NASCAR Winston Cup 1978

De NASCAR Winston Cup 1978 was het 30e seizoen van het belangrijkste NASCAR kampioenschap dat in de Verenigde Staten gehouden wordt. Het seizoen startte op 22 januari met de Winston Western 500 en eindigde op 19 november met de Los Angeles Times 500. Cale Yarborough won het kampioenschap voor de derde en laatste keer in zijn carrière. De trofee rookie of the year werd uitgereikt aan Ronnie Thomas.

Races

Top drie resultaten, exhibitie- en kwalificatiewedstrijden staan niet vermeld.

'	Datum	Race	Circuit	Winnaar	Tweede	Derde
1	22-jan	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Benny Parsons	David Pearson
2	19-feb	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	Benny Parsons
3	26-feb	Richmond 400	Richmond International Raceway	Benny Parsons	Lennie Pond	Cale Yarborough
4	5-mrt	Carolina 500	North Carolina Speedway	David Pearson	Bobby Allison	Benny Parsons
5	19-mrt	Atlanta 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Dave Marcis	Donnie Allison
6	2-apr	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons	Dave Marcis
7	9-apr	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Benny Parsons	Darrell Waltrip	Lennie Pond
8	16-apr	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Richard Petty	Benny Parsons
9	23-apr	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Neil Bonnett	Richard Petty
10	14-mei	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Cale Yarborough	Buddy Baker	A.J. Foyt
11	21-mei	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough	Lennie Pond
12	28-mei	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Donnie Allison	Bobby Allison
13	3-jun	Music City USA 420	Music City Motorplex	Cale Yarborough	Lennie Pond	Richard Petty
14	11-jun	NAPA 400	Riverside International Raceway	Benny Parsons	Richard Petty	Bobby Allison
15	18-jun	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	David Pearson	Benny Parsons
16	4-jul	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip
17	15-jul	Nashville 420	Music City Motorplex	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Richard Childress
18	30-jul	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	David Pearson	Bobby Allison
19	6-aug	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lennie Pond	Donnie Allison	Benny Parsons
20	20-aug	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	David Pearson	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip
21	26-aug	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Benny Parsons	Darrell Waltrip
22	4-sep	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Richard Petty
23	10-sep	Capital City 400	Richmond International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip	Bobby Allison	Neil Bonnett
24	17-sep	Delaware 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	Buddy Baker
25	24-sep	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Benny Parsons
26	1-okt	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip	Bobby Allison
27	8-okt	NAPA National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Darrell Waltrip	Dave Marcis
28	22-okt	American 500	North Carolina Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison	Darrell Waltrip
29	5-nov	Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Donnie Allison	Richard Petty	Dave Marcis
30	19-nov	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Cale Yarborough	Donnie Allison

Eindstand - Top 10

1	Cale Yarborough	4841
2	Bobby Allison	4367
3	Darrell Waltrip	4362
4	Benny Parsons	4350
5	Dave Marcis	4335
6	Richard Petty	3949
7	Lennie Pond	3794
8	Dick Brooks	3769
9	Buddy Arrington	3626
10	Richard Childress	3566

NASCAR Winston Cup 1978

Races

Eindstand - Top 10

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