The 1978 Talladega 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
Sunday, August 6th, 1978
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 5 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | 180 | 175 | 188 | 22 | 0 | running |
2 | 9 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 175 | 170 | 188 | 4 | 0 | running |
3 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 170 | 165 | 188 | 9 | 0 | running |
4 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 170 | 160 | 188 | 79 | 0 | running |
5 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 160 | 155 | 187 | 6 | 0 | running |
6 | 20 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 150 | 150 | 186 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 151 | 146 | 186 | 5 | 0 | running |
8 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | 147 | 142 | 183 | 2 | 0 | running |
9 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Mercury | 138 | 138 | 182 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | 134 | 134 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 24 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 27 | 96 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | 127 | 127 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | 124 | 124 | 179 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 25 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 121 | 121 | 176 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 29 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 118 | 118 | 175 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 34 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 23 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 172 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 38 | 42 | Marty Robbins | Dodge | 109 | 109 | 171 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 41 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 168 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 103 | 103 | 168 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 31 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 167 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 33 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 165 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 32 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 165 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 35 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 164 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 88 | 88 | 164 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 8 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 158 | 0 | 0 | engine |
27 | 40 | 73 | Steve Moore | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 150 | 0 | 0 | running |
28 | 4 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 84 | 79 | 149 | 57 | 0 | engine |
29 | 12 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Buick | 76 | 76 | 129 | 0 | 0 | crash |
30 | 28 | 48 | Al Holbert | Oldsmobile | 73 | 73 | 124 | 0 | 0 | engine |
31 | 39 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 70 | 70 | 119 | 0 | 0 | running |
32 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 118 | 0 | 0 | crash |
33 | 13 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 64 | 64 | 110 | 0 | 0 | running |
34 | 11 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 66 | 61 | 105 | 4 | 0 | engine |
35 | 21 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | 58 | 58 | 96 | 0 | 0 | axle |
36 | 37 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 55 | 55 | 94 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
37 | 16 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | Dodge | 52 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 0 | engine |
38 | 10 | 92 | Skip Manning | Buick | 49 | 49 | 46 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 7 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 46 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 0 | engine |
40 | 26 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 43 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | engine |
41 | 22 | 12 | James Hylton | Buick | 40 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.