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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Mason-Dixon 500

Dover International Speedway

May 21st, 1978

Race #11 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 114.664 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 37
  • Lead Changes: 17
2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
Concord, North Carolina - April 22nd, 2021: The 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang is previewed at NASCAR R&D Center on April 22, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 180 175 5 500 147 Running
2 5 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 5 500 1 Running
3 4 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 170 165 5 499 3 Running
4 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 160 5 498 5 Running
5 10 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 160 155 5 497 26 Running
6 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 150 10 497 291 Running
7 15 43 Richard Petty Dodge 146 146 0 494 0 Running
8 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 147 142 5 493 1 Running
9 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford 138 138 0 492 0 Running
10 14 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 134 134 0 492 0 Running
11 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 130 130 0 489 0 Running
12 16 92 Skip Manning Buick 127 127 0 486 0 Running
13 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 485 0 Running
14 18 47 Satch Worley Chevrolet 121 121 0 481 0 Running
15 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 123 118 5 480 1 Running
16 17 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 115 115 0 477 0 Running
17 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 112 112 0 474 0 Running
18 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford 109 109 0 470 0 Running
19 8 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 106 106 0 456 0 Oil pump
20 22 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 103 103 0 448 0 Running
21 32 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 0 438 0 Running
22 34 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 97 97 0 379 0 Engine
23 1 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 99 94 5 363 25 Engine
24 36 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 91 91 0 360 0 Fatigue
25 33 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 88 88 0 324 0 Running
26 27 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 85 85 0 308 0 Oil pump
27 31 79 Frank Warren Dodge 82 82 0 302 0 Engine
28 35 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 79 79 0 261 0 Transmission
29 39 85 Greg Heller Ford 76 76 0 250 0 Overheating
30 29 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 73 73 0 215 0 Engine
31 20 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 70 70 0 201 0 Clutch
32 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 67 67 0 75 0 Engine
33 11 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 64 64 0 64 0 Engine
34 12 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 61 61 0 35 0 Oil pan
35 30 8 Ed Negre Dodge 58 58 0 15 0 Oil line
36 37 29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 55 55 0 14 0 Transmission
37 24 19 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 52 52 0 5 0 Engine
38 38 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 49 49 0 5 0 Crash
39 40 80 Wayne Morgan Chevrolet 46 46 0 3 0 Engine
40 28 28 Dave Dion Ford 43 43 0 0 0 Engine