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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Volunteer 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

August 26th, 1978

Race #21 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (19)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (4)
    • Oldsmobile (4)
  • Last Bristol Motor Speedway race (Southeastern 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
2022 NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet Nelson Oswald Nelson Oswald
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks Junior Johnson
15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis Roger Hamby
19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith Don Robertson
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile Kansas Jack Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Russ Togs Walter Ballard
36 Bill Green Chevrolet B & G Charles Dean
4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear Gary Myers
40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Armor All Rod Osterlund
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing Jimmy Means
54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile W.I.N. Harry Ranier
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Falls Radiator Buddy Arrington
7 Ed Negre Dodge Sam Dell Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks L.G. DeWitt
74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Booher Farms Bobby Wawak
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet Autowize Robert Gee
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Dick Brooks Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
97 Ralph Jones Ford Jones Supply Ralph Jones