Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southeastern 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
April 2nd, 1978
Race #6 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 29
- Makes
- Chevrolet (19)
- Dodge (5)
- Ford (3)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Volunteer 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Junior Johnson | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | ||
| 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby-Ellis | Roger Hamby | ||
| 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Shoney's | Rod Osterlund | |
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | Don Robertson | Don Robertson | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | Walter Ballard | ||
| 35 | Lynn Carroll | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | D.K. Ulrich | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Baxter Price | Baxter Price | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | James Hylton | |
| 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | Jim Stacy | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | Jimmy Means | ||
| 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.I.N. | Harry Ranier | ||
| 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Jim Norris | Jim Norris | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Bobby Wawak | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | N.H. Coal Company | Ed Negre | ||
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | ||
| 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund |