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1978 World 600 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 12 of 30 Sunday, May 28, 1978 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.000 miles) Time of race: 4:20:12 Average speed: 138.355 mph Pole speed: 160.551 mph Cautions: 6 for 32 laps Margin of victory: 2 sec Attendance: 125000 Lead changes: 43 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   David Pearson 21 Mercury 33.634   160.551   2   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 33.806   159.736   3   Dave Marcis 2 Chevrolet 33.870   159.432   4   Harry Gant 12 Chevrolet 33.954   159.040   5   Dick Brooks 90 Mercury 33.976   158.936   6   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 34.005   158.801   7   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 34.059   158.548   8   Al Holbert 48 Oldsmobile 34.084   158.431   9   Lennie Pond 54 Oldsmobile 34.111   158.306   10   Buddy Baker 27 Chevrolet 34.165   158.058   11   Ron Hutcherson 51 Buick 34.199   157.899   12   Benny Parsons 72 Oldsmobile 34.230   157.758   13   Neil Bonnett 5 Oldsmobile 34.419   156.889   14   Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 34.544   156.322   15   Skip Manning 92 Chevrolet 34.559   156.253   16   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 33.984   158.898   17   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 34.017   158.744   18   Connie Saylor 49 Dodge 34.121   158.260   19   Roland Wlodyka 98 Chevrolet 34.154   158.107   20   Ricky Rudd 22 Buick 34.171   158.029   21   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 34.224   157.784   22   Richard Childress 3 Oldsmobile 34.240   157.710   23   Bill Elliott 9 Mercury 34.319   157.347   24   Bruce Hill 05 Oldsmobile 34.333   157.283   25   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 34.469   156.663   26   Grant Adcox 41 Chevrolet 34.532   156.377   27   Tighe Scott 30 Oldsmobile 34.665   155.777   28   Dale Earnhardt 96 Ford 34.668   155.763   29   John Utsman 00 Chevrolet 34.685   155.687   30   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 34.719   155.534   31   Gary Myers 4 Chevrolet 34.721   155.525   32   Jerry Jolly 28 Chevrolet 34.755   155.373   33   Morgan Shepherd 84 Mercury 34.782   155.253   34   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 34.793   155.204   35   Jim Vandiver 89 Chevrolet 34.854   154.932   36   Elmo Langley 19 Chevrolet 34.855   154.928   37   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 34.885   154.794   38   Ferrel Harris 45 Chevrolet 34.950   154.506   39   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 34.984   154.356   40   Dick May 57 Ford 35.053   154.052   41   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 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:   Frank Warren (#79), Satch Worley (#47), Joe Mihalic, Bobby Wawak, Earl Brooks, John Kennedy (#0), Nelson Oswald