| Teams for 1978 Capital City 400 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre | Chrysler |
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dave Marcis |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress |  |
| 4 | Gary Myers | Gary Myers | |
| 5 | Osterlund Racing | Neil Bonnett | |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Dick May |  |
| 9 | Oswald Racing | Nelson Oswald | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Assoc. | Cale Yarborough | |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bobby Allison |  |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Roger Hamby | |
| 19 | Henley Gray Racing | Joey Arrington | |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Robertson Racing | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 29 | Dion Racing | Dave Dion | |
| 30 | Ballard Racing | Tighe Scott | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 45 | Price Racing | Baxter Price | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | |
| 54 | Ranier Racing | Lennie Pond | |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 72 | DeWitt Racing | Benny Parsons | |
| 79 | Warren Racing | Frank Warren | |
| 81 | Robert Gee | Ferrel Harris | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Dick Brooks | |
| 92 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | |
