Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega 500

Sunday, August 6th, 1978

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 174.700
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 67
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
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

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