Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Delaware 500
Dover International Speedway
September 17th, 1978
Race #24 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season
- Previous Race
- Delaware 500
- Next Race
- 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:
| 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 |