1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1978 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 30 races across 16 tracks, with 7 different drivers reaching victory lane. Cale Yarborough captured the championship driving a Oldsmobile.

Total Races

Different Winners

Cale Yarborough

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Oldsmobile: 11, Chevrolet: 10, Ford: 5, Mercury: 4

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	35
2	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Ford	41
3	Richmond 400	Richmond Raceway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	30
4	Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
5	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Ford	40
6	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	29
7	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	36
8	Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	29
9	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
10	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	41
11	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
12	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	40
13	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	30
14	NAPA Riverside 400	Riverside International Raceway	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	35
15	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	35
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	40
17	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	30
18	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	40
19	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lennie Pond	Oldsmobile	41
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Mercury	36
21	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	30
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	40
23	Capital City 400	Richmond Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
24	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Ford	37
25	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	30
26	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	27
27	NAPA National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Ford	40
28	American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	36
29	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet	40
30	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Ford	40

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Cale Yarborough ★	10	23	24	30	6.0
2	Darrell Waltrip	6	19	20	30	10.4
3	Bobby Allison	5	14	22	30	9.4
4	David Pearson	4	11	11	22	15.6
5	Benny Parsons	3	15	21	30	9.4
6	Lennie Pond	1	11	19	28	11.6
7	Donnie Allison	1	7	8	17	16.9
8	Dave Marcis	0	14	24	30	8.7
9	Richard Petty	0	11	17	30	12.8
10	Neil Bonnett	0	7	12	29	20.3
11	Dick Brooks	0	5	17	30	13.4
12	Buddy Baker	0	4	8	19	19.0
13	Dale Earnhardt	0	1	2	5	11.2
14	Terry Labonte	0	1	3	5	11.4
15	Buddy Arrington	0	1	7	30	14.3
16	Richard Childress	0	1	12	30	15.4
17	A.J. Foyt	0	1	1	2	17.5
18	J.D. McDuffie	0	1	6	30	18.6
19	Skip Manning	0	1	4	17	19.4
20	Grant Adcox	0	1	3	14	19.8
21	Ron Hutcherson	0	1	1	3	25.7
22	Roy Smith	0	0	1	1	9.0
23	Hershel McGriff	0	0	1	2	11.5
24	Jim Thirkettle	0	0	2	3	12.0
25	Satch Worley	0	0	1	4	13.8
26	Lynn Carroll	0	0	0	1	14.0
27	Jimmy Insolo	0	0	2	3	15.3
28	Bill Elliott	0	0	5	10	15.7
29	Sterling Marlin	0	0	1	2	17.0
30	Dave Watson	0	0	0	1	17.0