| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 27 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | October 8, 1978 | ||
| Official name | NAPA National 600 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 500 mi (865 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures of 66 °F (19 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 141.846 miles per hour (228.279 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Laps | 108 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 72 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers |
Jim McKay Chris Economaki | ||
The 1978 NAPA National 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on October 8, 1978, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
The #96 Ford was qualified and driven by Dale Earnhardt. Baxter Price only started the race to preserve Dale's status as a rookie for 1979 (NASCAR rules allow a driver to make five starts in a previous year).
- ^ Weather information for the 1978 NAPA National 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac