| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 14, 1978 | Race 10 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 155.699 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths | Time of Race: 03:12:43 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 44 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 30 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $27,100 |
| 2 | 22 | #27 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Tv-6 | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $17,000 |
| 3 | 2 | #51 | AJ Foyt | Buick | Valvoline | PE | 187 | Running | $10,500 |
| 4 | 4 | #92 | Skip Manning | Buick | Pitt Grill Resturants | 160/0 | 187 | Running | $10,450 |
| 5 | 36 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 155/0 | 186 | Running | $7,000 |
| 6 | 20 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Mercury | Dahlonega Ford Sales | 150/0 | 185 | Running | $6,500 |
| 7 | 5 | #6 | Ferrel Harris | Dodge | Autowize | PE | 185 | Running | $6,075 |
| 8 | 9 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 142/0 | 184 | Running | $5,500 |
| 9 | 23 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Crc/Kansas Jack | 138/0 | 184 | Running | $7,105 |
| 10 | 27 | #48 | James Hylton | Oldsmobile | Southland Industries | 134/0 | 183 | Running | $6,420 |
| 11 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 135/5 | 183 | Running | $7,700 |
| 12 | 29 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Sam Dell | 127/0 | 180 | Running | $5,610 |
| 13 | 21 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | 124/0 | 180 | Running | $5,590 |
| 14 | 30 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 121/0 | 180 | Running | $5,430 |
| 15 | 6 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Mercury | Truxmore | 118/0 | 179 | Running | $4,470 |
| 16 | 26 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 178 | Running | $4,060 |
| 17 | 37 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 112/0 | 177 | Running | $3,800 |
| 18 | 25 | #49 | Claude Ballott-Lena | Dodge | Lady & Son | PE | 177 | Running | $2,800 |
| 19 | 24 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | 106/0 | 175 | Broken Fan Blade | $2,700 |
| 20 | 38 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 103/0 | 172 | Running | $2,500 |
| 21 | 7 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 100/0 | 168 | Engine Failure | $2,400 |
| 22 | 18 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 102/5 | 165 | Engine Failure | $8,600 |
| 23 | 35 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 94/0 | 162 | Engine Failure | $2,815 |
| 24 | 17 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 96/5 | 158 | Engine Failure | $3,550 |
| 25 | 41 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 88/0 | 153 | Engine Failure | $2,630 |
| 26 | 33 | #10 | Jimmy Means | Ford | Tidewater Glass | 85/0 | 151 | Running | $1,685 |
| 27 | 13 | #22 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 87/5 | 150 | Broken Valve | $3,355 |
| 28 | 34 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Waltrip Racing Center | 79/0 | 146 | Running | $2,185 |
| 29 | 16 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 76/0 | 134 | Running | $2,035 |
| 30 | 11 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 73/0 | 133 | Engine Failure | $1,485 |
| 31 | 8 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 75/5 | 121 | Clutch | $5,235 |
| 32 | 28 | #00 | John A. Utsman | Chevrolet | Lady & Son | 67/0 | 93 | Broken Rocker Arm | $1,410 |
| 33 | 32 | #77 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Holiday Campers | 64/0 | 80 | Engine Failure | $1,385 |
| 34 | 14 | #53 | Ron Hutcherson | Buick | Valvoline | 61/0 | 77 | Transmission | $1,355 |
| 35 | 15 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 58/0 | 51 | Overheating | $1,830 |
| 36 | 31 | #05 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 55/0 | 38 | Broken Valve Spring | $1,305 |
| 37 | 39 | #02 | Frank Hill | Chevrolet | Fife | PE | 37 | Radiator | $1,280 |
| 38 | 12 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 54/5 | 34 | Transmission | $5,255 |
| 39 | 3 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Oldsmobile | Armor All | 46/0 | 31 | Broken Valve | $4,630 |
| 40 | 40 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 43/0 | 5 | Engine Failure | $1,705 |
| 41 | 19 | #14 | Coo Coo Marlin | Chevrolet | Cunningham-Kelley | 40/0 | 4 | Engine Failure | $1,205 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||