| 1978 Delaware 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $118,620 | Race Date: | Sep 17, 1978 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 19.700 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 11Min 20Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 119.323 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 18 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffie | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #70 Chevrolet | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 267 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 135.480 MPH | |||||
| Official 1978 Delaware 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 267 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 221 |
| 3 | 6 | 27 | Buddy Baker | M.C. Anderson Racing | Running |  | 170 | 499 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator | Running |  | 160 | 498 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Running | | 160 | 497 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Industries | Running | | 150 | 496 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Incorporated | Running | | 146 | 493 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Racing | Running | | 142 | 493 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Grog Pond | Running | | 136 | 489 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 92 | Dick May | Duck Industries | Running | | 134 | 485 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas (R) | Autowize | Running | | 130 | 483 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Running | | 127 | 482 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 48 | Al Holbert (R) | Southland Cork & Rubber | Steering | | 124 | 472 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 121 | 468 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Running |  | 118 | 467 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 1 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | Running | | 0 | 460 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 112 | 458 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby (R) | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | Running | | 109 | 457 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Peles Racing | Running | | 106 | 439 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 4 | Gary Myers | Native Tan | Burned Piston | | 103 | 438 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Spencer's Auto Service | Running | | 100 | 438 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Lafayette Radio | Running | | 97 | 432 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price (R) | Price Racing | Running | | 94 | 420 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 9 | Nelson Oswald | J&S Truck Service | Burned Piston | | 91 | 335 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs | Oil Pan | | 88 | 320 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Timing Chain | | 85 | 311 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Ignition | | 82 | 269 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 29 | Dave Dion | Green Mountain | Valves | | 79 | 238 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Accident | | 76 | 220 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ralph Jones (Car Owner) | Engine | | 73 | 186 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 19 | Joey Arrington | Rossmeyer | Axle Housing | | 70 | 143 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Valves | | 67 | 140 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Burned Piston | | 69 | 80 | 10 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Quit | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Louis Gatto | L&J Automotive | Too Slow | | 58 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 61 | Ferrel Harris | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth | Quit | Chrysler | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 81 | Jabe Thomas | Louise Smith | Quit | | 52 | 1 | 0 |
