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  • 1978

1978 / NASCAR CUP Series / Statistics

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Wins Pole Positions Fastest Laps Starts Podiums Total Laps

Drivers

1 Cale Yarborough 10
2 Darrell Waltrip 6
3 Bobby Allison 5
4 David Pearson 4
5 Benny Parsons 3
6 Lennie Pond 1
7 Donnie Allison 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Junior Johnson and Associates 10
2 DiGard Racing 6
3 Bud Moore Engineering 5
4 Wood Brothers Racing 4
5 DeWitt Racing 3
6 Ranier-Lundy Racing 1
7 Ellington Racing 1

Cars

1 Oldsmobile Cutlass 11
2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 10
3 Ford Thunderbird 5
4 Mercury Cougar 4

Drivers

1 Cale Yarborough 8
2 David Pearson 7
3 Lennie Pond 5
4 Neil Bonnett 3
5 Benny Parsons 2
6 Darrell Waltrip 2
7 Bobby Allison 1
8 Buddy Baker 1
9 J.D. McDuffie 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Junior Johnson and Associates 8
2 Wood Brothers Racing 7
3 Ranier-Lundy Racing 5
4 Jim Stacy Racing 3
5 DeWitt Racing 2
6 DiGard Racing 2
7 Bud Moore Engineering 1
8 M. C. Anderson Racing 1
9 McDuffie Racing 1

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 10
2 Oldsmobile Cutlass 9
3 Mercury Cougar 7
4 Dodge Magnum 3
5 Ford Thunderbird 1

Drivers

Entrants / Teams

Cars

Drivers

1 Bobby Allison 30
2 Cale Yarborough 30
3 Benny Parsons 30
4 Dick Brooks 30
5 Dave Marcis 30
6 Darrell Waltrip 30
7 Richard Childress 30
8 Neil Bonnett 30
9 Richard Petty 30
10 J.D. McDuffie 30
11 Frank Warren 30
12 Buddy Arrington 30
13 Tighe Scott 29
14 Lennie Pond 28
15 Dick May 28
16 Ronnie Thomas 27
17 Jimmy Means 27
18 Roger Hamby 26
19 Cecil Gordon 26
20 Tommy Gale 26
21 Baxter Price 24
22 D.K. Ulrich 22
23 David Pearson 22
24 Ed Negre 21
25 Buddy Baker 19
26 James Hylton 19
27 Gary Myers 19
28 Skip Manning 17
29 Donnie Allison 17
30 Ferrel Harris 14
31 Grant Adcox 14
32 Bruce Hill 14
33 Ricky Rudd 13
34 Al Holbert 12
35 Bill Elliott 10
36 Blackie Wangerin 10
37 Earle Canavan 9
38 Coo Coo Marlin 9
39 Bobby Wawak 8
40 Janet Guthrie 7
41 Ralph Jones 7
42 Joe Mihalic 6
43 Roland Wlodyka 6
44 Nelson Oswald 6
45 Joe Frasson 5
46 Harry Gant 5
47 John Kennedy 5
48 Dale Earnhardt 5
49 Terry Labonte 5
50 Claude Ballot-Léna 4
51 Chuck Bown 4
52 John Utsman 4
53 Satch Worley 4
54 Dave Dion 4
55 Ron Hutcherson 3
56 Jimmy Lee Capps 3
57 Woody Fisher 3
58 Jerry Jolly 3
59 Ray Elder 3
60 Bill Schmitt 3
61 Jim Thirkettle 3
62 Connie Saylor 3
63 Joe Booher 3
64 Bill Hollar 3
65 Rick McCray 3
66 Nestor Peles 3
67 Elmo Langley 3
68 Richard White 3
69 John Borneman 3
70 Rocky Moran 3
71 Jimmy Insolo 3
72 Joey Arrington 3
73 Sam Sommers 2
74 A.J.Foyt 2
75 Jim Vandiver 2
76 Morgan Shepherd 2
77 Sterling Marlin 2
78 Butch Mock 2
79 Wayne Morgan 2
80 Hershel McGriff 2
81 Harry Goularte 2
82 Chuck Wahl 2
83 Ernie Stierly 2
84 Don Noel 2
85 Norm Palmer 2
86 Bobby Fisher 2
87 Junior Miller 2
88 Mel Larson 2
89 Billy McGinnis 1
90 Butch Hartman 1
91 Gary Johnson 1
92 Greg Heller 1
93 Richard Waters 1
94 Don Graham 1
95 Bill Baker 1
96 Walter Ballard 1
97 Paul Fess 1
98 Kenny Brightbill 1
99 Jocko Maggiacomo 1
100 Marty Robbins 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Osterlund Racing 52
2 Arrington Racing 33
3 Richard Childress Racing 31
4 Hylton Racing 31
5 Junior Johnson and Associates 30
6 DeWitt Racing 30
7 Bud Moore Engineering 30
8 McDuffie Racing 30
9 Petty Enterprises 30
10 DiGard Racing 30
11 Langley Racing 29
12 Warren Racing 29
13 Ballard Racing 29
14 Ranier-Lundy Racing 28
15 Donlavey Racing 27
16 Henley Gray Racing 27
17 Robertson Racing 27
18 Means Racing 26
19 Hamby Motorsports 26
20 Gordon Racing 26
21 Price Racing 23
22 Hagan Racing 23
23 Ulrich Racing 22
24 Wood Brothers Racing 22
25 M. C. Anderson Racing 19
26 Negre Racing 18
27 Jim Stacy Racing 18
28 Ellington Racing 17
29 Adcox Racing 14
30 Wawak Racing 11
31 Cunningham-Kelley Racing 11
32 Wangerin Racing 11
33 George Elliott Racing 10
34 G. C. Spencer Racing 7
35 Oswald Racing 6
36 AJ Foyt Enterprises 5
37 Cronkrite Racing 5
38 Race Hill Farm Team 4
39 Kennie Childers Racing 4
40 Junior Miller Racing 2
41 Rahmoc Enterprises 2
42 Earle Canavan Racing 1
43 McCray Racing 1

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 596
2 Dodge Magnum 133
3 Oldsmobile Cutlass 132
4 Ford Thunderbird 110
5 Mercury Cougar 55
6 Buick Century 32
7 Chrysler Imperial 6
8 Matador 1

Drivers

1 Cale Yarborough 17
2 Darrell Waltrip 16
3 Bobby Allison 12
4 Benny Parsons 12
5 David Pearson 7
6 Richard Petty 6
7 Lennie Pond 5
8 Donnie Allison 5
9 Dave Marcis 4
10 Neil Bonnett 2
11 Buddy Baker 2
12 A.J.Foyt 1
13 Richard Childress 1

Entrants / Teams

1 Junior Johnson and Associates 17
2 DiGard Racing 16
3 Bud Moore Engineering 12
4 DeWitt Racing 12
5 Wood Brothers Racing 7
6 Petty Enterprises 6
7 Ranier-Lundy Racing 5
8 Ellington Racing 5
9 Osterlund Racing 5
10 M. C. Anderson Racing 2
11 Jim Stacy Racing 1
12 AJ Foyt Enterprises 1
13 Richard Childress Racing 1

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 38
2 Oldsmobile Cutlass 27
3 Ford Thunderbird 12
4 Mercury Cougar 7
5 Dodge Magnum 5
6 Buick Century 1

Drivers

1 Cale Yarborough 9758
2 Dave Marcis 9672
3 Benny Parsons 9609
4 Buddy Arrington 9580
5 Darrell Waltrip 9445
6 Bobby Allison 9283
7 Richard Childress 8946
8 Richard Petty 8904
9 Dick Brooks 8689
10 Frank Warren 8481
11 Lennie Pond 8443
12 Baxter Price 7333
13 J.D. McDuffie 7300
14 Ronnie Thomas 7287
15 Dick May 7221
16 Roger Hamby 7181
17 Jimmy Means 7083
18 Tommy Gale 6980
19 Cecil Gordon 6773
20 Tighe Scott 6626
21 Neil Bonnett 6278
22 D.K. Ulrich 6175
23 James Hylton 5774
24 Gary Myers 5524
25 David Pearson 5375
26 Ed Negre 4926
27 Skip Manning 4410
28 Buddy Baker 4319
29 Donnie Allison 3876
30 Grant Adcox 3072
31 Ferrel Harris 2915
32 Bruce Hill 2805
33 Ricky Rudd 2535
34 Al Holbert 2479
35 Bill Elliott 2278
36 Earle Canavan 2111
37 Ralph Jones 1871
38 Terry Labonte 1849
39 Coo Coo Marlin 1518
40 Bobby Wawak 1512
41 Joe Frasson 1436
42 Dale Earnhardt 1359
43 Blackie Wangerin 1342
44 Satch Worley 1298
45 Joe Mihalic 1216
46 Roland Wlodyka 1172
47 Janet Guthrie 1147
48 Nelson Oswald 1103
49 Nestor Peles 979
50 Harry Gant 873
51 Connie Saylor 820
52 Joey Arrington 690
53 John Utsman 612
54 Joe Booher 595
55 Sterling Marlin 591
56 Jimmy Lee Capps 586
57 Butch Mock 564
58 Chuck Bown 539
59 Sam Sommers 512
60 Junior Miller 498
61 Elmo Langley 482
62 Claude Ballot-Léna 460
63 Lynn Carroll 445
64 Morgan Shepherd 397
65 Jim Thirkettle 393
66 Ron Hutcherson 388
67 Woody Fisher 383
68 Jim Vandiver 362
69 Richard White 346
70 Jimmy Insolo 345
71 Dave Dion 335
72 Glenn Jarrett 317
73 Dave Watson 316
74 Jerry Jolly 307
75 John Borneman 305
76 Bill Schmitt 304
77 John Kennedy 296
78 Rocky Moran 289
79 A.J.Foyt 255
80 Greg Heller 250
81 Bob Burcham 243
82 Billy McGinnis 221
83 Rick McCray 220
84 Hershel McGriff 208
85 Harry Goularte 185
86 Don Noel 180
87 Kenny Brightbill 177
88 Marty Robbins 171
89 Mel Larson 169
90 Steve Moore 150
91 Ernie Stierly 141
92 Butch Hartman 121
93 Norm Palmer 119
94 Roy Smith 115
95 Ray Elder 108
96 Chuck Wahl 102
97 Steve Pfeifer 98
98 Bill Hollar 90
99 Johnny Halford 84
100 Paul Fess 75

Entrants / Teams

1 Osterlund Racing 14140
2 Arrington Racing 9909
3 Junior Johnson and Associates 9758
4 DeWitt Racing 9609
5 DiGard Racing 9445
6 Bud Moore Engineering 9283
7 Richard Childress Racing 9160
8 Petty Enterprises 8904
9 Ranier-Lundy Racing 8443
10 Hylton Racing 8252
11 Donlavey Racing 8124
12 Warren Racing 8112
13 Langley Racing 7681
14 McDuffie Racing 7300
15 Hamby Motorsports 7181
16 Price Racing 7154
17 Gordon Racing 7023
18 Means Racing 6932
19 Hagan Racing 6879
20 Robertson Racing 6805
21 Ballard Racing 6626
22 Ulrich Racing 6175
23 Henley Gray Racing 5512
24 Wood Brothers Racing 5375
25 Negre Racing 4731
26 M. C. Anderson Racing 4319
27 Jim Stacy Racing 3887
28 Ellington Racing 3876
29 Adcox Racing 3072
30 Wawak Racing 2403
31 George Elliott Racing 2278
32 Cunningham-Kelley Racing 2109
33 Wangerin Racing 1650
34 Race Hill Farm Team 1298
35 G. C. Spencer Racing 1280
36 Cronkrite Racing 1211
37 Oswald Racing 1103
38 Kennie Childers Racing 872
39 AJ Foyt Enterprises 643
40 Junior Miller Racing 575
41 Rahmoc Enterprises 564
42 Earle Canavan Racing 299
43 McCray Racing 113

Cars

1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 150680
2 Dodge Magnum 34966
3 Oldsmobile Cutlass 32673
4 Ford Thunderbird 28848
5 Mercury Cougar 11845
6 Buick Century 4588
7 Chrysler Imperial 1068
8 Matador 45

Drivers (minimum of 5 races per driver)

1 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Racing 17.05
2 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing 16.08
3 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson and Associates 15.41
4 Donnie Allison Ellington Racing 14.38
5 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering 13.70
6 Benny Parsons DeWitt Racing 11.15
7 Lennie Pond Ranier-Lundy Racing 9.90
8 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 8.86
9 Buddy Baker M. C. Anderson Racing 8.78
10 Dave Marcis Osterlund Racing 8.25
11 Neil Bonnett Osterlund Racing 8.20
12 Neil Bonnett Jim Stacy Racing 7.88
13 Dick Brooks Donlavey Racing 4.77
14 Bill Elliott George Elliott Racing 3.00
15 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing 3.00
16 Al Holbert Hylton Racing 2.20
17 Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing 2.08
18 Skip Manning Hagan Racing 2.00
19 Ricky Rudd Private entry 1.86
20 J.D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing 1.72
21 James Hylton Hylton Racing 1.27
22 Tighe Scott Ballard Racing 0.94
23 Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing 0.89
24 Ferrel Harris Private entry 0.88
25 Dick May Private entry 0.80
26 Bruce Hill Private entry 0.50
27 Ronnie Thomas Robertson Racing 0.20
28 D.K. Ulrich Ulrich Racing 0.20
29 Jimmy Means Means Racing 0.13
30 Roger Hamby Hamby Motorsports 0.13
31 Cecil Gordon Gordon Racing 0.12
32 Ed Negre Negre Racing 0.10
33 Tommy Gale Langley Racing 0.00
34 Frank Warren Warren Racing 0.00
35 Baxter Price Price Racing 0.00
36 Dick May Henley Gray Racing 0.00
37 Gary Myers Private entry 0.00