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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1978 - Atlanta 500 Race Results
| Race Name - Atlanta 500Date - 3/19/1978Race Track - Atlanta International RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.522 milesRace Length (Miles) - 499 milesPole Speed - 162.006 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 16Average Race Speed - 142.52 mphLead Changes - 9Total Race Purse - $183,015Race Number - 5 | More Races from 1978 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | 328 | Ford | 261 | $33,050 |
| 2 | 11 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Shoneys (Rod Osterlund) | 327 | Chevrolet | 0 | $16,925 |
| 3 | 8 | Donnie Allison | 1 | Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) | 327 | Chevrolet | 3 | $11,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson) | 327 | Oldsmobile | 54 | $23,600 |
| 5 | 6 | Lennie Pond | 54 | WIN (Harry Ranier) | 327 | Chevrolet | 2 | $5,950 |
| 6 | 16 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) | 325 | Ford | 0 | $7,250 |
| 7 | 26 | Grant Adcox | 41 | Krystal (Herb Adcox) | 319 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,100 |
| 8 | 32 | Connie Saylor | 49 | Lady Son Auction (GC Spencer) | 316 | Dodge | 0 | $4,010 |
| 9 | 15 | Bruce Hill | 5 | Bearfinder (Harry Clary) | 316 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $3,110 |
| 10 | 23 | Janet Guthrie | 68 | Kelly Girl (Lynda Ferreri) | 315 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,125 |
| 11 | 21 | DK Ulrich | 40 | Howard Johnsons (DK Ulrich) | 314 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,520 |
| 12 | 37 | Sam Sommers | 89 | OL Nixon | 314 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,365 |
| 13 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 72 | 1st National City Travelers Checks (LG DeWitt) | 314 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,940 |
| 14 | 28 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Sam Dell (Buddy Arrington) | 313 | Dodge | 0 | $4,035 |
| 15 | 18 | Richard Childress | 3 | Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) | 313 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $3,800 |
| 16 | 35 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) | 312 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,455 |
| 17 | 39 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon) | 311 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,220 |
| 18 | 10 | Roland Wlodyka | 98 | Rod Osterlund | 311 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,615 |
| 19 | 30 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | 310 | Dodge | 0 | $2,810 |
| 20 | 34 | Woody Fisher | 19 | Henley Gray | 309 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,525 |
| 21 | 2 | David Pearson | 21 | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | 303 | Mercury | 0 | $1,715 |
| 22 | 19 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) | 298 | Ford | 0 | $2,070 |
| 23 | 12 | Skip Manning | 92 | Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) | 294 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,765 |
| 24 | 33 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Don Robertson | 290 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,710 |
| 25 | 38 | Ed Negre | 8 | Ed Negre | 289 | Dodge | 0 | $1,655 |
| 26 | 9 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 278 | Dodge | 0 | $4,655 |
| 27 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 27 | WQXI Radio (MC Anderson) | 237 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $1,520 |
| 28 | 40 | Billy McGinnis | 91 | Valvoline (Billie Harvey) | 221 | Chevrolet | 0 | $875 |
| 29 | 22 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | 214 | Mercury | 0 | $830 |
| 30 | 25 | Chuck Bown | 77 | Johnny Ray | 188 | Chevrolet | 0 | $785 |
| 31 | 14 | Al Holbert | 48 | Southland Industries (James Hylton) | 182 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,240 |
| 32 | 20 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Bell Brothers Auto Parts (Jimmy Means) | 163 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,220 |
| 33 | 31 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Armor All (Jim Stacy) | 154 | Dodge | 6 | $4,905 |
| 34 | 29 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Scottys Fashions (Walter Ballard) | 152 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $1,190 |
| 35 | 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade (DiGard) | 146 | Chevrolet | 2 | $4,375 |
| 36 | 27 | Butch Hartman | 75 | Hartman Autocar (Butch Hartman) | 121 | Chevrolet | 0 | $640 |
| 37 | 24 | Roger Hamby | 17 | HambyEllis (Roger Hamby) | 97 | Chevrolet | 0 | $630 |
| 38 | 17 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Aarons Automatic Transmission (George Elliott) | 66 | Mercury | 0 | $620 |
| 39 | 13 | Coo Coo Marlin | 14 | CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) | 33 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,610 |
| 40 | 36 | John Utsman | 0 | Bristol Raceway (Ed Whitaker) | 10 | Chevrolet | 0 | $600 |