| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Richmond 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| February 26, 1978 | Race 3 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 80.304 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.6 seconds | Time of Race: 02:41:59 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 33 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $11,225 |
| 2 | 9 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 180/10 | 400 | Running | $5,000 |
| 3 | 7 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 399 | Running | $7,450 |
| 4 | 2 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 165/5 | 399 | Running | $5,250 |
| 5 | 5 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 155/0 | 397 | Running | $3,325 |
| 6 | 4 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 150/0 | 396 | Running | $4,225 |
| 7 | 6 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 146/0 | 395 | Running | $1,300 |
| 8 | 11 | #3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | 147/5 | 393 | Running | $2,450 |
| 9 | 1 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 143/5 | 393 | Running | $4,050 |
| 10 | 19 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 134/0 | 389 | Running | $2,080 |
| 11 | 10 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Hylton | 130/0 | 389 | Running | $1,920 |
| 12 | 18 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 127/0 | 385 | Running | $1,825 |
| 13 | 17 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 124/0 | 381 | Running | $1,690 |
| 14 | 23 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 121/0 | 380 | Running | $1,580 |
| 15 | 21 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 118/0 | 380 | Running | $1,370 |
| 16 | 16 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 115/0 | 379 | Running | $1,235 |
| 17 | 20 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 112/0 | 379 | Running | $1,075 |
| 18 | 24 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 109/0 | 370 | Running | $1,325 |
| 19 | 25 | #26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Chevrolet | Hearn Produce | 106/0 | 369 | Running | $550 |
| 20 | 29 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 103/0 | 359 | Running | $525 |
| 21 | 14 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 100/0 | 358 | Running | $750 |
| 22 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 97/0 | 356 | Differential | $3,175 |
| 23 | 15 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94/0 | 322 | Running | $700 |
| 24 | 27 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Canavan Racing | 91/0 | 299 | Running | $435 |
| 25 | 26 | #37 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | 88/0 | 282 | Running | $425 |
| 26 | 12 | #98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 85/0 | 177 | Accident | $460 |
| 27 | 13 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | McDuffie Racing | 82/0 | 154 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $665 |
| 28 | 28 | #19 | Woody Fisher | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 79/0 | 74 | Differential | $600 |
| 29 | 22 | #74 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Wawak | 76/0 | 71 | Differential | $325 |
| 30 | 30 | #09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | Perfect Alignment | 73/0 | 50 | Technical | $300 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||