NASCAR Winston Cup standings for 1978

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	Driver	Races	Win	T5	T10	Pole	Laps	Led	Earnings	AvSt	AvFn	Raf	Miles	LLF	Points	Diff
1	Cale Yarborough	30	10	23	24	8	9758	3587	623,506	3.6	6.0	28	11,366.14	18	4841
2	Bobby Allison	30	5	14	22	1	9283	1043	411,516	6.9	9.4	23	10,539.12	9	4367	-474
3	Darrell Waltrip	30	6	19	20	2	9445	2173	413,907	5.9	10.4	21	10,540.66	12	4362	-479
4	Benny Parsons	30	3	15	21	2	9609	824	329,992	4.7	9.4	26	10,831.67	9	4350	-491
5	Dave Marcis	30	0	14	24	0	9672	115	205,871	8.6	8.7	28	10,992.11	5	4335	-506
6	Richard Petty	30	0	11	17	0	8904	417	242,273	8.9	12.8	18	10,162.42	3	3949	-892
7	Lennie Pond	28	1	11	19	5	8443	319	181,096	7.7	11.6	20	9,412.32	2	3794	-1,047
8	Dick Brooks	30	0	5	17	0	8689	24	137,590	12.4	13.4	22	10,022.83	0	3769	-1,072
9	Buddy Arrington	30	0	1	7	0	9580	0	112,960	23.3	14.3	28	10,738.94	0	3626	-1,215
10	Richard Childress	30	0	1	12	0	8946	52	108,701	15.7	15.4	26	10,059.55	0	3566	-1,275
11	J.D. McDuffie	30	0	1	6	1	7300	15	86,856	17.7	18.6	19	8,715.48	0	3255	-1,586
12	Neil Bonnett	30	0	7	12	3	6278	316	162,741	10.8	20.8	12	6,760.39	2	3129	-1,712
13	Tighe Scott	29	0	0	7	0	6626	3	87,911	20.9	18.8	18	8,223.36	0	3110	-1,731
14	Frank Warren	30	0	0	0	0	8481	0	68,173	25.9	20.6	23	9,826.58	0	3036	-1,805
15	Dick May	28	0	0	2	0	7221	0	65,291	26.8	19.4	21	8,621.57	0	2936	-1,905
16	Jimmy Means	27	0	0	2	0	7083	0	61,724	25.1	20.3	16	7,991.92	0	2756	-2,085
16	David Pearson	22	4	11	11	7	5375	757	198,774	4.7	15.6	12	7,602.08	8	2756	-2,085
18	Ronnie Thomas	27	0	0	2	0	7287	0	75,814	25.2	20.6	16	7,769.39	0	2733	-2,108
19	Cecil Gordon	26	0	0	1	0	6773	0	53,814	29.9	20.5	18	7,191.43	0	2641	-2,200
20	Tommy Gale	26	0	0	0	0	6980	0	60,764	24.1	20.5	19	8,866.74	0	2639	-2,202
21	Roger Hamby	26	0	0	2	0	7181	0	41,565	22.4	20.8	16	7,688.07	0	2617	-2,224
22	D.K. Ulrich	22	0	0	3	0	6175	1	54,550	19.9	17.3	17	7,425.00	0	2452	-2,389
23	Baxter Price	24	0	0	0	0	7333	0	34,795	28.5	20.8	19	7,604.72	0	2418	-2,423
24	Buddy Baker	19	0	4	8	1	4319	354	111,765	9.4	19.0	7	6,594.16	1	2130	-2,711
25	Donnie Allison	17	1	7	8	0	3876	209	127,475	9.2	16.9	8	6,128.06	5	1993	-2,848
26	James Hylton	19	0	0	4	0	5774	16	48,045	19.0	17.7	15	5,018.25	0	1965	-2,876
27	Gary Myers	19	0	0	0	0	5524	0	22,140	26.3	20.7	12	6,133.67	0	1915	-2,926
28	Ed Negre	21	0	0	1	0	4926	0	28,995	27.5	23.7	14	5,102.65	0	1857	-2,984
29	Skip Manning	17	0	1	4	0	4410	0	55,470	14.6	19.4	12	5,485.65	0	1802	-3,039
29	Grant Adcox	14	0	1	3	0	3072	0	37,100	24.1	19.8	7	4,585.93	0	1467	-3,374
31	Ricky Rudd	13	0	0	4	0	2535	16	50,630	16.5	22.9	6	4,334.44	0	1260	-3,581
32	Bruce Hill	14	0	0	2	0	2805	0	25,870	16.9	25.5	4	3,795.52	0	1214	-3,627
33	Bill Elliott	10	0	0	5	0	2278	0	42,215	18.8	15.7	7	4,099.31	0	1176	-3,665
34	Al Holbert	12	0	0	3	0	2479	0	31,075	16.2	22.8	5	3,919.16	0	1142	-3,699
35	Ferrel Harris	14	0	0	5	0	2915	0	39,685	23.4	17.8	10	4,371.98	0	1066	-3,775
36	Coo Coo Marlin	9	0	0	2	0	1518	4	19,415	11.4	26.6	3	2,371.74	0	765	-4,076
37	Blackie Wangerin	10	0	0	0	0	1342	0	13,515	22.7	29.0	2	2,522.29	0	760	-4,081
38	Bobby Wawak	8	0	0	0	0	1512	0	5,870	31.1	26.0	2	1,273.28	0	680	-4,161
39	Terry Labonte	5	0	1	3	0	1849	0	21,395	16.2	11.4	3	1,878.51	0	659	-4,182
40	Ralph Jones	7	0	0	0	0	1871	0	6,305	29.4	24.1	4	1,856.33	0	634	-4,207
41	Janet Guthrie	7	0	0	1	0	1147	0	18,120	22.4	22.3	3	2,406.07	0	592	-4,249
42	Earle Canavan	9	0	0	0	0	2111	0	8,740	30.1	26.8	5	2,450.58	0	559	-4,282
43	Dale Earnhardt	5	0	1	2	0	1359	0	20,745	21.4	11.2	5	2,369.55	0	558	-4,283
44	Roland Wlodyka	6	0	0	0	0	1172	0	9,910	13.5	23.8	3	1,706.57	0	549	-4,292
45	Joe Frasson	5	0	0	0	0	1436	0	9,210	31.2	18.8	3	1,878.48	0	533	-4,308
46	Nelson Oswald	6	0	0	0	0	1103	0	2,955	31.2	26.5	0	780.51	0	501	-4,340
47	Joe Mihalic	6	0	0	0	0	1216	0	6,030	30.2	27.0	1	1,537.19	0	419	-4,422
48	Jim Thirkettle	3	0	0	2	0	393	1	7,850	17.0	12.0	3	1,006.14	0	389	-4,452
49	Jimmy Insolo	3	0	0	2	0	345	5	10,665	9.0	15.3	2	880.14	0	369	-4,472
50	Satch Worley	4	0	0	1	0	1298	0	6,205	23.5	13.8	3	1,589.33	0	368	-4,473
51	John Kennedy	5	0	0	0	0	296	0	2,900	30.4	31.0	0	349.95	0	350	-4,491
52	Bill Schmitt	3	0	0	1	0	304	0	8,430	10.0	18.0	2	773.44	0	330	-4,511
53	Harry Gant	5	0	0	1	0	873	45	14,150	9.8	26.2	1	1,229.90	0	325	-4,516
54	Connie Saylor	3	0	0	1	0	820	0	9,115	27.3	19.3	1	1,236.95	0	318	-4,523
55	Richard White	3	0	0	0	0	346	2	4,550	26.3	20.3	2	883.96	0	308	-4,533
56	Chuck Bown	4	0	0	0	0	539	0	3,585	22.5	29.3	0	732.04	0	301	-4,540
57	Nestor Peles	3	0	0	0	0	979	0	2,880	35.7	21.3	2	1,249.00	0	297	-4,544
58	Rick McCray	3	0	0	0	0	220	0	4,585	28.7	21.3	2	574.60	0	297	-4,544
59	John Utsman	4	0	0	0	0	612	0	7,040	28.3	30.0	1	1,026.10	0	292	-4,549
60	Joey Arrington	3	0	0	0	0	690	0	2,790	29.7	24.0	2	706.29	0	273	-4,568
60	Joe Booher	3	0	0	0	0	595	0	3,205	32.3	24.0	2	768.88	0	273	-4,568
62	John Borneman	3	0	0	0	0	305	0	3,320	17.7	25.0	1	777.38	0	264	-4,577
63	Rocky Moran	3	0	0	0	0	289	0	3,195	30.3	25.3	1	734.62	0	261	-4,580
64	Jimmy Lee Capps	3	0	0	0	0	586	0	3,880	27.0	25.7	2	700.97	0	258	-4,583
65	Dave Dion	4	0	0	0	0	335	0	2,285	23.0	33.0	0	314.07	0	256	-4,585
66	Ray Elder	3	0	0	1	0	108	0	5,305	22.7	26.7	1	282.72	0	254	-4,587
67	Elmo Langley	3	0	0	0	0	482	0	2,765	26.0	27.3	1	326.34	0	243	-4,598
68	Woody Fisher	3	0	0	0	0	383	0	4,135	29.3	28.0	1	510.41	0	237	-4,604
69	Sterling Marlin	2	0	0	1	0	591	0	10,320	7.0	17.0	1	708.41	0	226	-4,615
70	Ron Hutcherson	3	0	1	1	0	388	0	24,720	9.0	25.7	1	870.32	0	221	-4,620
71	Jerry Jolly	3	0	0	0	0	307	0	5,740	32.3	32.0	1	651.50	0	201	-4,640
72	Junior Miller	2	0	0	0	0	498	0	2,110	30.0	21.5	1	359.07	0	197	-4,644
73	Bill Hollar	3	0	0	0	0	90	0	1,360	33.0	33.3	0	61.50	0	189	-4,652
74	Norm Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	119	0	2,100	9.0	24.5	0	311.78	0	179	-4,662
75	Ernie Stierly	2	0	0	0	0	141	0	2,520	27.5	25.0	1	369.42	0	176	-4,665
76	Morgan Shepherd	2	0	0	0	0	397	0	8,115	35.0	26.0	1	603.50	0	170	-4,671
77	Harry Goularte	2	0	0	0	0	185	0	1,930	35.5	26.5	1	473.06	0	167	-4,674
78	Mel Larson	2	0	0	0	0	169	0	2,290	20.0	31.0	0	407.00	0	140	-4,701
79	Roy Smith	1	0	0	1	0	115	0	2,300	20.0	9.0	1	301.30	0	138	-4,703
80	Chuck Wahl	2	0	0	0	0	102	0	1,520	32.0	32.0	0	262.08	0	134	-4,707
81	Jim Vandiver	2	0	0	0	0	362	0	3,530	29.5	32.5	0	562.00	0	131	-4,710
82	Sam Sommers	2	0	0	0	0	512	0	3,190	28.0	19.5	1	748.38	0	127	-4,714
83	Wayne Morgan	2	0	0	0	0	19	0	785	35.0	34.0	0	11.67	0	122	-4,719
84	Hershel McGriff	2	0	0	1	0	208	0	4,490	20.0	11.5	2	544.96	0	112	-4,729
85	Marty Robbins	1	0	0	0	0	171	0	2,240	38.0	18.0	1	454.86	0	109	-4,732
86	Glenn Jarrett	1	0	0	0	0	317	0	2,940	23.0	20.0	1	475.50	0	103	-4,738
87	Bob Burcham	1	0	0	0	0	243	0	2,790	38.0	22.0	0	331.94	0	97	-4,744
87	Don Graham	1	0	0	0	0	75	0	875	22.0	22.0	0	196.50	0	97	-4,744
87	Jack Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	74	0	1,105	35.0	22.0	1	193.88	0	97	-4,744
90	Butch Mock	2	0	0	0	0	564	0	2,390	32.5	25.0	2	852.82	0	85	-4,756
91	Steve Moore	1	0	0	0	0	150	0	1,590	40.0	27.0	1	399.00	0	82	-4,759
92	Don Noel	2	0	0	0	0	180	0	1,765	26.0	30.5	0	452.64	0	79	-4,762
92	Billy McGinnis	1	0	0	0	0	221	0	875	40.0	28.0	0	336.36	0	79	-4,762
94	Vince Giamformaggio	1	0	0	0	0	41	0	805	17.0	29.0	0	107.42	0	76	-4,765
94	Richard Waters	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	265	27.0	29.0	0	7.75	0	76	-4,765
94	Raymond Williams	1	0	0	0	0	74	0	1,290	21.0	29.0	0	185.00	0	76	-4,765
97	Walter Ballard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	505	30.0	30.0	0	0.00	0	73	-4,768
97	Bill Green	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	400	28.0	30.0	0	0.00	0	73	-4,768
99	Don Puskarich	1	0	0	0	0	36	0	700	28.0	31.0	0	94.32	0	70	-4,771
100	Steve Pfeifer	1	0	0	0	0	98	0	955	39.0	32.0	0	245.00	0	67	-4,774
101	Eddie Bradshaw	1	0	0	0	0	15	0	600	33.0	33.0	0	39.30	0	64	-4,777
102	Bill Baker	1	0	0	0	0	20	0	550	33.0	34.0	0	52.40	0	61	-4,780
103	Louis Gatto	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	500	37.0	35.0	0	5.00	0	58	-4,783
103	Gary Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	500	14.0	35.0	0	7.86	0	58	-4,783
105	Butch Hartman	1	0	0	0	0	121	0	640	27.0	36.0	0	184.16	0	55	-4,786
106	Bill Dennis	1	0	0	0	0	66	0	1,560	18.0	37.0	0	99.00	0	52	-4,789
106	Jocko Maggiacomo	1	0	0	0	0	45	0	815	37.0	37.0	0	112.50	0	52	-4,789
106	Jabe Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	480	35.0	37.0	0	1.00	0	52	-4,789
109	Dick Trickle	1	0	0	0	0	24	0	910	30.0	39.0	0	36.00	0	46	-4,795
110	Bobby Fisher	2	0	0	0	0	33	0	1,410	20.5	34.5	0	22.38	0	43	-4,798
	Claude Ballot-Lena	4	0	0	0	0	460	0	7,770	25.8	28.0	2	1,186.00	0
	A.J. Foyt	2	0	1	1	0	255	0	24,875	2.5	17.5	1	667.42	0
	Lynn Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	445	0	650	21.0	14.0	1	237.19	0
	Dave Watson	1	0	0	0	0	316	0	1,600	22.0	17.0	0	480.95	0
	Kenny Brightbill	1	0	0	0	0	177	0	1,130	26.0	23.0	1	442.50	0
	Paul Fess	1	0	0	0	0	75	0	835	32.0	28.0	0	187.50	0
	Greg Heller	1	0	0	0	0	250	0	575	39.0	29.0	0	250.00	0
	Johnny Halford	1	0	0	0	0	84	0	610	32.0	30.0	0	85.43	0
	Charlie Blanton	1	0	0	0	0	52	0	590	34.0	32.0	0	52.88	0
	Frank Hill	1	0	0	0	0	37	0	1,280	39.0	37.0	0	98.42	0