Entry List : Dover Motor Speedway

Delaware 500

Sunday, September 17th, 1978

Dover Motor Speedway , Dover, DE

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  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.323
  • Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
DRIVER
ENTRY
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
VEHICLE
#
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
TEAM

1
Al Holbert
 
 
48
Chevrolet
Southland Industries
James Hylton
2
Baxter Price
 
 
45
Chevrolet
Baxter Price
Baxter Price
3
Benny Parsons
 
 
72
Chevrolet
1st National City Travelers Checks
L.G. DeWitt
4
Bobby Allison
 
 
15
Ford
Norris Industries
Bud Moore Engineering
5
Buddy Arrington
 
 
67
Dodge
Lafayette Radio
Arrington Racing
6
Buddy Baker
 
 
27
Chevrolet
M.C. Anderson
MC Anderson
7
Cale Yarborough
 
 
11
Oldsmobile
1st National City Travelers Checks
Junior Johnson & Associates
8
Cecil Gordon
 
 
24
Chevrolet
Transmissions Unlimited
Cecil Gordon
9
Darrell Waltrip
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
31
88
Chevrolet
Gatorade
DiGard Motorsports
10
Dave Dion
 
 
29
Ford
Green Mountain
Dave Dion
11
Dave Marcis
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
37
2
Chevrolet
Rod Osterlund
Rod Osterlund
12
David Pearson
 
 
21
Mercury
Purolator
Wood Brothers Racing
13
Dick Brooks
 
 
90
Ford
Truxmore
Donlavey Racing
14
Dick May
 
 
92
Chevrolet
Duck Industries
Hagan Enterprises
15
Donnie Allison
 
 
1
Oldsmobile
Grog Pond
Pee Wee Griffin
16
Earle Canavan
 
 
01
Dodge
Earle Canavan
Earle Canavan
17
Ed Negre
 
 
8
Dodge
Jones Chrysler-Plymouth
Ed Negre
18
Ferrel Harris
 
 
61
Chrysler
Jones Chrysler-Plymouth
Ed Negre
19
Frank Warren
 
 
79
Dodge
Native Tan
Frank Warren
20
Gary Myers
 
 
4
Chevrolet
Spencer's Baby Wear
Gary Myers
21
JD McDuffie
 
 
70
Chevrolet
Bailey Excavating
JD McDuffie
22
Jabe Thomas
 
 
81
Chevrolet
Louise Smith
Don Robertson
23
James Hylton
Roanoke, VA
Aug 26, 1934
44
18
Chevrolet
Hylton Engineering
James Hylton
24
Jimmy Means
 
 
52
Chevrolet
Means Racing
Jimmy Means Racing
25
Joey Arrington
 
 
19
Dodge
Rossmeyer
Arrington Racing
26
Lennie Pond
 
 
54
Oldsmobile
W.I.N.
Harry Ranier
27
Louis Gatto
 
 
35
Chevrolet
L & J Automotive
L & J Automotive
28
Neil Bonnett
 
 
5
Oldsmobile
Armor All
Rod Osterlund
29
Nelson Oswald
 
 
09
Chevrolet
G & S Truck Service
Nelson Oswald
30
Nestor Peles
 
 
34
Chevrolet
Steve Peles
Steve Peles
31
Ralph Jones
 
 
97
Ford
Ralph Jones
Ralph Jones
32
Richard Childress
 
 
3
Oldsmobile
CRC Chemicals
Richard Childress Racing
33
Richard Petty
 
 
43
Chevrolet
STP
Richard Petty Motorsports
34
Roger Hamby
 
 
17
Chevrolet
Hamby-Ellis
Hamby Motorsports
35
Ronnie Thomas
 
 
25
Chevrolet
Autowize
Norman Negre
36
Tighe Scott
 
 
30
Chevrolet
Russ Togs
Walter Ballard
37
Tommy Gale
 
 
64
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda
Elmo Langley