| 1978 Southeastern 500 | 
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| Held on April 2, 1978 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN | |
| 500 L, 266.5 M, 429 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | Chevy | 500 | 208 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Chevy | 499 | 253 | running | 180 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Shoney's | Chevy | 497 | 39 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Oldsmobile | 494 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 10 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N., Inc. | Chevy | 494 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Richard Childress | Kansas Jack | Oldsmobile | 484 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | James Hylton | Southland Industries | Chevy | 480 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Dodge | 478 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Scotty's Fashions | Chevy | 476 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | Ed Negre | N.H. Coal Company | Dodge | 471 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 12 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Chevy | 471 | 0 | running | 130 | |
| 12 | 20 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Chevy | 469 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 22 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 21 | 35 | Lynn Carroll | Chevy | 445 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 16 | 92 | Skip Manning | Stratagraph | Chevy | 431 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 27 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevy | 422 | 0 | running | 115 | |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis | Chevy | 413 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited | Chevy | 401 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 9 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 13 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Don Robertson | Chevy | 302 | 0 | engine | 103 |
| 21 | 5 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries | Ford | 293 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 22 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | 250 | 0 | rear end | 97 |
| 23 | 15 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | Chevy | 187 | 0 | crash | 94 |
| 24 | 25 | 61 | Joe Mihalic | Jim Norris | Chevy | 172 | 0 | engine | 91 |
| 25 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Dodge | 47 | 0 | crash | 88 |
| 26 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All | Dodge | 44 | 0 | crash | 85 |
| 27 | 8 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Rod Osterlund | Chevy | 44 | 0 | crash | 82 |
| 28 | 14 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Chevy | 16 | 0 | rear end | 79 |
| 29 | 24 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevy | 8 | 0 | axle | 76 |
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| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
