1978 Daytona 500 Results
Bobby Allison won the 1978 Daytona 500 at Daytona on February 19, 1978, leading 28 of 200 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 41 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 33 | 200 | 28 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | 200 | 43 | Running |
| 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 8 | 199 | 2 | Running |
| 4 | 53 | Ron Hutcherson | 2 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 32 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | 10 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 27 | Buddy Baker | 31 | 196 | 76 | Engine |
| 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 6 | Ferrel Harris | 23 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | 28 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 11 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | 18 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | 19 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 41 | Grant Adcox | 13 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 17 | Roger Hamby | 30 | 193 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 17 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 40 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 57 | Dick May | 25 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | 15 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 28 | Jerry Jolly | 26 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 41 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 49 | Claude Ballot-Lena | 35 | 190 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | 27 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 79 | Frank Warren | 34 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 38 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 14 | Coo Coo Marlin | 16 | 179 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 12 | 150 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 138 | 12 | Running |
| 29 | 48 | Al Holbert | 14 | 136 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 22 | 132 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | 21 | 110 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | 3 | 68 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | 6 | 60 | 39 | Crash |
| 34 | 21 | David Pearson | 5 | 60 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 39 | 41 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | 29 | 30 | 0 | Engine |
| 37 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | 36 | 21 | 0 | Handling |
| 38 | 89 | Jim Vandiver | 24 | 19 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 1 | Donnie Allison | 7 | 9 | 0 | Body dam |
| 40 | 84 | Morgan Shepherd | 37 | 8 | 0 | Engine |
| 41 | 66 | Harry Gant | 20 | 1 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | February 19, 1978 |
| Track | Daytona |
| Laps | 200 |