1978 Talladega 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 30 in the 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Official poster for the 1978 Talladega 500 | |||
| Date | August 6, 1978 | ||
| Official name | Talladega 500 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.660 miles (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures of 88.9 °F (31.6 °C); wind speeds of 6.6 miles per hour (10.6 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 174.7 miles per hour (281.2 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 60,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Laps | 79 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 54 | Lennie Pond | Ranier Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers |
Ken Squier Lee Petty | ||
The 1978 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 6, 1978, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.