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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Delaware 500

Dover International Speedway

September 17th, 1978

Race #24 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (20)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (5)
    • Ford (5)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (5)
  • Last Dover International Speedway race (Mason-Dixon 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
01 Earle Canavan Dodge Earle Canavan Earle Canavan
09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet G & S Truck Service Nelson Oswald
1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Grog Pond Pee Wee Griffin
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
18 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Hylton Engineering James Hylton
19 Joey Arrington Dodge Rossmeyer Buddy Arrington
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Autowize Norman Negre
27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet M.C. Anderson M.C. Anderson
29 Dave Dion Ford Green Mountain Dave Dion
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile CRC Chemicals Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Russ Togs Walter Ballard
34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet Steve Peles Steve Peles
35 Louis Gatto Chevrolet L & J Automotive L & J Automotive
4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear Gary Myers
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
48 Al Holbert Chevrolet Southland Industries James Hylton
5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile Armor All Rod Osterlund
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing Jimmy Means
54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile W.I.N. Harry Ranier
61 Ferrel Harris Chrysler Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Ed Negre
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Lafayette Radio Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Ed Negre Dodge Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Ed Negre
81 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith Don Robertson
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Dick Brooks Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
92 Dick May Chevrolet Duck Industries Billy Hagan
97 Ralph Jones Ford Ralph Jones Ralph Jones