Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Coca-Cola 500

Pocono Raceway

July 30th, 1978

Race #18 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 142.540 mph
  • Cautions: 1
  • Caution Laps: 3
  • Lead Changes: 37
#23 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 200 123 Running
2 3 21 David Pearson Mercury 175 170 5 200 66 Running
3 9 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 165 0 199 0 Running
4 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 0 197 0 Running
5 5 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 155 155 0 197 0 Running
6 17 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 150 150 0 197 0 Running
7 7 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 146 146 0 197 0 Running
8 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 142 142 0 194 0 Running
9 25 47 Satch Worley Oldsmobile 138 138 0 194 0 Running
10 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 134 134 0 194 0 Running
11 14 57 Dick May Ford 130 130 0 194 0 Running
12 15 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 127 127 0 190 0 Running
13 16 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 0 189 0 Running
14 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 0 187 0 Running
15 20 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 118 118 0 186 0 Running
16 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 0 186 0 Running
17 13 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 112 112 0 184 0 Engine
18 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 109 109 0 184 0 Running
19 34 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 106 106 0 183 0 Running
20 31 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 103 103 0 181 0 Running
21 40 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 100 100 0 180 0 Running
22 33 19 Joe Booher Chevrolet 97 97 0 178 0 Running
23 26 84 Kenny Brightbill Mercury 94 94 0 177 0 Running
24 12 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 91 91 0 177 0 Running
25 10 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 88 88 0 166 0 Engine
26 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 90 85 5 166 4 Running
27 27 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 82 82 0 166 0 Running
28 28 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 79 79 0 165 0 Running
29 1 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 76 76 0 154 0 Running
30 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 78 73 5 152 7 Engine
31 22 68 Janet Guthrie Buick 70 70 0 117 0 Engine
32 39 61 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet 67 67 0 99 0 Engine
33 29 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 64 64 0 69 0 Rear end
34 38 85 Bobby Wawak Ford 61 61 0 65 0 Engine
35 11 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 58 58 0 59 0 Engine
36 21 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 55 55 0 45 0 Engine
37 37 63 Jocko Maggiacomo AMC 52 52 0 45 0 Engine
38 35 29 Dave Dion Ford 49 49 0 12 0 Transmission
39 30 18 James Hylton Chevrolet 46 46 0 5 0 Engine
40 36 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 43 43 0 3 0 Engine