| 1978 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $122,760 | Race Date: | Mar 5, 1978 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 17Min 17Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 | Average Speed: | 116.681 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 62 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #5 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 219 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 141.940 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 185 | 492 | 219 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 175 | 492 | 124 |
| 3 | 6 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 170 | 492 | 45 |
| 4 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 165 | 490 | 2 |
| 5 | 11 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 155 | 489 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running | | 150 | 483 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 481 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 143 | 477 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | | 138 | 476 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Howard's Machine Shop | Running | | 134 | 464 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 135 | 461 | 4 |
| 12 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 127 | 460 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Hugh's Vette Shop | Running | | 124 | 457 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 121 | 445 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 48 | James Hylton | Southland Industries | Running | | 123 | 444 | 6 |
| 16 | 27 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Running | | 115 | 439 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 74 | Dick May | Wawak Racing | Running | | 112 | 429 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 114 | 407 | 36 |
| 19 | 32 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Mihalic Racing | Running | | 106 | 398 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Engine | | 103 | 378 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Overheating | | 105 | 352 | 33 |
| 22 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 97 | 352 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 94 | 328 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Valves | | 91 | 280 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Cylinder Head | | 88 | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Engine | | 85 | 260 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Oil Pump | | 82 | 259 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Engine | | 84 | 243 | 23 |
| 29 | 22 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Engine | | 76 | 167 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Engine | | 73 | 145 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Engine | | 70 | 119 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Racing | Ignition | | 67 | 79 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Valves | | 64 | 70 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Accident | | 61 | 30 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Hearn Produce | Accident | | 58 | 28 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 19 | Woody Fisher | Belden Asphalt | Water Pump | | 55 | 0 | 0 |
