| 1978 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $117,400 | Race Date: | May 21, 1978 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 12.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 21Min 38Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 114.664 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 37 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #27 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 147 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 135.452 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 147 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running |  | 170 | 499 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 165 | 498 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Running |  | 160 | 497 | 26 |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 160 | 497 | 290 |
| 7 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 146 | 494 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 147 | 493 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 138 | 492 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Running | | 134 | 492 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 130 | 489 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running |  | 127 | 486 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running | | 124 | 485 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 47 | Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 0 | 481 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 123 | 480 | 1 |
| 16 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 115 | 477 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 112 | 474 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 109 | 470 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Oil Pump | | 106 | 456 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Running | | 103 | 448 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 100 | 438 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Tire Kingdom | Engine | | 97 | 379 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Cylinder Head | | 99 | 363 | 25 |
| 24 | 36 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Driver Fatigue | | 91 | 360 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 88 | 324 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Oil Pump | | 85 | 308 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Engine | | 82 | 302 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Transmission | | 79 | 261 | 0 |
| 29 | 39 | 85 | Greg Heller | Triangle Springs | Overheating | | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Norris Industries | Engine | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Clutch | | 70 | 201 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Engine | | 67 | 75 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Valves | | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Perry's Steak House | Oil Pump | | 61 | 35 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oil Line | | 58 | 15 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 29 | Bill Hollar | Bill Hollar (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 55 | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 19 | Elmo Langley | Henley Gray (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 52 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | Perfect Alignment | Accident | | 49 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 80 | Wayne Morgan | Wayne Morgan (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 28 | Dave Dion | Dion Racing | | 43 | 0 | 0 |
