1978 Southeastern 500
Bristol Motor Speedway · 1978 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Waltrip | 7 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 208 | 500 | 266.5 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 208 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Oldsmobile | 499 | 253 | running | 180 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 39 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Oldsmobile | 494 | running | 160 | |
| 5 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | running | 155 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile | 484 | running | 150 | |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Chevrolet | 480 | running | 146 | |
| 8 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 478 | running | 142 | |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 476 | running | 138 | |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Dodge | 472 | running | 134 | |
| 11 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Chevrolet | 471 | running | 130 | |
| 12 | 20 | 19 | Dick May | Gray Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | running | 127 | |
| 13 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 462 | running | 124 | |
| 14 | 21 | 35 | Lynn Carroll | Chevrolet | 445 | running | 0 | ||
| 15 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Hagan Enterprises | Chevrolet | 431 | running | 118 | |
| 16 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price | Price Racing | Chevrolet | 422 | running | 115 | |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby Racing | Oldsmobile | 413 | running | 112 | |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Chevrolet | 401 | running | 109 | |
| 19 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 400 | running | 106 | |
| 20 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 302 | broken valve | 103 | |
| 21 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 293 | broken valve | 100 | |
| 22 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 260 | rear end | 97 | |
| 23 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | accident | 94 | |
| 24 | 25 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Jim Norris (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | broken valve | 91 | |
| 25 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 47 | accident | 88 | |
| 26 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy Racing | Dodge | 44 | accident | 85 | |
| 27 | 8 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Osterlund Motorsports | Chevrolet | 44 | accident | 82 | |
| 28 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | rear end | 79 | |
| 29 | 24 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | broken axle | 76 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Parsons | 253 | 50.6% | P2 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 208 | 41.6% | P1 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 39 | 7.8% | P3 |