| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Rebel 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| April 09, 1978 | Race 7 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 127.544 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.9 seconds | Time of Race: 03:55:50 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 44 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 180/5 | 367 | Running | $14,450 |
| 2 | 2 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $12,375 |
| 3 | 5 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | W.i.n. | 165/0 | 366 | Running | $6,355 |
| 4 | 7 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 165/5 | 365 | Running | $4,850 |
| 5 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 155/0 | 364 | Running | $8,000 |
| 6 | 9 | #27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 155/5 | 364 | Running | $6,020 |
| 7 | 25 | #48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 146/0 | 357 | Running | $5,445 |
| 8 | 12 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 142/0 | 356 | Running | $4,900 |
| 9 | 15 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 138/0 | 355 | Running | $2,995 |
| 10 | 18 | #22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 139/5 | 349 | Running | $5,290 |
| 11 | 24 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 130/0 | 342 | Running | $4,030 |
| 12 | 33 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Bell Auto | 127/0 | 337 | Running | $3,710 |
| 13 | 21 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | 124/0 | 334 | Running | $2,720 |
| 14 | 1 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 126/5 | 324 | Running | $6,120 |
| 15 | 13 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 128/10 | 321 | Engine Failure | $7,345 |
| 16 | 36 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 115/0 | 321 | Running | $1,900 |
| 17 | 23 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 112/0 | 321 | Running | $3,000 |
| 18 | 17 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 109/0 | 320 | Running | $2,790 |
| 19 | 27 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 106/0 | 318 | Running | $1,620 |
| 20 | 14 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 103/0 | 286 | Rear End | $2,530 |
| 21 | 32 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 100/0 | 286 | Running | $2,275 |
| 22 | 30 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Florence | 97/0 | 280 | Running | $1,325 |
| 23 | 3 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 99/5 | 268 | Broken Spindle | $1,275 |
| 24 | 34 | #18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | Frasson Racing | 91/0 | 247 | Engine Failure | $1,175 |
| 25 | 28 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 88/0 | 237 | Engine Failure | $990 |
| 26 | 35 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | J.M. Norris | 85/0 | 222 | Broken Valve | $945 |
| 27 | 19 | #89 | Sam Sommers | Chevrolet | Nixon | PE | 198 | Clutch | $825 |
| 28 | 16 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 79/0 | 187 | Running | $1,455 |
| 29 | 6 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 81/5 | 181 | Broken Valve | $1,310 |
| 30 | 20 | #77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Ray | 73/0 | 108 | Accident | $805 |
| 31 | 31 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Thomas | 70/0 | 104 | Accident | $1,430 |
| 32 | 11 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 67/0 | 71 | Rear End | $3,995 |
| 33 | 29 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 64/0 | 69 | Broken Valve | $1,410 |
| 34 | 22 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 61/0 | 18 | Accident | $1,385 |
| 35 | 4 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 58/0 | 9 | Accident | $1,280 |
| 36 | 26 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Gray | 55/0 | 9 | Ignition | $1,275 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||