	0	running	3130	115
17	17	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			190	0	0	running	2945	112
18	27	Richard White	12	Boulevard Automotive	Chevrolet	Mike White			188	1	2	engine	2285	114
19	33	Ferrel Harris	8	L.R. Cook	Chevrolet	Robert Gee			188	0	0	running	2625	106
20	34	Rocky Moran	58	Daisy Shoppe	Buick				188	0	0	running	1565	103
21	36	Ed Negre	18	Jones	Chrysler	Negre			186	0	0	running	1515	100
22	19	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			186	0	0	running	2315	97
23	18	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			185	0	0	running	2055	94
24	40	Gary Myers	4	Spencer's Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			183	0	0	running	1365	91
25	26	John Borneman	81	Borneman	Chevrolet	Borneman			181	0	0	running	1445	88
26	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			178	0	0	running	1885	85
27	12	Dave Marcis	2	Kelly Girl	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		177	0	0	running	1315	82
28	35	Don Noel	99	Noel Fabrication	Chevrolet	Noel			158	0	0	rod	1165	79
29	20	Mel Larson	16	Riviera Hot Spas	Buick				138	0	0	ignition	1115	76
30	32	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			129	0	0	engine	1555	73
31	31	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			113	0	0	running	1505	70
32	39	Steve Pfeifer	0	Leisure Living	Chevrolet				98	0	0	battery	955	67
33	37	Harry Goularte	7	Associated Concrete	Chevrolet	Goularte			97	0	0	engine	905	64
34	3	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		83	7	30	engine	4555	66
35	28	Buddy Arrington	67	Sam Dell	Ford	Arrington			83	0	0	engine	1305	58
36	29	Chuck Wahl	37	Excel Trailer	Chevrolet	Wahl			43	0	0	overheating	795	55
37	21	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Chevrolet	Stacy			42	0	0	suspension	4485	52
38	6	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		28	0	0	engine	1275	49
39	23	Rick McCray	08	McCray Racing	Chevrolet	McCray			15	0	0	drive train	765	46
40	30	Ray Elder	32	Midland Motor Homes	Dodge	Dave Hill			2	0	0	rod	755	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	4841	30	8	10	23	24
2	Bobby Allison	4367	30	1	5	14	22
3	Darrell Waltrip	4362	30	2	6	19	20
4	Benny Parsons	4350	30	2	3	15	21
5	Dave Marcis	4335	30	0	0	14	24
6	Richard Petty	3949	30	0	0	11	17
7	Lennie Pond	3794	28	5	1	11	19
8	Dick Brooks	3769	30	0	0	5	17
9	Buddy Arrington	3626	30	0	0	1	7
10	Richard Childress	3566	30	0	0	1	12
11	J.D. McDuffie	3255	30	1	0	1	6
12	Neil Bonnett	3129	30	3	0	7	12
13	Tighe Scott	3110	29	0	0	0	7
14	Frank Warren	3036	30	0	0	0	0
15	Dick May	2936	28	0	0	0	2
16	David Pearson	2756	22	6	4	11	11
17	Jimmy Means	2756	27	0	0	0	2
18	Ronnie Thomas	2733	27	0	0	0	2
19	Cecil Gordon	2641	26	0	0	0	1
20	Tommy Gale	2639	26	0	0	0	0
21	Roger Hamby	2617	26	0	0	0	2
22	D.K. Ulrich	2452	22	0	0	0	3
23	Baxter Price	2418	24	0	0	0	0
24	Buddy Baker	2130	19	1	0	4	8
25	Donnie Allison	1993	17	0	1	7	8