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Results

The 1978 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.

Coca-Cola 500

Sunday, July 30th, 1978

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

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  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 4 Mercury
  • 5 Ford
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Buick
  • 1 AMC

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 142.540
  • Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
  • Lead Changes: 37
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Coca-Cola 500 at Pocono Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 200 123 0 running
2 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 200 66 0 running
3 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 165 199 0 0 running
4 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 197 0 0 running
5 5 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 155 155 197 0 0 running
6 17 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 150 150 197 0 0 running
7 7 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 146 146 197 0 0 running
8 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 142 142 194 0 0 running
9 25 47 Satch Worley Oldsmobile 138 138 194 0 0 running
10 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 134 134 194 0 0 running
11 14 57 Dick May Ford 130 130 194 0 0 running
12 15 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 127 127 190 0 0 running
13 16 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 189 0 0 running
14 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 187 0 0 running
15 20 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 118 118 186 0 0 running
16 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 186 0 0 running
17 13 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 112 112 184 0 0 engine
18 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 109 109 184 0 0 running
19 34 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 106 106 183 0 0 running
20 31 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 103 103 181 0 0 running
21 40 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 100 100 180 0 0 running
22 33 19 Joe Booher Chevrolet 97 97 178 0 0 running
23 26 84 Kenny Brightbill Mercury 94 94 177 0 0 running
24 12 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 91 91 177 0 0 running
25 10 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 88 88 166 0 0 engine
26 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 90 85 166 4 0 running
27 27 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 82 82 166 0 0 running
28 28 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 79 79 165 0 0 running
29 1 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 76 76 154 0 0 running
30 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 78 73 152 7 0 engine
31 22 68 Janet Guthrie Buick 70 70 117 0 0 engine
32 39 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 67 67 99 0 0 engine
33 29 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 64 64 69 0 0 rear end
34 38 85 Bobby Wawak Ford 61 61 65 0 0 engine
35 11 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 58 58 59 0 0 engine
36 21 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 55 55 45 0 0 engine
37 37 63 Jocko Maggiacomo AMC 52 52 45 0 0 engine
38 35 29 Dave Dion Ford 49 49 12 0 0 transmission
39 30 18 James Hylton Chevrolet 46 46 5 0 0 engine
40 36 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 43 43 3 0 0 engine

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