| 1978 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $134,675 | Race Date: | Jul 30, 1978 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .700 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 30Min 28Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 37 | Average Speed: | 142.540 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 3 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #72 Chevrolet | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | DeWitt Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Buddy Parrott | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 123 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 149.235 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Coca-Cola 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 125 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 66 |
| 3 | 9 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 165 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Running | | 160 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running | | 155 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 150 | 197 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 146 | 197 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Running | | 142 | 194 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 47 | Satch Worley | Race Hill Farm | Running |  | 138 | 194 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 134 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 57 | Dick May | McClure Motors | Running | | 130 | 194 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Running | | 127 | 190 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Running | | 124 | 189 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Falls Radiator | Running |  | 121 | 187 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin (R) | Crane's Parts | Running | | 118 | 186 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 115 | 186 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 5 | Bruce Hill | Bearfinder | Engine | | 112 | 184 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Running | | 109 | 184 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear | Running | | 106 | 183 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 8 | Ferrel Harris | Autowize | Running | | 103 | 181 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Running | | 100 | 180 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 19 | Joe Booher | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 97 | 178 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 84 | Kenny Brightbill | Arnold Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC / Kansas Jack | Running | | 91 | 177 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Midwestern Farm Lines | Engine | | 88 | 166 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 90 | 166 | 4 |
| 27 | 27 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 82 | 166 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 79 | 165 | 0 |
| 29 | 1 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running | | 76 | 154 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 78 | 152 | 5 |
| 31 | 22 | 68 | Janet Guthrie | Kelly Girl | Engine |  | 70 | 117 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Dura Bond | Engine | | 67 | 99 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Louise Smith | Rear Gear | | 64 | 69 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 85 | Bobby Wawak | Heller Spring | Engine | | 61 | 65 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Grog Pond | Engine | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 36 | 21 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Engine | | 55 | 45 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Miron Products | Engine | AMC Matador | 52 | 45 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 29 | Dave Dion | Green Mountain | Transmission | | 49 | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 18 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Engine | | 43 | 3 | 0 |
