Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Firecracker 400
Daytona International Speedway
July 4th, 1978
Race #16 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (18)
- Dodge (4)
- Ford (3)
- Mercury (4)
- Oldsmobile (8)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 16 | Raymond Williams | Buick | Thundercraft Boat | Bobby Reeves | ||
| 18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | Joe Frasson | Joe Frasson | ||
| 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Shoney's | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Buick | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Al Rudd | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | Don Robertson | ||
| 27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Olympic Tan | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | Walter Ballard | ||
| 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Blackie Wangerin | Blackie Wangerin | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulbricht Construction | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | Herb Adcox | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | ||
| 47 | Satch Worley | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | Al Holbert | Oldsmobile | Southland Industries | James Hylton | ||
| 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | Dodge | Lady & Son Auction | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 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 | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Rossmeyer | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | Lynda Ferreri | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 81 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Autowize | Robert Gee | ||
| 82 | Paul Fess | Chevrolet | Lasky Construction | Stan Lasky | ||
| 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 | Skip Manning | Buick | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | ||
| 96 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Ford | Cardinal Tractor | Will Cronkrite |