1978 Mason-Dixon 500 Results
David Pearson won the 1978 Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover on May 21, 1978, leading 147 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | David Pearson | 3 | 500 | 147 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | 500 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 54 | Lennie Pond | 4 | 499 | 4 | Running |
| 4 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 2 | 498 | 5 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 10 | 497 | 26 | Running |
| 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 497 | 290 | Running |
| 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | 15 | 494 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 493 | 1 | Running |
| 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 13 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 48 | Al Holbert | 14 | 492 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 30 | Tighe Scott | 19 | 489 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | 16 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 21 | 485 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 47 | Satch Worley | 18 | 481 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 2 | Dave Marcis | 6 | 480 | 1 | Running |
| 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | 17 | 477 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 25 | 474 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 23 | 470 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 05 | Bruce Hill | 8 | 456 | 0 | Oil pump |
| 20 | 01 | Earle Canavan | 22 | 448 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 19 | Dick May | 32 | 438 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 45 | Baxter Price | 34 | 379 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 27 | Buddy Baker | 1 | 363 | 25 | Engine |
| 24 | 34 | Nestor Peles | 36 | 360 | 0 | Fatigue |
| 25 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 33 | 324 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 4 | Gary Myers | 27 | 308 | 0 | Oil pump |
| 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | 31 | 302 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | 35 | 261 | 0 | Transmission |
| 29 | 85 | Greg Heller | 39 | 250 | 0 | Overheating |
| 30 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | 29 | 215 | 0 | Engine |
| 31 | 17 | Roger Hamby | 20 | 201 | 0 | Clutch |
| 32 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 26 | 75 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 3 | Richard Childress | 11 | 64 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 12 | 35 | 0 | Oil pan |
| 35 | 8 | Ed Negre | 30 | 15 | 0 | Oil line |
| 36 | 29 | Bill Hollar | 37 | 14 | 0 | Transmission |
| 37 | 10 | Elmo Langley | 24 | 5 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | 38 | 5 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 80 | Wayne Morgan | 40 | 3 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 28 | Dave Dion | 28 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | May 21, 1978 |
| Track | Dover |
| Laps | 500 |