Standings After Race #27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway - Sunday, October 8th, 1978
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 27 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 4334 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 27 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 3953 | -381 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | +1 | 27 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Chevrolet | 3936 | -398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | -2 | 27 | Benny Parsons | 72 | Chevrolet | 3878 | -456 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 27 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 3857 | -477 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 27 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | 3553 | -781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 25 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Chevrolet | 3442 | -892 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 27 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Ford | 3344 | -990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 27 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 3315 | -1019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 27 | Richard Childress | 3 | Oldsmobile | 3229 | -1105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 27 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Chevrolet | 2946 | -1388 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 27 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 2917 | -1417 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 27 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Chevrolet | 2908 | -1426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 27 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 2763 | -1571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 25 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 2630 | -1704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +3 | 19 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 2544 | -1790 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | 24 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 2478 | -1856 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 22 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 2452 | -1882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 24 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 2441 | -1893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 23 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2348 | -1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 23 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 2312 | -2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -2 | 23 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2296 | -2038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 23 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 2275 | -2059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 16 | Buddy Baker | 27 | Chevrolet | 1758 | -2576 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +2 | 17 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 1724 | -2610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 16 | Skip Manning | 92 | Chevrolet | 1714 | -2620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 16 | Gary Myers | 4 | Chevrolet | 1630 | -2704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 18 | Ed Negre | 8 | Dodge | 1614 | -2720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 14 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 1535 | -2799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 13 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Chevrolet | 1418 | -2916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 13 | Bruce Hill | 05 | Oldsmobile | 1159 | -3175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 1124 | -3210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -2 | 11 | Al Holbert | 48 | Chevrolet | 1084 | -3250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 11 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Chevrolet | 1029 | -3305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 11 | Ferrel Harris | 8 | Chevrolet | 796 | -3538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 10 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 760 | -3574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +5 | 8 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 631 | -3703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 7 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 598 | -3736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 9 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 559 | -3775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 6 | Ralph Jones | 97 | Ford | 558 | -3776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 6 | Roland Wlodyka | 98 | Chevrolet | 549 | -3785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +1 | 4 | Terry Labonte | 92 | Chevrolet | 535 | -3799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -2 | 6 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 501 | -3833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | +2 | 6 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Buick | 468 | -3866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 4 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Chevrolet | 439 | -3895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 6 | Joe Mihalic | 61 | Chevrolet | 419 | -3915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 96 | Ford | 388 | -3946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 4 | Satch Worley | 47 | Oldsmobile | 368 | -3966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | +16 | 3 | Connie Saylor | 49 | Dodge | 318 | -4016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 4 | John Kennedy | 0 | Ford | 307 | -4027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 4 | Chuck Bown | 77 | Chevrolet | 301 | -4033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 3 | Nestor Peles | 34 | Chevrolet | 297 | -4037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | +8 | 4 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 290 | -4044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 3 | Joe Booher | 74 | Chevrolet | 273 | -4061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -2 | 3 | Joey Arrington | 7 | Dodge | 273 | -4061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -2 | 3 | Jimmy Lee Capps | 26 | Chevrolet | 258 | -4076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -2 | 4 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 256 | -4078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -2 | 2 | Rick McCray | 08 | Dodge | 251 | -4083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -2 | 2 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 250 | -4084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -2 | 3 | Woody Fisher | 19 | Chevrolet | 237 | -4097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -2 | 2 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 226 | -4108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -2 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Chevrolet | 223 | -4111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 3 | Ron Hutcherson | 53 | Buick | 221 | -4113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 2 | Ray Elder | 32 | Dodge | 211 | -4123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 209 | -4125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | +8 | 3 | Jerry Jolly | 28 | Chevrolet | 201 | -4133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 2 | Richard White | 12 | Chevrolet | 194 | -4140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 2 | Norm Palmer | 93 | Dodge | 179 | -4155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -1 | 4 | Harry Gant | 12 | Chevrolet | 179 | -4155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -1 | 2 | Ernie Stierly | 41 | Chevrolet | 176 | -4158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -1 | 2 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 176 | -4158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -1 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | 84 | Mercury | 170 | -4164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -1 | 2 | Elmo Langley | 19 | Chevrolet | 167 | -4167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -1 | 2 | Rocky Moran | 58 | Buick | 158 | -4176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | Roy Smith | 29 | Chevrolet | 138 | -4196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 2 | Bill Hollar | 29 | Chevrolet | 134 | -4200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 2 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Chevrolet | 131 | -4203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 2 | Sam Sommers | 89 | Chevrolet | 127 | -4207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | - | 2 | Wayne Morgan | 80 | Chevrolet | 122 | -4212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | - | 1 | Junior Miller | 24 | Chevrolet | 118 | -4216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 95 | Ford | 112 | -4222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Dodge | 109 | -4225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 106 | -4228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Glenn Jarrett | 16 | Oldsmobile | 103 | -4231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -1 | 1 | Jack Simpson | 53 | Chevrolet | 97 | -4237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -1 | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -4237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -1 | 1 | Bob Burcham | 19 | Chevrolet | 97 | -4237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Chevrolet | 85 | -4249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -2 | 1 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 82 | -4252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -2 | 1 | Billy McGinnis | 91 | Chevrolet | 79 | -4255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -2 | 1 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 79 | -4255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -2 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 39 | Chevrolet | 76 | -4258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -2 | 1 | Richard Waters | 86 | Chevrolet | 76 | -4258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -2 | 1 | Raymond Williams | 16 | Buick | 76 | -4258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -2 | 1 | Walter Ballard | 48 | Chevrolet | 73 | -4261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -2 | 1 | Bill Green | 36 | Chevrolet | 73 | -4261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -2 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 70 | -4264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -2 | 1 | Eddie Bradshaw | 09 | Chevrolet | 64 | -4270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -2 | 1 | Mel Larson | 92 | Oldsmobile | 64 | -4270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -2 | 1 | Bill Baker | 55 | Buick | 61 | -4273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -2 | 1 | Gary Johnson | 44 | Chevrolet | 58 | -4276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -2 | 1 | Louis Gatto | 35 | Chevrolet | 58 | -4276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | -2 | 1 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Chevrolet | 55 | -4279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -2 | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | AMC | 52 | -4282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -2 | 1 | Jabe Thomas | 81 | Chevrolet | 52 | -4282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | - | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 52 | -4282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | - | 1 | Dick Trickle | 99 | Ford | 46 | -4288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | +2 | 2 | Bobby Fisher | 71 | Chevrolet | 43 | -4291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | -5 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Buick | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | -5 | 1 | Lynn Carroll | 35 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -5 | 4 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 49 | Dodge | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -5 | 1 | Kenny Brightbill | 84 | Mercury | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -5 | 1 | Paul Fess | 82 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | -5 | 1 | Greg Heller | 85 | Ford | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | -4 | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | -4 | 1 | Frank Hill | 02 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |