RESULTS
1978 Official Race Results : Volunteer 500
Volunteer 500 | April 02, 1978 | Race 6 of 30
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180/5 | 500 | Running | 17,050 |
| 2 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 180/10 | 499 | Running | 14,250 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 170/5 | 497 | Running | 4,500 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 160/0 | 494 | Running | 6,850 |
| 5 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 155/0 | 494 | Running | 2,000 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 150/0 | 484 | Running | 3,550 |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 146/0 | 480 | Running | 3,050 |
| 8 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 142/0 | 478 | Running | 3,130 |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 138/0 | 476 | Running | 2,320 |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | N.H. Coal Company | 134/0 | 471 | Running | 2,150 |
| 11 | 12 | 40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 130/0 | 471 | Running | 1,855 |
| 12 | 20 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 127/0 | 469 | Running | 1,680 |
| 13 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 124/0 | 462 | Running | 1,520 |
| 14 | 21 | 35 | Lynn Carroll | Chevrolet | Leonard Racing | PE | 445 | Running | 650 |
| 15 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 118/0 | 431 | Running | 1,335 |
| 16 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 115/0 | 422 | Running | 600 |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | 112/0 | 413 | Running | 1,075 |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 109/0 | 401 | Running | 1,100 |
| 19 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 106/0 | 400 | Running | 785 |
| 20 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 103/0 | 302 | Valve | 1,070 |
| 21 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 100/0 | 293 | Valve | 3,205 |
| 22 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97/0 | 250 | Rear End | 740 |
| 23 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 94/0 | 187 | Accident | 725 |
| 24 | 25 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 91/0 | 172 | Valve | 460 |
| 25 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 88/0 | 47 | Accident | 3,150 |
| 26 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 85/0 | 44 | Accident | 3,890 |
| 27 | 8 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 82/0 | 44 | Accident | 430 |
| 28 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 79/0 | 16 | Rear End | 770 |
| 29 | 24 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak | 76/0 | 8 | Broken Axle | 410 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 92.401 mph
Margin of Victory: 1 lap
Time of Race: 02:53:03
Lead Changes: 13
Cautions: 4 for 40 laps.
Margin of Victory: 1 lap
Time of Race: 02:53:03
Lead Changes: 13
Cautions: 4 for 40 laps.
Updated: Saturday 8:05 pm
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