Standings After Race #4 at Rockingham Speedway - Sunday, March 5th, 1978
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 72 | Chevrolet | 695 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | Oldsmobile | 644 | -51 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 4 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Chevrolet | 586 | -109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Ford | 578 | -117 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Chevrolet | 535 | -160 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 4 | Richard Childress | 3 | Oldsmobile | 516 | -179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -3 | 4 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Ford | 512 | -183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 4 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 501 | -194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +2 | 4 | Skip Manning | 92 | Chevrolet | 497 | -198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +4 | 3 | Lennie Pond | 54 | Chevrolet | 469 | -226 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 4 | Frank Warren | 79 | Dodge | 463 | -232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Chevrolet | 448 | -247 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +3 | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Dodge | 446 | -249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -4 | 4 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Chevrolet | 446 | -249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -7 | 4 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Chevrolet | 434 | -261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +2 | 3 | David Pearson | 21 | Mercury | 416 | -279 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | 4 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 397 | -298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 4 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Chevrolet | 322 | -373 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +4 | 3 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 319 | -376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +5 | 3 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 303 | -392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +3 | 3 | Dick May | 19 | Chevrolet | 297 | -398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -2 | 3 | Roger Hamby | 17 | Chevrolet | 288 | -407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -2 | 3 | Jimmy Lee Capps | 26 | Chevrolet | 258 | -437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -2 | 3 | Roland Wlodyka | 98 | Chevrolet | 258 | -437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +7 | 2 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 253 | -442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +11 | 2 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Chevrolet | 233 | -462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 2 | Buddy Baker | 27 | Chevrolet | 220 | -475 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -9 | 2 | Al Holbert | 48 | Chevrolet | 218 | -477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +11 | 2 | Baxter Price | 45 | Chevrolet | 197 | -498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +5 | 2 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Chevrolet | 194 | -501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +12 | 2 | Earle Canavan | 01 | Dodge | 182 | -513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +20 | 2 | Joe Mihalic | 61 | Chevrolet | 176 | -519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +8 | 2 | Ed Negre | 8 | Dodge | 176 | -519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -8 | 1 | Ron Hutcherson | 53 | Buick | 160 | -535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -7 | 1 | Jimmy Insolo | 01 | Chevrolet | 151 | -544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -7 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Mercury | 142 | -553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -7 | 1 | Roy Smith | 29 | Chevrolet | 138 | -557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -7 | 1 | Ferrel Harris | 8 | Chevrolet | 138 | -557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +9 | 2 | Woody Fisher | 19 | Chevrolet | 134 | -561 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -7 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Dodge | 127 | -568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -7 | 1 | Norm Palmer | 93 | Dodge | 121 | -574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +18 | 2 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 116 | -579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 1 | Joe Frasson | 18 | Chevrolet | 115 | -580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -8 | 1 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Buick | 112 | -583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -7 | 1 | Ernie Stierly | 41 | Chevrolet | 106 | -589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -7 | 1 | Jerry Jolly | 28 | Chevrolet | 103 | -592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 1 | Ralph Jones | 97 | Ford | 103 | -592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -6 | 1 | Jack Simpson | 53 | Chevrolet | 97 | -598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -5 | 1 | Richard White | 12 | Chevrolet | 91 | -604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -5 | 1 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 85 | -610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -5 | 1 | Rocky Moran | 58 | Buick | 85 | -610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -5 | 1 | John Borneman | 81 | Chevrolet | 82 | -613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -4 | 1 | Vince Giamformaggio | 39 | Chevrolet | 76 | -619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -4 | 1 | Nelson Oswald | 09 | Chevrolet | 73 | -622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -4 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Chevrolet | 70 | -625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -3 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Oldsmobile | 67 | -628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -3 | 1 | Eddie Bradshaw | 09 | Chevrolet | 64 | -631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -3 | 1 | Ray Elder | 32 | Dodge | 61 | -634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -3 | 1 | Gary Johnson | 44 | Chevrolet | 58 | -637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -3 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Mercury | 55 | -640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -3 | 1 | Ricky Rudd | 22 | Chevrolet | 52 | -643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -3 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 89 | Chevrolet | 49 | -646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -2 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | 84 | Mercury | 43 | -652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -2 | 1 | Harry Gant | 12 | Chevrolet | 40 | -655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -2 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 95 | Ford | 0 | -695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -2 | 1 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 49 | Dodge | 0 | -695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -2 | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Buick | 0 | -695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |