| 1978 SouthEastern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $73,380 | Race Date: | Aug 26, 1978 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 16.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 25Min | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 92.401 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 59 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Lennie Pond L. Pond | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #54 Oldsmobile | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 327 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 110.958 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 SouthEastern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 327 |
| 2 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 175 | 500 | 65 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 499 | 46 |
| 4 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running |  | 160 | 497 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 495 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 150 | 495 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 151 | 494 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 142 | 481 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Running | | 138 | 477 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 134 | 477 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 130 | 476 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator | Running |  | 127 | 475 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 124 | 469 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 121 | 465 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 118 | 458 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 115 | 453 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 112 | 438 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize | Running | | 109 | 425 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Ignition | | 106 | 353 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Engine | | 103 | 287 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 100 | 279 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Engine | | 102 | 253 | 6 |
| 23 | 17 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Broken Spindle | | 94 | 232 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Oswald Racing | Too Slow | | 91 | 195 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Accident | | 88 | 123 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Handling | | 90 | 103 | 30 |
| 27 | 25 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Engine | | 82 | 37 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Booher Farms | Transmission | | 79 | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 7 | Ed Negre | Sam Dell | Clutch | | 76 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 36 | Bill Green | B&G | Accident | | 73 | 0 | 0 |
