| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 24 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Dover International Speedway | |||
| Date | September 17, 1978 | ||
| Official name | Delaware 500 | ||
| Location | Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.000 mi (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures of 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 119.323 miles per hour (192.032 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McDuffie Racing | ||
| Time | 26.572 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Laps | 267 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1978 Delaware 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 17, 1978, at Dover Downs International Speedway (now Dover International Speedway) in Dover, Delaware.
- ^ "1978 Delaware 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ "1978 Delaware 500 racing results". Racing Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-01-06.