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1978 Delaware 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 30 Sunday, September 17, 1978 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:11:20 Average speed: 119.323 mph Pole speed: 135.48 mph Cautions: 3 for 18 laps Margin of victory: 19.7 sec Attendance: 30000 Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 26.572   135.480   2   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 26.693   134.866   3   Richard Childress 3 Oldsmobile 26.705   134.806   4   Neil Bonnett 5 Chevrolet 26.723   134.713   5   David Pearson 21 Mercury 26.727   134.695   6   Buddy Baker 27 Chevrolet 26.772   134.468   7   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 26.787   134.393   8   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 26.795   134.353   9   Benny Parsons 72 Chevrolet 26.957   133.546   10   Dave Marcis 2 Chevrolet 27.007   133.298   11   Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 27.082   132.929   12   Lennie Pond 54 Chevrolet 27.149   132.602   13   Donnie Allison 1 Oldsmobile 27.168   132.508   14   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 27.178   132.460   15   Dick May 92 Chevrolet 27.402   131.377   16   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 27.424   131.271   17   James Hylton 18 Chevrolet 27.578   130.538   18   Al Holbert 48 Chevrolet 27.588   130.491   19   Tighe Scott 30 Chevrolet 27.617   130.355   20   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 27.710   129.916   21   Gary Myers 4 Chevrolet 27.743   129.762   22   Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 27.829   129.361   23   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 27.968   128.718   24   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 28.065   128.275   25   Dave Dion 29 Ford 28.077   128.218   26   Earle Canavan 01 Dodge 28.340   127.028   27   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 28.482   126.395   28   Ralph Jones 97 Ford 28.538   126.147   29   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 28.671   125.562   30   Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 28.837   124.839   31   Nestor Peles 34 Chevrolet 28.946   124.371   32   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 28.970   124.266   33   Joey Arrington 19 Dodge 29.022   124.043   34   Ferrel Harris 61 Chevrolet 29.533   121.897   35   Jabe Thomas 81 Chevrolet 30.039   119.844   36   Nelson Oswald 09 Chevrolet 30.439   118.269   37   Louis Gatto 35 Chevrolet 32.366   111.229   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:   not available