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1978 Daytona 500 qualifying results Qualifying Race #1 Qualifying Race #2 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 30 Sunday, February 19, 1978 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:07:49 Average speed: 159.73 mph Pole speed: 187.536 mph Cautions: 5 for 24 laps Margin of victory: 33.2 sec Attendance: 140000 Lead changes: 37 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 47.991   187.536   2   Ron Hutcherson 53 Buick 48.277   186.425   3   A.J. Foyt 51 Buick 48.391   185.985   4   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 48.656   184.973   5   David Pearson 21 Mercury 48.814   184.374   6   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 48.415   185.893   7   Donnie Allison 1 Oldsmobile 49.010   183.636   8   Benny Parsons 72 Oldsmobile 48.585   185.243   9   Bill Elliott 9 Mercury 48.981   183.745   10   Dave Marcis 2 Chevrolet 49.443   182.028   11   Tighe Scott 30 Oldsmobile 49.062   183.442   12   Neil Bonnett 5 Dodge 49.194   182.950   13   Grant Adcox 41 Chevrolet 50.510   178.183   14   Al Holbert 48 Chevrolet 49.880   180.434   15   Roland Wlodyka 98 Buick 49.662   181.226   16   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 48.977   183.760   17   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 50.020   179.929   18   Skip Manning 92 Buick 49.222   182.846   19   Richard Childress 3 Oldsmobile 48.628   185.079   20   Harry Gant 66 Buick 51.244   175.631   21   Joe Mihalic 61 Oldsmobile 50.741   177.372   22   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 49.410   182.150   23   Ferrel Harris 6 Dodge 49.641   181.302   24   Jim Vandiver 89 Chevrolet 51.792   173.773   25   Dick May 57 Ford 51.068   176.236   26   Jerry Jolly 28 Chevrolet 50.997   176.481   27   Jimmy Lee Capps 26 Chevrolet 51.586   174.466   28   Lennie Pond 54 Oldsmobile 49.035   183.543   29   Blackie Wangerin 39 Mercury 50.271   179.030   30   Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 50.629   177.764   31   Buddy Baker 27 Oldsmobile 48.477   185.656   32   Dick Brooks 90 Mercury 49.054   183.472   33   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 49.125   183.207   34   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 49.396   182.201   35   Claude Ballot-Lena 49 Dodge 49.509   181.786   36   Ricky Rudd 22 Chevrolet 49.667   181.207   37   Morgan Shepherd 84 Mercury 49.830   180.615   38   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 49.863   180.495   39   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 49.877   180.444   40   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 50.050   179.821   41   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 50.899   176.821   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Joe Frasson (#18), Bobby Wawak (#74), Tom Frank (#60), Woody Fisher (#19), Earle Canavan (#01), Ed Negre (#8), Steve Stolarek (#07), Earl Ross (#91), Nelson Oswald (#09), John Utsman (#00), Janet Guthrie (#68), Jim Hurtubise (#33), Baxter Price (#45), Sam Sommers (#25), Bruce Hill (#05), Nestor Peles (#34), Claude Aubin (#83), Tommy Robbs (#59), Hoss Ellington (#1-DC), Terry Link (#66), John Haver, Paul Dean Holt (#39-WD), Fred Lovell, John Dineen, Ralph Jones (#97-WD), Butch Hartman (#75-WD), Jocko Maggiacomo (#63-WD), Jim Bray (#56-WD), Travis Tiller (#46-WD), Jim Vandiver (#31-WD), Bill Hollar (#29-WD), Larry LaMay (#23-WD), A.J. Reno (#10-WD), Gary Myers (#4-WD), John Kennedy (#0-WD)