| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Gabriel 400 | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| June 18, 1978 | Race 15 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 149.563 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 12 seconds | Time of Race: 02:40:28 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 25 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 1 for 8 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $16,055 |
| 2 | 1 | #21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $9,280 |
| 3 | 2 | #72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $9,780 |
| 4 | 7 | #2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Shoney's | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $6,230 |
| 5 | 5 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | Hawaiian Tropic | 160/5 | 199 | Running | $3,780 |
| 6 | 12 | #43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | 150/0 | 199 | Running | $6,680 |
| 7 | 13 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 146/0 | 198 | Running | $5,030 |
| 8 | 10 | #27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 142/0 | 198 | Running | $4,610 |
| 9 | 11 | #22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 138/0 | 195 | Running | $5,400 |
| 10 | 19 | #3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | Kansas Jack | 134/0 | 194 | Running | $4,190 |
| 11 | 20 | #30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | Russ Togs | 130/0 | 193 | Running | $3,870 |
| 12 | 21 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 127/0 | 192 | Running | $3,610 |
| 13 | 28 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 124/0 | 191 | Running | $3,000 |
| 14 | 23 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Ulrich | 121/0 | 190 | Running | $2,715 |
| 15 | 29 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 118/0 | 189 | Running | $2,480 |
| 16 | 15 | #92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | 115/0 | 188 | Engine Failure | $2,110 |
| 17 | 33 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 112/0 | 187 | Running | $1,900 |
| 18 | 24 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 109/0 | 184 | Running | $2,345 |
| 19 | 25 | #19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 106/0 | 182 | Running | $1,795 |
| 20 | 27 | #79 | Frank Warren | Ford | Native Tan | 103/0 | 179 | Running | $1,670 |
| 21 | 31 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Chevrolet | Belden Asphalt | 100/0 | 179 | Running | $1,645 |
| 22 | 18 | #41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Krystal | 97/0 | 172 | Battery | $1,120 |
| 23 | 26 | #4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Spencer's Baby Wear | 94/0 | 169 | Engine Failure | $1,085 |
| 24 | 4 | #15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | 96/5 | 168 | Engine Failure | $4,885 |
| 25 | 34 | #45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 85/0 | 142 | Running | $1,510 |
| 26 | 17 | #17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | Radar Scrambler | 82/0 | 130 | Engine Failure | $985 |
| 27 | 6 | #88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 89/10 | 129 | Engine Failure | $4,660 |
| 28 | 8 | #05 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | Bearfinder | 76/0 | 127 | Engine Failure | $945 |
| 29 | 32 | #0 | John Kennedy | Ford | Avanti Cb | 73/0 | 122 | Transmission | $925 |
| 30 | 14 | #48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 70/0 | 108 | Accident | $1,410 |
| 31 | 16 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | Wangerin | 67/0 | 106 | Accident | $900 |
| 32 | 35 | #01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Canavan Racing | 64/0 | 82 | Accident | $890 |
| 33 | 36 | #74 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | Booher Farms | 61/0 | 46 | Engine Failure | $880 |
| 34 | 30 | #8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Negre | 58/0 | 30 | Engine Failure | $1,370 |
| 35 | 22 | #5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Armor All | 55/0 | 24 | Rear End | $4,060 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||