| Teams for 1978 Winston Western 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dave Marcis |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress | |
| 5 | Jim Stacy Racing | Neil Bonnett |  |
| 8 | McCray Racing | Rick McCray | |
| 9 | Papienski Racing | Eddie Bradshaw | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Cale Yarborough |  |
| 13 | Puskarich Racing | Don Puskarich | |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bobby Allison |  |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 29 | Dick Midgley Racing | Roy Smith | |
| 30 | Ballard Racing | Tighe Scott | |
| 40 | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | Al Holbert | |
| 53 | Papienski Racing | Jack Simpson | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Dick Brooks | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | |
| 73 | Schmitt Racing | Bill Schmitt | |
| 79 | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 92 | Hagan Racing | Skip Manning | |
| 95 | Jefferson Racing | Hershel McGriff | |
