- 1978 Richmond 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1978 Richmond 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 109 | #72 Chevy | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 180 | 400 | Finish | $11,225 | |
| 2 | 9 | Lennie Pond | 142 | #54 Chevy | W.I.N. | 180 | 400 | Finish | $5,000 | |
| 3 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 69 | #11 Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 170 | 399 | Finish | $7,450 | |
| 4 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 55 | #88 Chevy | Gatorade | 165 | 399 | Finish | $5,250 | |
| 5 | 5 | Dick Brooks | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore | 155 | 397 | Finish | $3,325 | |
| 6 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 0 | #15 Ford | Norris Industries | 150 | 396 | Finish | $4,225 | |
| 7 | 6 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #2 Chevy | 146 | 395 | Finish | $1,300 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 20 | #3 Chevy | Kansas Jack | 147 | 393 | Finish | $2,450 |
| 9 | 1 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | #5 Dodge | Armor All | 143 | 393 | Finish | $4,050 | |
| 10 | 19 | Tighe Scott | 0 | #30 Chevy | Scotty's Fashions | 134 | 389 | Finish | $2,080 | |
| 11 | 10 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Chevy | Hylton Engineering | 130 | 389 | Finish | $1,920 | |
| 12 | 18 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Means Racing | 127 | 385 | Finish | $1,825 | |
| 13 | 17 | Skip Manning | 0 | #92 Chevy | Stratagraph | 124 | 381 | Finish | $1,690 | |
| 14 | 23 | Frank Warren | 0 | #79 Dodge | Native Tan | 121 | 380 | Finish | $1,580 | |
| 15 | 21 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | 118 | 380 | Finish | $1,370 | ||
| 16 | 16 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #40 Chevy | 115 | 379 | Finish | $1,235 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Chevy | Transmissions Unlimited | 112 | 379 | Finish | $1,075 | |
| 18 | 24 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Chevy | 109 | 370 | Finish | $1,325 | ||
| 19 | 25 | Jimmy Lee Capps | 0 | #26 Chevy | Hearne Produce | 106 | 369 | Finish | $550 | |
| 20 | 29 | Baxter Price | 0 | #45 Chevy | 103 | 359 | Finish | $525 | ||
| 21 | 14 | Ed Negre | 0 | #8 Dodge | 100 | 358 | Finish | $750 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Richard Petty | 0 | #43 Dodge | STP | 97 | 356 | Differential | $3,175 | |
| 23 | 15 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94 | 322 | Finish | $700 | |
| 24 | 27 | Earle Canavan | 0 | #01 Dodge | 91 | 299 | Finish | $435 | ||
| 25 | 26 | Roger Hamby | 0 | #37 Chevy | Hamby-Ellis | 88 | 282 | Finish | $425 | |
| 26 | 12 | Roland Wlodyka | 0 | #98 Chevy | 85 | 177 | Accident | $460 | ||
| 27 | 13 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Chevy | 82 | 154 | Cylinder Head | $665 | ||
| 28 | 28 | Woody Fisher | 0 | #19 Chevy | Belden Asphalt | 79 | 74 | Differential | $600 | |
| 29 | 22 | Dick May | 0 | #74 Chevy | 76 | 71 | Differential | $325 | ||
| 30 | 30 | Nelson Oswald | 0 | #09 Chevy | Perfect Alignment | 73 | 50 | Flagged | $300 |