The 1978 Atlanta 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 1978. Bobby Allison led 261 of the 328 laps in route to a dominating one-lap victory over Dave Marcis. Points leader Benny Parsons dismal 13th place showing allowed Cale Yarborough (4th) to close the gap to ten points. Stats
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