| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| July 04, 1978 | Race 16 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 154.34 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths | Time of Race: 02:35:30 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 29 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 21 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 185/10 | 160 | Running | $13,525 |
| 2 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 175/5 | 160 | Running | $16,450 |
| 3 | 8 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 170/5 | 159 | Running | $11,450 |
| 4 | 7 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 165/5 | 159 | Running | $10,250 |
| 5 | 14 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 160/5 | 158 | Running | $7,050 |
| 6 | 9 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 155/5 | 158 | Running | $6,390 |
| 7 | 28 | #96 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Cardinal Tractor | 146/0 | 157 | Running | $3,990 |
| 8 | 33 | #81 | Ferrel Harris | Chevrolet | Autowize | PE | 157 | Running | $3,390 |
| 9 | 23 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 138/0 | 157 | Running | $3,190 |
| 10 | 22 | #39 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | 134/0 | 156 | Running | $5,020 |
| 11 | 36 | #68 | Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet | Kelly Girl | 130/0 | 154 | Running | $4,710 |
| 12 | 20 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 127/0 | 153 | Running | $4,500 |
| 13 | 40 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 124/0 | 152 | Running | $4,280 |
| 14 | 34 | #18 | Joe Frasson | Chevrolet | Frasson Racing | 121/0 | 152 | Running | $2,490 |
| 15 | 29 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 118/0 | 152 | Running | $3,820 |
| 16 | 30 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 115/0 | 151 | Running | $3,310 |
| 17 | 26 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 112/0 | 151 | Running | $2,950 |
| 18 | 37 | #47 | Satch Worley | Oldsmobile | Race Hill Farm | 109/0 | 150 | Running | $1,790 |
| 19 | 35 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulbricht | 106/0 | 149 | Running | $2,590 |
| 20 | 31 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 103/0 | 146 | Running | $2,305 |
| 21 | 25 | #22 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 100/0 | 143 | Crank Pulley | $2,970 |
| 22 | 18 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 97/0 | 142 | Engine Failure | $1,290 |
| 23 | 15 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Armor All | 94/0 | 140 | Clutch | $4,440 |
| 24 | 19 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 91/0 | 136 | Running | $1,835 |
| 25 | 38 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 88/0 | 129 | Running | $2,290 |
| 26 | 2 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 90/5 | 92 | Engine Failure | $5,465 |
| 27 | 10 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | 87/5 | 75 | Accident | $4,940 |
| 28 | 32 | #82 | Paul Fess | Chevrolet | Lasky Construction | PE | 75 | Transmission | $835 |
| 29 | 21 | #16 | Ray Williams | Buick | Thundercraft Boats | 76/0 | 74 | Broken Valve | $1,290 |
| 30 | 12 | #48 | Al Holbert | Oldsmobile | Southland Industries | 73/0 | 69 | Engine Failure | $1,555 |
| 31 | 16 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 70/0 | 61 | Engine Failure | $1,030 |
| 32 | 39 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 67/0 | 57 | Engine Failure | $1,505 |
| 33 | 13 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 69/5 | 55 | Steering | $980 |
| 34 | 24 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Rossmeyer | 61/0 | 55 | Engine Failure | $1,455 |
| 35 | 27 | #49 | Claude Ballott-Lena | Dodge | Lady & Son | PE | 45 | Broken Oil Cooler | $1,005 |
| 36 | 11 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Mercury | Truxmore | 55/0 | 35 | Broken Throttle Linkage | $1,425 |
| 37 | 4 | #27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Olympic Tan | 57/5 | 28 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $1,620 |
| 38 | 6 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 49/0 | 22 | Broken Valve | $915 |
| 39 | 5 | #92 | Skip Manning | Buick | Stratagraph | 46/0 | 9 | Accident | $1,460 |
| 40 | 17 | #05 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 43/0 | 9 | Accident | $905 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||