| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Volunteer 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| April 02, 1978 | Race 6 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 92.401 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 lap | Time of Race: 02:53:03 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 40 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $17,050 |
| 2 | 2 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 180/10 | 499 | Running | $14,250 |
| 3 | 3 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 170/5 | 497 | Running | $4,500 |
| 4 | 6 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 160/0 | 494 | Running | $6,850 |
| 5 | 10 | #54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | W.i.n. | 155/0 | 494 | Running | $2,000 |
| 6 | 4 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 150/0 | 484 | Running | $3,550 |
| 7 | 17 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 146/0 | 480 | Running | $3,050 |
| 8 | 26 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 142/0 | 478 | Running | $3,130 |
| 9 | 19 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | 138/0 | 476 | Running | $2,320 |
| 10 | 23 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | N.H. Coal Company | 134/0 | 471 | Running | $2,150 |
| 11 | 12 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 130/0 | 471 | Running | $1,855 |
| 12 | 20 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 127/0 | 469 | Running | $1,680 |
| 13 | 22 | #79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | 124/0 | 462 | Running | $1,520 |
| 14 | 21 | #35 | Lynn Carroll | Chevrolet | Leonard Racing | PE | 445 | Running | $650 |
| 15 | 16 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 118/0 | 431 | Running | $1,335 |
| 16 | 27 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 115/0 | 422 | Running | $600 |
| 17 | 18 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Hamby/Ellis Automotive | 112/0 | 413 | Running | $1,075 |
| 18 | 28 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 109/0 | 401 | Running | $1,100 |
| 19 | 9 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 106/0 | 400 | Running | $785 |
| 20 | 13 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Robertson Racing | 103/0 | 302 | Valve | $1,070 |
| 21 | 5 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris | 100/0 | 293 | Valve | $3,205 |
| 22 | 29 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97/0 | 250 | Rear End | $740 |
| 23 | 15 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 94/0 | 187 | Accident | $725 |
| 24 | 25 | #61 | Joe Mihalic | Chevrolet | Mihalic Racing | 91/0 | 172 | Valve | $460 |
| 25 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 88/0 | 47 | Accident | $3,150 |
| 26 | 1 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 85/0 | 44 | Accident | $3,890 |
| 27 | 8 | #98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 82/0 | 44 | Accident | $430 |
| 28 | 14 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 79/0 | 16 | Rear End | $770 |
| 29 | 24 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak | 76/0 | 8 | Broken Axle | $410 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||