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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Capital City 400

Richmond Raceway

September 10th, 1978

Race #23 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (20)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (3)
    • Ford (4)
    • Oldsmobile (2)
  • Last Richmond Raceway race (Richmond 400)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
2022 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet G & S Truck Service Nelson Oswald
1 Ed Negre Chrysler Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Ed Negre
11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 1st National City Travelers Checks Junior Johnson
15 Bobby Allison Ford Norris Industries Bud Moore
17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet Hamby-Ellis Roger Hamby
19 Joey Arrington Chevrolet Sam Dell Henley Gray
2 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Rod Osterlund Rod Osterlund
24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited Cecil Gordon
25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet Louise Smith Don Robertson
29 Dave Dion Ford Green Mountain Dave Dion
3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile Kansas Jack Richard Childress
30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet Russ Togs Walter Ballard
4 Gary Myers Chevrolet Spencer's Baby Wear Gary Myers
43 Richard Petty Chevrolet STP Petty Enterprises
45 Baxter Price Chevrolet Ray Cook's Bar-B-Q Baxter Price
48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Chevrolet Palatine Automotive Parts James Hylton
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 Falls Radiator Buddy Arrington
70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 1st National City Travelers Checks L.G. DeWitt
79 Frank Warren Dodge Native Tan Frank Warren
8 Dick May Dodge Ed Negre Ed Negre
80 Wayne Morgan Chevrolet Yellow Cab Wayne Morgan
81 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet Autowize Robert Gee
88 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Gatorade DiGard
90 Dick Brooks Ford Truxmore Junie Donlavey
92 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Duck Industries Billy Hagan