The 1978 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Sunday, February 19th, 1978
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 33 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 180 | 175 | 200 | 28 | 0 | running |
2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 175 | 170 | 200 | 43 | 0 | running |
3 | 8 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 170 | 165 | 199 | 2 | 0 | running |
4 | 2 | 53 | Ron Hutcherson | Buick | 160 | 160 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 32 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Mercury | 155 | 155 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 31 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 156 | 146 | 196 | 76 | 0 | engine |
8 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | 142 | 142 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 23 | 6 | Ferrel Harris | Dodge | 138 | 138 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 28 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | 134 | 134 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 11 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | 130 | 130 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 18 | 92 | Skip Manning | Buick | 127 | 127 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 124 | 124 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 13 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 30 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 115 | 115 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 40 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 25 | 57 | Dick May | Ford | 109 | 109 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 15 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Buick | 106 | 106 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 26 | 28 | Jerry Jolly | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 41 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 35 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | Dodge | 97 | 97 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 27 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 34 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 91 | 91 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 38 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 88 | 88 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 16 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 179 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 12 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 82 | 82 | 150 | 0 | 0 | engine |
28 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 84 | 79 | 138 | 12 | 0 | running |
29 | 14 | 48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 136 | 0 | 0 | engine |
30 | 22 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 132 | 0 | 0 | running |
31 | 21 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Oldsmobile | 70 | 70 | 110 | 0 | 0 | engine |
32 | 3 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Buick | 67 | 67 | 68 | 0 | 0 | crash |
33 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 69 | 64 | 60 | 39 | 0 | crash |
34 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 61 | 61 | 60 | 0 | 0 | crash |
35 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 58 | 58 | 41 | 0 | 0 | engine |
36 | 29 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 55 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 0 | engine |
37 | 36 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 21 | 0 | 0 | handling |
38 | 24 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | Chevrolet | 49 | 49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 7 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 46 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | body dam |
40 | 37 | 84 | Morgan Shepherd | Mercury | 43 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | engine |
41 | 20 | 66 | Harry Gant | Buick | 40 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.