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1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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The 1978 NASCAR Grand National Winston Cup Series season began on Sunday, January 22 and ended on Sunday, November 19. Cale Yarborough driving the Junior Johnson #11 First National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile won his then record third consecutive NASCAR Grand National Series Winston Cup Championship. Ronnie Thomas was crowned NASCAR Rookie of the Year in a tight battle with Roger Hamby.

Season recap

Date	Event	Circuit	Winner
January 22	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Cale Yarborough
February 19	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison
February 26	Richmond 400	Richmond International Raceway	Benny Parsons
March 5	Carolina 500	North Carolina Speedway	David Pearson
March 19	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Bobby Allison
April 2	Southeastern 400	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
April 9	Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Benny Parsons
April 16	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
April 23	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
May 14	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Cale Yarborough
May 21	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	David Pearson
May 28	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
June 3	Music City USA 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough
June 11	Riverside 400	Riverside International Raceway	Benny Parsons
June 18	Cam 2 Motor Oil 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
July 4	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	David Pearson
July 15	Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Cale Yarborough
July 30	Coca-Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
August 6	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lennie Pond
August 20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
August 26	Volunteer 400	Bristol Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough
September 4	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Cale Yarborough
September 10	Capital City 400	Richmond International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
September 17	Delaware 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Bobby Allison
September 24	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Cale Yarborough
October 1	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Cale Yarborough
October 8	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison
October 22	American 500	North Carolina Speedway	Cale Yarborough
November 5	Dixie 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Donnie Allison
November 19	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison

Final Points Standings

Cale Yarborough – 4841
Bobby Allison – 4367
Darrell Waltrip – 4362
Benny Parsons – 4350
Dave Marcis – 4335
Richard Petty – 3949
Lennie Pond – 3794
Dick Brooks – 3769
Buddy Arrington – 3626
Richard Childress – 3566

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