- 1978 Southeastern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1978 Southeastern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 208 | #88 Chevy | Gatorade | 180 | 500 | Finish | $17,050 | |
| 2 | 2 | Benny Parsons | 253 | #72 Oldsmobile Unk | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 180 | 499 | Finish | $14,250 | |
| 3 | 3 | Dave Marcis | 39 | #2 Chevy | Shoney's | 170 | 497 | Finish | $4,500 | |
| 4 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | 0 | #11 Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | 160 | 494 | Finish | $6,850 | |
| 5 | 10 | Lennie Pond | 0 | #54 Chevy | W.I.N. | 155 | 494 | Finish | $2,000 | |
| 6 | 4 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 150 | 484 | Finish | $3,550 |
| 7 | 17 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Chevy | Southland Industries | 146 | 480 | Finish | $3,050 | |
| 8 | 26 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 142 | 478 | Finish | $3,130 | |
| 9 | 19 | Tighe Scott | 0 | #30 Chevy | Scotty's Fashions | 138 | 476 | Finish | $2,320 | |
| 10 | 23 | Ed Negre | 0 | #8 Dodge | N.H. Coal Company | 134 | 472 | Finish | $2,150 | |
| 11 | 12 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #40 Chevy | 130 | 471 | Finish | $1,855 | ||
| 12 | 20 | Dick May | 0 | #19 Chevy | Belden Asphalt | 127 | 469 | Finish | $1,680 | |
| 13 | 22 | Frank Warren | 0 | #79 Dodge | Native Tan | 124 | 462 | Finish | $1,520 | |
| 14 | 21 | Lynn Carroll | 0 | #35 Chevy | 0 | 445 | Finish | $650 | ||
| 15 | 16 | Skip Manning | 0 | #92 Chevy | Stratagraph | 118 | 431 | Finish | $1,335 | |
| 16 | 27 | Baxter Price | 0 | #45 Chevy | 115 | 422 | Finish | $600 | ||
| 17 | 18 | Roger Hamby | 0 | #17 Oldsmobile Unk | Hamby-Ellis | 112 | 413 | Finish | $1,075 | |
| 18 | 28 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Chevy | Transmissions Unlimited | 109 | 401 | Finish | $1,100 | |
| 19 | 9 | Dick Brooks | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore | 106 | 400 | Finish | $785 | |
| 20 | 13 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Chevy | 103 | 302 | Valve | $1,070 | ||
| 21 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 0 | #15 Ford | Norris Industries | 100 | 293 | Valve | $3,205 | |
| 22 | 29 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97 | 260 | Rear End | $740 | |
| 23 | 15 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Means Racing | 94 | 187 | Accident | $725 | |
| 24 | 25 | Joe Mihalic | 0 | #61 Chevy | 91 | 172 | Valve | $460 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Richard Petty | 0 | #43 Dodge | STP | 88 | 47 | Accident | $3,150 | |
| 26 | 1 | Neil Bonnett | 0 | #5 Dodge | Armor All | 85 | 44 | Accident | $3,890 | |
| 27 | 8 | Roland Wlodyka | 0 | #98 Chevy | 82 | 44 | Accident | $430 | ||
| 28 | 14 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Chevy | Bailey Excavating | 79 | 16 | Rear End | $770 | |
| 29 | 24 | Bobby Wawak | 0 | #74 Chevy | 76 | 8 | Axle | $410 |