Standings After Race #28 at Rockingham Speedway - Sunday, October 22nd, 1978
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 28 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 4519 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 28 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 4123 | -396 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 28 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Chevrolet | 4083 | -436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 28 | Benny Parsons | 72 | Chevrolet | 4043 | -476 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 28 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 4027 | -492 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 28 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | 3708 | -811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 26 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Chevrolet | 3593 | -926 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 28 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Ford | 3504 | -1015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 28 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 3453 | -1066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 28 | Richard Childress | 3 | Oldsmobile | 3363 | -1156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 28 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 3049 | -1470 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 28 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Chevrolet | 3016 | -1503 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 28 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Chevrolet | 3013 | -1506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 28 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 2878 | -1641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 26 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 2760 | -1759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 20 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 2640 | -1879 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +2 | 25 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 2565 | -1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 2542 | -1977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 24 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2457 | -2062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -2 | 22 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 2452 | -2067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 24 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 2418 | -2101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 2414 | -2105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 24 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 2360 | -2159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 17 | Buddy Baker | 27 | Chevrolet | 1860 | -2659 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 18 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 1850 | -2669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 17 | Gary Myers | 4 | Chevrolet | 1742 | -2777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 16 | Skip Manning | 92 | Chevrolet | 1714 | -2805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 19 | Ed Negre | 8 | Dodge | 1672 | -2847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 15 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 1643 | -2876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 13 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Chevrolet | 1418 | -3101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 13 | Bruce Hill | 05 | Oldsmobile | 1159 | -3360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 9 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 1124 | -3395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 12 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Chevrolet | 1117 | -3402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 11 | Al Holbert | 48 | Chevrolet | 1084 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 12 | Ferrel Harris | 8 | Chevrolet | 857 | -3662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 10 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 760 | -3759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +1 | 8 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Chevrolet | 680 | -3839 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 8 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 631 | -3888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 9 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 559 | -3960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 6 | Ralph Jones | 97 | Ford | 558 | -3961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 6 | Roland Wlodyka | 98 | Chevrolet | 549 | -3970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 4 | Terry Labonte | 92 | Chevrolet | 535 | -3984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +2 | 5 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Chevrolet | 533 | -3986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 6 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 501 | -4018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 6 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Buick | 468 | -4051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 6 | Joe Mihalic | 61 | Chevrolet | 419 | -4100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 96 | Ford | 388 | -4131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 4 | Satch Worley | 47 | Oldsmobile | 368 | -4151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 3 | Connie Saylor | 49 | Dodge | 318 | -4201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 4 | John Kennedy | 0 | Ford | 307 | -4212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 4 | Chuck Bown | 77 | Chevrolet | 301 | -4218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 3 | Nestor Peles | 34 | Chevrolet | 297 | -4222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 4 | John Utsman | 00 | Chevrolet | 290 | -4229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 3 | Joe Booher | 74 | Chevrolet | 273 | -4246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 3 | Joey Arrington | 7 | Dodge | 273 | -4246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 3 | Jimmy Lee Capps | 26 | Chevrolet | 258 | -4261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 4 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 256 | -4263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 2 | Rick McCray | 08 | Dodge | 251 | -4268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 2 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 250 | -4269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | +13 | 3 | Elmo Langley | 19 | Chevrolet | 243 | -4276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | 3 | Woody Fisher | 19 | Chevrolet | 237 | -4282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 2 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 226 | -4293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 2 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Chevrolet | 223 | -4296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 3 | Ron Hutcherson | 53 | Buick | 221 | -4298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 2 | Ray Elder | 32 | Dodge | 211 | -4308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 2 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 209 | -4310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 3 | Jerry Jolly | 28 | Chevrolet | 201 | -4318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | +12 | 2 | Junior Miller | 24 | Chevrolet | 197 | -4322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -2 | 2 | Richard White | 12 | Chevrolet | 194 | -4325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | +6 | 3 | Bill Hollar | 29 | Chevrolet | 189 | -4330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -3 | 2 | Norm Palmer | 93 | Dodge | 179 | -4340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -3 | 4 | Harry Gant | 12 | Chevrolet | 179 | -4340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -3 | 2 | Ernie Stierly | 41 | Chevrolet | 176 | -4343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -3 | 2 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 176 | -4343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -3 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | 84 | Mercury | 170 | -4349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -2 | 2 | Rocky Moran | 58 | Buick | 158 | -4361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -2 | 1 | Roy Smith | 29 | Chevrolet | 138 | -4381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -1 | 2 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Chevrolet | 131 | -4388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -1 | 2 | Sam Sommers | 89 | Chevrolet | 127 | -4392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -1 | 2 | Wayne Morgan | 80 | Chevrolet | 122 | -4397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 95 | Ford | 112 | -4407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Marty Robbins | 42 | Dodge | 109 | -4410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Chevrolet | 106 | -4413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Glenn Jarrett | 16 | Oldsmobile | 103 | -4416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 1 | Jack Simpson | 53 | Chevrolet | 97 | -4422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 1 | Don Graham | 52 | Chevrolet | 97 | -4422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 1 | Bob Burcham | 19 | Chevrolet | 97 | -4422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 1 | Butch Mock | 75 | Chevrolet | 85 | -4434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Steve Moore | 73 | Chevrolet | 82 | -4437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | - | 1 | Billy McGinnis | 91 | Chevrolet | 79 | -4440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | - | 1 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Chevrolet | 79 | -4440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 39 | Chevrolet | 76 | -4443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | - | 1 | Richard Waters | 86 | Chevrolet | 76 | -4443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | - | 1 | Raymond Williams | 16 | Buick | 76 | -4443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | - | 1 | Walter Ballard | 48 | Chevrolet | 73 | -4446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | - | 1 | Bill Green | 36 | Chevrolet | 73 | -4446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 70 | -4449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | - | 1 | Eddie Bradshaw | 09 | Chevrolet | 64 | -4455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | - | 1 | Mel Larson | 92 | Oldsmobile | 64 | -4455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | - | 1 | Bill Baker | 55 | Buick | 61 | -4458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | - | 1 | Gary Johnson | 44 | Chevrolet | 58 | -4461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | - | 1 | Louis Gatto | 35 | Chevrolet | 58 | -4461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | - | 1 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Chevrolet | 55 | -4464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | - | 1 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | AMC | 52 | -4467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | - | 1 | Jabe Thomas | 81 | Chevrolet | 52 | -4467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | - | 1 | Bill Dennis | 19 | Chevrolet | 52 | -4467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | - | 1 | Dick Trickle | 99 | Ford | 46 | -4473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | - | 2 | Bobby Fisher | 71 | Chevrolet | 43 | -4476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | - | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Buick | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | - | 1 | Lynn Carroll | 35 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | - | 4 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 49 | Dodge | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | - | 1 | Kenny Brightbill | 84 | Mercury | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | - | 1 | Paul Fess | 82 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | - | 1 | Greg Heller | 85 | Ford | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | - | 1 | Johnny Halford | 87 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | - | 1 | Charlie Blanton | 59 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | -2 | 1 | Don Noel | 99 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | -2 | 1 | Frank Hill | 02 | Chevrolet | 0 | -4519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |