1978 Talladega 500
Race 19 of 30
Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 2:51:43
Average speed of winner: 174.700 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 67 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-2, Baker 3, Yarborough 4, Pearson 5, Baker 6-9, Yarborough 10-11, Waltrip 12, Baker 13-14, Yarborough 15, Baker 16-19, Yarborough 20-22, Baker 23-25, Yarborough 26-28, Baker 29-35, Waltrip 36-38, Petty 39, Baker 40, Parsons 41-42, Pearson 43, Parsons 44, Pearson 45, Yarborough 46, Pearson 47, Yarborough 48, Petty 49, Yarborough 50, Bonnett 51-52, D. Allison 53, Petty 54-55, Baker 56-63, Yarborough 64, Baker 65, Yarborough 66, Baker 67, Yarborough 68-69, Baker 70-71, Yarborough 72-73, Baker 74-78, Yarborough 79, Pond 80-81, Baker 82-84, Yarborough 85, Baker 86, Yarborough 87-88, Pond 89-91, Yarborough 92-101, Pond 102-106, Yarborough 107-110, Pond 111, Yarborough 112, Pond 113, Yarborough 114-122, Pond 123, Petty 124, Parsons 125-126, Pearson 127, Pond 128, Pearson 129, Baker 130-135, D. Allison 136, Baker 137-141, D. Allison 142-143, Yarborough 144-145, Baker 146-148, Yarborough 149-176, Pond 177-179, Parsons 180-183, Pond 184-188
Race notes: Only win for Lennie Pond.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 5 | Lennie Pond | 54 | W.I.N. | Oldsmobile | Ranier | Wilson | 188 | 9 | 22 | running | 19600 | 180 | |
2 | 9 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic | Oldsmobile | Ellington | Pittman | 188 | 3 | 4 | running | 12200 | 175 | |
3 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 72 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Oldsmobile | L.G. DeWitt | Elder | 188 | 4 | 9 | running | 13300 | 170 | |
4 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Oldsmobile | Johnson | Carter | 192.917 | 188 | 22 | 79 | running | 17000 | 170 |
5 | 3 | David Pearson | 21 | Purolator | Mercury | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 187 | 6 | 6 | running | 6100 | 160 | |
6 | 20 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Norris Industries | Ford | Moore | Moore | 186 | 0 | 0 | running | 8440 | 150 | |
7 | 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP | Dodge | Petty | Inman | 186 | 4 | 5 | running | 7740 | 151 | |
8 | 14 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Armor-All | Chevrolet | Stacy | 183 | 1 | 2 | running | 6640 | 147 | ||
9 | 15 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Truxmore | Mercury | Donlavey | 182 | 0 | 0 | running | 5490 | 138 | ||
10 | 17 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Russ Togs | Oldsmobile | Ballard | 181 | 0 | 0 | running | 5070 | 134 | ||
11 | 24 | Ferrel Harris | 8 | Autowize | Chevrolet | Robert Gee | 181 | 0 | 0 | running | 4785 | 130 | ||
12 | 27 | Dale Earnhardt | 96 | Cardinal Tractor | Ford | Cronkite | 180 | 0 | 0 | running | 2740 | 127 | ||
13 | 19 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Mercury | George Elliott | Elliott | 179 | 0 | 0 | running | 2640 | 124 | |
14 | 25 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Osterlund | Oldsmobile | Osterlund | Livengood | 176 | 0 | 0 | running | 3850 | 121 | |
15 | 29 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Sam Dell | Dodge | Arrington | 175 | 0 | 0 | running | 4130 | 118 | ||
16 | 34 | Dick May | 19 | Belden Asphalt | Chevrolet | Henley Gray | 172 | 0 | 0 | running | 3870 | 115 | ||
17 | 23 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating | Chevrolet | McDuffie | 172 | 0 | 0 | running | 3635 | 112 | ||
18 | 38 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Marty Robbins Racing | Dodge | Robbins | 171 | 0 | 0 | running | 2240 | 109 | ||
19 | 41 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | Midwestern Farm Lines | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 168 | 0 | 0 | running | 3250 | 106 | ||
20 | 30 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | Langley | 168 | 0 | 0 | running | 2940 | 103 | ||
21 | 31 | Gary Myers | 4 | Spencer's Body Wear | Chevrolet | Gary Myers | 167 | 0 | 0 | running | 1890 | 100 | ||
22 | 33 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Krystal | Chevrolet | Adcox | 165 | 0 | 0 | running | 1840 | 97 | ||
23 | 32 | Baxter Price | 45 | Price Racing | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | 165 | 0 | 0 | running | 2430 | 94 | ||
24 | 35 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Louise Smith | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | 164 | 0 | 0 | running | 3870 | 91 | ||
25 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | Kansas Jack | Oldsmobile | Childress | 164 | 0 | 0 | running | 2310 | 88 | ||
26 | 8 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 158 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1640 | 85 | ||
27 | 40 | Steve Moore | 73 | Willard-Moore | Chevrolet | Steve Moore | 150 | 0 | 0 | running | 1590 | 82 | ||
28 | 4 | Buddy Baker | 27 | Howell Heflin | Oldsmobile | M.C. Anderson | Ifft | 149 | 17 | 57 | valve | 5040 | 84 | |
29 | 12 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Kelly Girl | Buick | Ferreri | 129 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1990 | 76 | ||
30 | 28 | Al Holbert | 48 | Southland Industries | Oldsmobile | Hylton | Shelmerdine | 124 | 0 | 0 | timing chain | 1930 | 73 | |
31 | 39 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Pepsi | Dodge | Canavan | 119 | 0 | 0 | running | 1280 | 0 | ||
32 | 36 | Jimmy Means | 52 | WIXC | Chevrolet | Means | 118 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1755 | 67 | ||
33 | 13 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan | Dodge | Frank Warren | 110 | 0 | 0 | running | 1730 | 64 | ||
34 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade | Chevrolet | DiGard | Buddy Parrott | 105 | 2 | 4 | engine | 5205 | 66 | |
35 | 21 | Bruce Hill | 05 | Bearfinder | Oldsmobile | Clary | 96 | 0 | 0 | axle housing | 1480 | 58 | ||
36 | 37 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Kockum's | Chevrolet | Hamby | 94 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 1155 | 55 | ||
37 | 16 | Claude Ballot-Léna | 49 | JMS | Dodge | G.C. Spencer | 48 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1130 | 0 | ||
38 | 10 | Skip Manning | 92 | Stratagraph | Buick | Hagan | 46 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1605 | 49 | ||
39 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Chevrolet | Al Rudd | 22 | 0 | 0 | cylinder head | 2580 | 46 | ||
40 | 26 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 9 | 0 | 0 | valve lifter | 980 | 43 | ||
41 | 22 | James Hylton | 12 | Rudd Auto Parts | Buick | Al Rudd | 1 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 1130 | 0 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
1 | Cale Yarborough | 2982 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
2 | Dave Marcis | 2824 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
3 | Benny Parsons | 2801 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
4 | Bobby Allison | 2579 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
5 | Darrell Waltrip | 2568 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
6 | Richard Petty | 2515 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
7 | Lennie Pond | 2391 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
8 | Buddy Arrington | 2328 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Richard Childress | 2278 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
10 | Dick Brooks | 2245 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
11 | D.K. Ulrich | 2139 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Tighe Scott | 2107 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
13 | Neil Bonnett | 2005 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
14 | Frank Warren | 1954 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | J.D. McDuffie | 1953 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
16 | David Pearson | 1872 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
17 | Dick May | 1769 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Jimmy Means | 1708 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
19 | Cecil Gordon | 1669 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Skip Manning | 1665 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
21 | Ronnie Thomas | 1653 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Tommy Gale | 1542 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Baxter Price | 1506 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Roger Hamby | 1392 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Buddy Baker | 1315 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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