Nascar Cup Series Winston Western 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1978
Circuit: Riverside
From: 22-01-1978
To: 22-01-1978
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1978
Circuit: Riverside
From: 22-01-1978
To: 22-01-1978
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | 3:02:55.000 | 119 |
| 2 | Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | 3:02:56.000 | 119 |
| 3 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | 119 | |
| 4 | Neil Bonnett | Privateer - United States of America | 119 | |
| 5 | Dave Marcis | Privateer - United States of America | 118 | |
| 6 | Hershel McGriff | Privateer - United States of America | 118 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Insolo | Privateer - United States of America | 118 | |
| 8 | Al Holbert | Hylton Motorsports | 117 | |
| 9 | Roy Smith | Privateer - Canada | 115 | |
| 10 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing | 115 | |
| 11 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Motorsports (Arrington Racing) | 114 | |
| 12 | Rick McCray | Privateer - United States of America | 113 | |
| 13 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | 112 | |
| 14 | Norm Palmer | Privateer - United States of America | 111 | |
| 15 | Dick Brooks | Langley Racing (Langley) | 111 | |
| 16 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 104 | |
| 17 | Jim Thirkettle | Privateer - United States of America | 104 | |
| 18 | Tighe Scott | Ballard Racing | 103 | |
| 19 | Ernie Stierly | Privateer - United States of America | 99 | |
| 20 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 90 | |
| 21 | Skip Manning | Hagan Racing | 85 | |
| 22 | Jack Simpson | Privateer - United States of America | 74 | |
| 23 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Racing | 70 | |
| 24 | Richard White | Privateer - United States of America | 70 | |
| 25 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | 52 | |
| 26 | Rocky Moran | Privateer - United States of America | 51 | |
| 27 | John Borneman | Privateer - United States of America | 50 | |
| 28 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 45 | |
| 29 | Vince Giamformaggio | Privateer - United States of America | 41 | |
| 30 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering (Moore) | 40 | |
| 31 | Don Puskarich | Privateer - United States of America | 36 | |
| 32 | Bill Schmitt | Privateer - United States of America | 19 | |
| 33 | Eddie Bradshaw | Privateer - United States of America | 15 | |
| 34 | Raymond Elder | Privateer - United States of America | 12 | |
| 35 | Gary Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 3 |