The 1978 American 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at North Carolina Speedway on October 22, 1978. Cale Yarborough ran away in the closing laps, also closing the championship battle, leading 376 of the 492 laps in route to a two-lap victory on Bobby Allison. Yarborough clinced the championship on the year, leaving the track with a 396-point lead on Darrell Waltrip with two races to go. Stats
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