1978 American 500 Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1978 American 500 at Rockingham on October 22, 1978, leading 376 of 492 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 36 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 492 | 376 | Running |
| 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 4 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | 488 | 24 | Running |
| 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 12 | 486 | 11 | Running |
| 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 8 | 486 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | 11 | 485 | 18 | Running |
| 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | 5 | 485 | 12 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | 10 | 484 | 2 | Running |
| 9 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 21 | 473 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | 24 | 472 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 92 | Dick May | 14 | 471 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 20 | 468 | 1 | Running |
| 13 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 23 | 465 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 48 | James Hylton | 13 | 464 | 10 | Running |
| 15 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 26 | 459 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 79 | Frank Warren | 28 | 448 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 4 | Gary Myers | 27 | 444 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 18 | 444 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 45 | Baxter Price | 30 | 441 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 1 | Donnie Allison | 2 | 423 | 12 | Driver ill |
| 21 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 17 | 374 | 3 | Spindle |
| 22 | 27 | Buddy Baker | 7 | 324 | 14 | Cylinder head |
| 23 | 18 | Joe Frasson | 25 | 293 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | 21 | David Pearson | 16 | 284 | 8 | Clutch |
| 25 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 6 | 262 | 0 | Valve |
| 26 | 17 | Roger Hamby | 19 | 215 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 31 | Bobby Wawak | 36 | 214 | 0 | Head gasket |
| 28 | 95 | Junior Miller | 33 | 122 | 0 | Quit |
| 29 | 19 | Elmo Langley | 29 | 88 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 87 | Johnny Halford | 32 | 84 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 9 | 76 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 59 | Charlie Blanton | 34 | 52 | 0 | Ignition |
| 33 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 22 | 34 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 81 | Ferrel Harris | 31 | 6 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 8 | Ed Negre | 15 | 4 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 29 | Bill Hollar | 35 | 0 | 0 | Quit |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | October 22, 1978 |
| Track | Rockingham |
| Laps | 492 |