1978 NASCAR Cup Series

Champion: Cale Yarborough

Driver standings

#	Driver	Pts	Behind	Wins
1	Cale Yarborough	4,841		10
2	Bobby Allison	4,367	−474	5
3	Darrell Waltrip	4,362	−479	6
4	Benny Parsons	4,350	−491	3
5	Dave Marcis	4,335	−506
6	Richard Petty	3,949	−892
7	Lennie Pond	3,794	−1,047	1
8	Dick Brooks	3,769	−1,072
9	Buddy Arrington	3,626	−1,215
10	Richard Childress	3,566	−1,275
11	J.D. McDuffie	3,255	−1,586
12	Tighe Scott	3,110	−1,731
13	Neil Bonnett	3,074	−1,767
14	Frank Warren	3,036	−1,805
15	Dick May	2,936	−1,905
16	David Pearson	2,756	−2,085	4
17	Jimmy Means	2,756	−2,085
18	Ronnie Thomas	2,733	−2,108
19	Cecil Gordon	2,641	−2,200
20	Tommy Gale	2,639	−2,202
21	Roger Hamby	2,617	−2,224
22	D.K. Ulrich	2,452	−2,389
23	Baxter Price	2,418	−2,423
24	Buddy Baker	2,130	−2,711
25	Donnie Allison	1,993	−2,848	1
26	James Hylton	1,965	−2,876
27	Gary Myers	1,915	−2,926
28	Ed Negre	1,857	−2,984
29	Skip Manning	1,802	−3,039
30	Grant Adcox	1,467	−3,374

Race winners

Rd	Track	Race	Winner	Team
1	Riverside International Raceway	Winston Western 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 500	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
3	Richmond Raceway	Richmond 400	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing
4	Rockingham Speedway	Carolina 500	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing
5	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Atlanta 500	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
6	Bristol Motor Speedway	Southeastern 500	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
7	Darlington Raceway	Rebel 500	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing
8	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Staley 400	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
9	Martinsville Speedway	Virginia 500	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
10	Talladega Superspeedway	Winston 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
11	Dover International Speedway	Mason-Dixon 500	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing
12	Charlotte Motor Speedway	World 600	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
13	Nashville Speedway	Music City USA 420	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
14	Riverside International Raceway	NAPA Riverside 400	Benny Parsons	DeWitt Racing
15	Michigan International Speedway	Gabriel 400	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
16	Daytona International Speedway	Firecracker 400	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing
17	Nashville Speedway	Nashville 420	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
18	Pocono Raceway	Coca-Cola 500	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
19	Talladega Superspeedway	Talladega 500	Lennie Pond	Ranier Racing
20	Michigan International Speedway	Champion Spark Plug 400	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing
21	Bristol Motor Speedway	Volunteer 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
22	Darlington Raceway	Southern 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
23	Richmond Raceway	Capital City 400	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports
24	Dover International Speedway	Delaware 500	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
25	Martinsville Speedway	Old Dominion 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
26	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Wilkes 400	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
27	Charlotte Motor Speedway	NAPA National 500	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering
28	Rockingham Speedway	American 500	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates
29	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dixie 500	Donnie Allison	Ellington Racing
30	Ontario Motor Speedway	Los Angeles Times 500	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering

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