Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Winston Western 500
Riverside International Raceway
January 22nd, 1978
Race #1 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 119
- Drivers Entered: 35
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (22)
- Dodge (6)
- Ford (4)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Last Riverside International Raceway
race (NAPA 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | Lake's Drywall | Gerald Craker | ||
| 08 | Rick McCray | Dodge | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | ||
| 09 | Eddie Bradshaw | Chevrolet | C & M Racing | Chester Papienski | ||
| 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Junior Johnson | ||
| 12 | Richard White | Chevrolet | Lindsay Auto Parts | Mike White | ||
| 13 | Don Puskarich | Chevrolet | Oil Field Construction | Matt Puskarich | ||
| 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | Bud Moore | ||
| 2 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Rod Osterlund | Rod Osterlund | |
| 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 29 | Roy Smith | Chevrolet | Mercury Marine | Dick Midgley | ||
| 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | Kansas Jack | Richard Childress | ||
| 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Scotty's Fashions | Walter Ballard | ||
| 32 | Ray Elder | Dodge | Midland Motor Homes | Dave Hill | ||
| 39 | Vince Giamformaggio | Chevrolet | Cal-French Bread | Sam Arakalian | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | Pacific Coast | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 41 | Ernie Stierly | Chevrolet | Allied Plating | Ernie Stierly | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Gary Johnson | Chevrolet | Armstrong Electric | Ted Armstrong | ||
| 48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Southland Cork & Rubber | James Hylton | ||
| 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | Jim Stacy | Jim Stacy | ||
| 51 | Jim Thirkettle | Buick | Timec / Speedway Enginerring | Timec / Speedway Enginerring | ||
| 53 | Jack Simpson | Chevrolet | Don's Automotive | Chester Papienski | ||
| 58 | Rocky Moran | Chevrolet | Daisy Shoppe | Rocky Moran | ||
| 64 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | Buddy Arrington | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | Simpson Safety Equipment | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st National City Travelers Checks | L.G. DeWitt | ||
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | Old Milwaukee | Bill Schmitt | ||
| 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Native Tan | Frank Warren | ||
| 81 | John Borneman | El Cajon, CA | Chevrolet | Borneman Plastering | Arthur Godfrey | |
| 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | |
| 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | ||
| 93 | Norm Palmer | Dodge | American | Norm Palmer | ||
| 95 | Hershel McGriff | Ford | George Jefferson | George Jefferson |