1978 Delaware 500 Results
Bobby Allison won the 1978 Delaware 500 at Dover on September 17, 1978, leading 267 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 37 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 500 | 267 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 500 | 221 | Running |
| 3 | 27 | Buddy Baker | 6 | 499 | 1 | Running |
| 4 | 21 | David Pearson | 5 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 497 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 14 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 54 | Lennie Pond | 12 | 493 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | Dave Marcis | 10 | 493 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 1 | Donnie Allison | 13 | 489 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 92 | Dick May | 15 | 485 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 16 | 483 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 3 | Richard Childress | 3 | 482 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 48 | Al Holbert | 18 | 472 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 27 | 468 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 8 | Ed Negre | 29 | 467 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 01 | Earle Canavan | 26 | 460 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 20 | 458 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | 22 | 457 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 34 | Nestor Peles | 31 | 439 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 4 | Gary Myers | 21 | 438 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 79 | Frank Warren | 32 | 438 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 23 | 432 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 45 | Baxter Price | 30 | 420 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | 36 | 335 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 19 | 320 | 0 | Oil pan |
| 26 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 9 | 311 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 43 | Richard Petty | 11 | 269 | 0 | Ignition |
| 28 | 29 | Dave Dion | 25 | 238 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 4 | 220 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 97 | Ralph Jones | 28 | 186 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 19 | Joey Arrington | 33 | 143 | 0 | Rear end |
| 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 24 | 140 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 1 | 80 | 10 | Engine |
| 34 | 18 | James Hylton | 17 | 10 | 0 | Quit |
| 35 | 35 | Louis Gatto | 37 | 5 | 0 | Flagged |
| 36 | 61 | Ferrel Harris | 34 | 3 | 0 | Quit |
| 37 | 81 | Jabe Thomas | 35 | 1 | 0 | Quit |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 17, 1978 |
| Track | Dover |
| Laps | 500 |