| Teams for 1978 Delaware 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canavan Racing | Earle Canavan |  |
| 2 | Osterlund Racing | Dave Marcis |  |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Richard Childress |  |
| 5 | Osterlund Racing | Neil Bonnett | |
| 8 | Negre Racing | Ed Negre | |
| 9 | Oswald Racing | Nelson Oswald | |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Cale Yarborough | |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Bobby Allison |  |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Roger Hamby | |
| 18 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | |
| 19 | Arrington Racing | Joey Arrington | |
| 24 | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | |
| 25 | Negre Racing | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 27 | M.C. Anderson Racing | Buddy Baker | |
| 29 | Dion Racing | Dave Dion | |
| 30 | Ballard Racing | Tighe Scott | |
| 34 | Peles Racing | Nestor Peles | |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | |
| 45 | Price Racing | Baxter Price | |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | Al Holbert | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | |
| 54 | Ranier Racing | Lennie Pond | |
| 61 | Negre Racing | Ferrel Harris | Chrysler |
| 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 | Robertson Racing | Jabe Thomas | |
| 88 | DiGard Racing | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Dick Brooks | |
| 92 | Hagan Racing | Dick May | |
