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1978 Atlanta 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 30 Sunday, March 19, 1978 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:30:10 Average speed: 142.52 mph Pole speed: 162.006 mph Cautions: 4 for 16 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 60000 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 7 26 41   Grant Adcox Krystal   (Herb Adcox) Chevrolet 319 4100 running 0 146 1 4 15   Bobby Allison Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 328 33050 running 261 185 3 8 1   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 327 11000 running 3 170 14 28 67   Buddy Arrington Sam Dell   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 313 4035 running 0 121 27 5 27   Buddy Baker WQXI Radio   (M.C. Anderson) Oldsmobile 237 1520 engine 0 82 33 31 5   Neil Bonnett Armor All   (Jim Stacy) Dodge 154 4905 engine 6 69 30 25 77   Chuck Bown Johnny Ray Chevrolet 188 785 engine 0 73 6 16 90   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 325 7250 running 0 150 15 18 3   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress) Oldsmobile 313 3800 running 0 118 38 17 9   Bill Elliott Aaron's Automatic Transmission   (George Elliott) Mercury 66 620 engine 0 49 20 34 19   Woody Fisher Henley Gray Chevrolet 309 2525 running 0 103 22 19 64   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 298 2070 running 0 97 17 39 24   Cecil Gordon Transmissions Unlimited   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 311 3220 running 0 112 10 23 68   Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri) Chevrolet 315 5125 running 0 134 37 24 17   Roger Hamby Hamby-Ellis   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 97 630 oil line 0 52 36 27 75   Butch Hartman Hartman Autocar   (Butch Hartman) Chevrolet 121 640 engine 0 55 9 15 05   Bruce Hill Bearfinder   (Harry Clary) Oldsmobile 316 3110 running 0 138 31 14 48   Al Holbert Southland Industries   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 182 1240 engine 0 70 23 12 92   Skip Manning Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 294 1765 running 0 94 2 11 2   Dave Marcis Shoney's   (Rod Osterlund) Chevrolet 327 16925 running 0 170 39 13 14   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham) Chevrolet 33 1610 engine 0 46 16 35 70   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 312 3455 running 0 115 28 40 91   Billy McGinnis Valvoline   (Billie Harvey) Chevrolet 221 875 ignition 0 79 32 20 52   Jimmy Means Bell Brothers Auto Parts   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 163 1220 engine 0 67 25 38 8   Ed Negre Ed Negre Dodge 289 1655 running 0 88 13 3 72   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 314 5940 running 0 124 21 2 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 303 1715 running 0 100 26 9 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 278 4655 overheating 0 85 5 6 54   Lennie Pond W.I.N., Inc.   (Harry Ranier) Chevrolet 327 5950 running 2 160 8 32 49   Connie Saylor Lady & Son Auction   (G.C. Spencer) Dodge 316 4010 crash 0 142 34 29 30   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard) Oldsmobile 152 1190 engine 0 61 12 37 89   Sam Sommers O.L. Nixon Chevrolet 314 2365 running 0 127 24 33 25   Ronnie Thomas Don Robertson Chevrolet 290 1710 running 0 91 11 21 40   D.K. Ulrich Howard Johnson's   (D.K. Ulrich) Chevrolet 314 4520 out of gas 0 130 40 36 00   John Utsman Bristol Raceway   (Ed Whitaker) Chevrolet 10 600 oil leak 0 43 35 7 88   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 146 4375 engine 2 63 29 22 39   Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin Mercury 214 830 engine 0 76 19 30 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 310 2810 running 0 106 18 10 98   Roland Wlodyka Rod Osterlund Chevrolet 311 1615 running 0 109 4 1 11   Cale Yarborough 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Junior Johnson) Oldsmobile 327 23600 running 54 165

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Cale Yarborough 1 13 13   Neil Bonnett 14 19 6   Cale Yarborough 20 60 41   Darrell Waltrip 61 62 2   Bobby Allison 63 63 1   Lennie Pond 64 64 1   Bobby Allison 65 127 63   Lennie Pond 128 128 1   Donnie Allison 129 131 3   Bobby Allison 132 328 197 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Benny Parsons 819     2   Cale Yarborough 809   -10   3   Bobby Allison 763   -56   4   Dave Marcis 756   -63   5   Dick Brooks 662   -157   6   Richard Childress 634   -185   7   Lennie Pond 629   -190   8   Buddy Arrington 622   -197   9   Neil Bonnett 604   -215   10   Skip Manning 591   -228   11   D.K. Ulrich 576   -243   12   Frank Warren 569   -250   13   Richard Petty 531   -288   14   David Pearson 516   -303   15   Darrell Waltrip 511   -308   16   Cecil Gordon 509   -310   17   Tighe Scott 495   -324   18   J.D. McDuffie 437   -382   19   Tommy Gale 400   -419   20   Jimmy Means 386   -433   21   Roland Wlodyka 367   -452