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Race Results: Talladega - Aug 6, 1978

Talladega 500

Race Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Date: Sunday, August 6, 1978
Season: Race 19 of the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Race Results: Talladega (August 6, 1978)
Fin St # Driver Make Pts Laps Led Status Team S1 S2 Rating
1 5 #54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 180 188 22 running Ranier Racing
2 9 #1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 175 188 4 running Ellington Racing
3 2 #72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 170 188 9 running DeWitt Racing
4 1 #11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 170 188 79 running Junior Johnson & Associates
5 3 #21 David Pearson Mercury 160 187 6 running Wood Brothers Racing
6 20 #15 Bobby Allison Ford 150 186 0 running Bud Moore Engineering
7 6 #43 Richard Petty Dodge 151 186 5 running Petty Enterprises
8 14 #5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 147 183 2 running Osterlund Motorsports
9 15 #90 Dick Brooks Mercury 138 182 0 running Donlavey Racing
10 17 #30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile 134 181 0 running Ballard Racing
11 24 #8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 130 181 0 running Robert Gee (Owner)
12 27 #96 Dale Earnhardt Ford 127 180 0 running Cronkrite Racing
13 19 #9 Bill Elliott Mercury 124 179 0 running George Elliott Racing
14 25 #2 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 121 176 0 running Osterlund Motorsports
15 29 #67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 175 0 running Arrington Racing
16 34 #19 Dick May Chevrolet 115 172 0 running Gray Racing
17 23 #70 J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet 112 172 0 running McDuffie Racing
18 38 #42 Marty Robbins Dodge 109 171 0 running Robbins Racing
19 41 #40 D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet 106 168 0 running Ulrich Racing
20 30 #64 Tommy Gale Ford 103 168 0 running Langley-Woodfield Racing
21 31 #4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 100 167 0 running Gary Myers (Owner)
22 33 #41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 97 165 0 running Adcox-Kirby
23 32 #45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 165 0 running Price Racing
24 35 #25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 91 164 0 running Robertson Racing
25 18 #3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 88 164 0 running Richard Childress Racing
26 8 #14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 85 158 0 engine Cunningham-Kelley
27 40 #73 Steve Moore Chevrolet 82 150 0 running Willard Moore (Owner)
28 4 #27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 84 149 57 broken valve M.C. Anderson Racing
29 12 #68 Janet Guthrie Buick 76 129 0 accident Lynda Ferreri (Owner)
30 28 #48 Al Holbert Oldsmobile 73 124 0 timing chain Hylton Engineering
31 39 #01 Earle Canavan Dodge 0 119 0 running Canavan Racing
32 36 #52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 67 118 0 accident Jimmy Means Racing
33 13 #79 Frank Warren Dodge 64 110 0 running Warren Racing
34 11 #88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 66 105 4 engine DiGard Motorsports
35 21 #05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 58 96 0 axle housing Harry Clary (Owner)
36 37 #17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 55 94 0 clutch Hamby Racing
37 16 #49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge 0 48 0 engine GC Spencer Racing
38 10 #92 Skip Manning Buick 49 46 0 engine Hagan Enterprises
39 7 #22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 46 22 0 cylinder head Al Rudd Auto
40 26 #39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 43 9 0 broken valve Wangerin Racing
41 22 #12 James Hylton Buick 0 1 0 transmission Al Rudd Auto
 
1978 Season Schedule & Standings
1978 Schedule
# Date Track Winner
1 Jan 22, 1978 Riverside Cale Yarborough
2 Feb 19, 1978 Daytona Bobby Allison
3 Feb 26, 1978 Richmond Benny Parsons
4 Mar 5, 1978 Rockingham David Pearson
5 Mar 19, 1978 Atlanta (EchoPark) Bobby Allison
6 Apr 2, 1978 Bristol Darrell Waltrip
7 Apr 9, 1978 Darlington Benny Parsons
8 Apr 16, 1978 North Wilkesboro Darrell Waltrip
9 Apr 23, 1978 Martinsville Darrell Waltrip
10 May 14, 1978 Talladega Cale Yarborough
11 May 21, 1978 Dover David Pearson
12 May 28, 1978 Charlotte Darrell Waltrip
13 Jun 3, 1978 Nashville Fgds Cale Yarborough
14 Jun 11, 1978 Riverside Benny Parsons
15 Jun 18, 1978 Michigan Cale Yarborough
16 Jul 4, 1978 Daytona David Pearson
17 Jul 15, 1978 Nashville Fgds Cale Yarborough
18 Jul 30, 1978 Pocono Darrell Waltrip
19 Aug 6, 1978 Talladega Lennie Pond
20 Aug 20, 1978 Michigan David Pearson
21 Aug 26, 1978 Bristol Cale Yarborough
22 Sep 4, 1978 Darlington Cale Yarborough
23 Sep 10, 1978 Richmond Darrell Waltrip
24 Sep 17, 1978 Dover Bobby Allison
25 Sep 24, 1978 Martinsville Cale Yarborough
26 Oct 1, 1978 North Wilkesboro Cale Yarborough
27 Oct 8, 1978 Charlotte Bobby Allison
28 Oct 22, 1978 Rockingham Cale Yarborough
29 Nov 5, 1978 Atlanta (EchoPark) Donnie Allison
30 Nov 19, 1978 Ontario Bobby Allison