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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 4th, 1978

Race #22 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (25)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (5)
    • Mercury (4)
    • Oldsmobile (2)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (Rebel 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
01 Earle Canavan Dodge Addy Earle Canavan
05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Bearfinder Harry Clary
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks Junior Johnson
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis Roger Hamby
18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet Satterfield Heating Joe Frasson
19 Bob Burcham Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
22 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks Al Rudd
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Autowize Don Robertson
27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet U.S. Army M.C. Anderson
3 Richard Childress Chevrolet Kansas Jack Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Scotty's Fashions Walter Ballard
39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin
4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear Gary Myers
40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet Midwestern Farm Lines D.K. Ulrich
41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Krystal Herb Adcox
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Ray Cook's Bar-B-Q Baxter Price
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Southland Industries James Hylton
5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Armor All Rod Osterlund
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing Jimmy Means
54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet W.I.N. Harry Ranier
57 Dick May Ford McClure Motors Alfred McClure
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Falls Radiator Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks L.G. DeWitt
74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Chrysler Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Ed Negre
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
90 Dick Brooks Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
92 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Duck Industries Billy Hagan
96 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Ford Cardinal Tractor Will Cronkrite
97 Ralph Jones Ford Jones Supply Ralph Jones