The 1978 Southeastern 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 2, 1978. Darrell Waltrip dominated the event, leading 208 of the 500 laps in route to a one-lap victory over Benny Parsons. Parsons held the points lead over Cale Yarborough (4th) by thirty points. Stats