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1978 Southern 500

1978-09-04 at Darlington Raceway

fin qual driver team laps led car pts laps status earnings
1 6 Cale Yarborough 203 #11 Oldsmobile 185 367 Finish $26,200
2 2 Darrell Waltrip 44 #88 Chevy 175 367 Finish $15,390
3 9 Richard Petty 1 #43 Chevy 170 366 Finish $10,775
4 19 Terry Labonte 0 #92 Chevy 160 356 Finish $9,000
5 3 Bobby Allison 21 #15 Ford 160 355 Finish $10,375
6 16 Bill Elliott 0 #9 Mercury 150 355 Finish $5,200
7 25 James Hylton 0 #48 Chevy 146 353 Finish $7,000
8 29 Buddy Arrington 0 #67 Dodge 142 350 Finish $6,380
9 28 Ronnie Thomas 0 #25 Chevy 138 349 Finish $6,270
10 4 Benny Parsons 12 #72 Chevy 139 348 Finish $7,650
11 35 Jimmy Means 0 #52 Chevy 130 345 Finish $5,260
12 40 Frank Warren 0 #79 Dodge 127 340 Finish $5,065
13 33 Tommy Gale 0 #64 Ford 124 337 Finish $4,780
14 32 Gary Myers 0 #4 Chevy 121 336 Finish $3,150
15 31 Baxter Price 0 #45 Chevy 118 326 Engine $4,320
16 14 Dale Earnhardt 0 #96 Ford 115 313 Finish $3,100
17 36 Joe Frasson 0 #18 Chevy 112 305 Finish $2,850
18 39 Ralph Jones 0 #97 Ford 109 303 Finish $2,700
19 18 Roger Hamby 0 #17 Chevy 106 297 Finish $2,550
20 24 J.D. McDuffie 0 #70 Chevy 103 281 Head Gasket $3,460
21 34 Ed Negre 0 #8 Chrysler 100 259 Finish $3,175
22 38 Bob Burcham 0 #19 Chevy 97 243 Accident $2,790
23 23 Tighe Scott 0 #30 Chevy 94 241 Finish $2,730
24 7 Donnie Allison 59 #1 Chevy 96 224 Accident $3,725
25 11 Dick Brooks 0 #90 Mercury 88 221 Push Rod $2,645
26 5 Lennie Pond 0 #54 Chevy 85 215 Steering $4,950
27 21 Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing 0 #3 Oldsmobile Unk 82 179 Valve $2,175
28 1 David Pearson 14 #21 Mercury 84 166 Accident $3,575
29 17 D.K. Ulrich 0 #40 Chevy 76 163 Accident $2,275
30 15 Coo Coo Marlin 1 #14 Chevy 78 162 Accident $1,625
31 22 Grant Adcox 0 #41 Chevy 70 153 Accident $1,675
32 12 Buddy Baker 11 #27 Chevy 72 149 Engine $2,175
33 37 Blackie Wangerin 0 #39 Mercury 64 142 Engine $1,375
34 8 Neil Bonnett 0 #5 Chevy 61 124 Engine $4,550
35 10 Dave Marcis 0 #2 Chevy 58 122 Accident $1,325
36 13 Ricky Rudd 1 #22 Chevy 60 122 Accident $3,025
37 30 Bobby Wawak 0 #74 Chevy 52 112 Accident $1,335
38 26 Dick May 0 #57 Ford 49 101 Oil Pump $1,250
39 27 Earle Canavan 0 #01 Dodge 46 84 Overheating $1,325
40 20 Bruce Hill 0 #05 Oldsmobile 43 80 Rear End $1,200

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