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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1978

Race #16 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Buick (3)
    • Chevrolet (18)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (3)
    • Mercury (4)
    • Oldsmobile (8)
  • Last Daytona International Speedway race (Daytona 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile Bearfinder Harry Clary
1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet Hawaiian Tropic Hoss Ellington
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks Junior Johnson
14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet Cunningham-Kelley H.B. Cunningham
15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries Bud Moore
16 Raymond Williams Buick Thundercraft Boat Bobby Reeves
18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet Joe Frasson Joe Frasson
19 Dick May Chevrolet Belden Asphalt Henley Gray
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Shoney's Rod Osterlund
21 David Pearson Mercury Purolator Wood Brothers
22 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Buick 1st National City Travelers Checks Al Rudd
24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith Don Robertson
27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Olympic Tan M.C. Anderson
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile Kansas Jack Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Oldsmobile Russ Togs Walter Ballard
39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin
40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet Ulbricht Construction D.K. Ulrich
41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet Krystal Herb Adcox
43 Richard Petty Dodge STP Petty Enterprises
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Baxter Price Baxter Price
47 Satch Worley Oldsmobile Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 Al Holbert Oldsmobile Southland Industries James Hylton
49 Claude Ballot-Lena Dodge Lady & Son Auction G.C. Spencer
5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Armor All Rod Osterlund
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Means Racing Jimmy Means
54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet W.I.N. Harry Ranier
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Rossmeyer Buddy Arrington
68 Janet Guthrie Chevrolet Kelly Girl Lynda Ferreri
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
81 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet Autowize Robert Gee
82 Paul Fess Chevrolet Lasky Construction Stan Lasky
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Mercury Dahlonega Ford Sales George Elliott
90 Dick Brooks Mercury Truxmore Junie Donlavey
92 Skip Manning Buick Stratagraph Billy Hagan
96 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Ford Cardinal Tractor Will Cronkrite