| 1978 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $162,435 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1978 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 16 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 35Min 30Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 | Average Speed: | 154.340 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 21 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Mercury | Car No.: | #11 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 57 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 186.803 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 185 | 160 | 57 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 175 | 160 | 56 |
| 3 | 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 170 | 159 | 14 |
| 4 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 165 | 159 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 160 | 158 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 155 | 158 | 4 |
| 7 | 28 | 96 | Dale Earnhardt | Cardinal Tractor | Running |  | 146 | 157 | 0 |
| 8 | 33 | 81 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize | Running | | 142 | 157 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dahlonega Ford Sales | Running | | 138 | 157 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 39 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 134 | 156 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl | Running | | 130 | 154 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 127 | 153 | 0 |
| 13 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 124 | 152 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 18 | Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Running | | 121 | 152 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 152 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 115 | 151 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 112 | 151 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 47 | Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 109 | 150 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulbricht Construction | Running | | 106 | 149 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 103 | 146 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Checks |  | 100 | 143 | 0 | |
| 22 | 18 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Krystal | Engine | | 97 | 142 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Clutch | | 94 | 140 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Running | | 91 | 136 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Running | | 88 | 129 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Engine | | 90 | 92 | 11 |
| 27 | 10 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Accident | | 87 | 75 | 8 |
| 28 | 32 | 82 | Paul Fess | Lasky Construction | Transmission | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 16 | Raymond Williams | Thundercraft Boats | Valves | | 76 | 74 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Engine | | 73 | 69 | 0 |
| 31 | 16 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin (R) | Wangerin Racing | Engine | | 70 | 61 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 67 | 57 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Hawaiian Tropic | Steering | | 69 | 55 | 1 |
| 34 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Rossmeyer | Engine | | 61 | 55 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | Lady & Son Auction | Oil Cooler | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Throttle Linkage | | 55 | 35 | 0 |
| 37 | 4 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Olympic Tan | Cylinder Head | | 57 | 28 | 3 |
| 38 | 6 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet | Valves | | 49 | 22 | 0 |
| 39 | 5 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph Incorporated | Accident | | 46 | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Accident | | 43 | 9 | 0 |
