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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

NAPA National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway

October 8th, 1978

Race #27 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 334
  • Miles: 501.0
  • Average Speed: 141.826 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 21
  • Lead Changes: 40
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 8 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 10 334 108 Running
2 10 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 5 334 4 Running
3 12 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 170 165 5 334 5 Running
4 5 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 165 160 5 334 15 Running
5 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 160 155 5 333 35 Running
6 4 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 150 150 0 330 0 Running
7 6 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 151 146 5 330 3 Running
8 34 57 Dick May Ford 142 142 0 326 0 Running
9 19 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 138 138 0 325 0 Running
10 14 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 134 134 0 325 0 Fuel pump
11 22 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 130 130 0 324 0 Running
12 36 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 127 127 0 322 0 Running
13 15 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 124 124 0 321 0 Running
14 33 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 0 321 0 Running
15 37 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 118 118 0 320 0 Running
16 32 49 Connie Saylor Dodge 115 115 0 320 0 Running
17 26 9 Bill Elliott Mercury 112 112 0 319 0 Engine
18 35 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 109 109 0 318 0 Running
19 7 12 Harry Gant Chevrolet 106 106 0 317 0 Engine
20 23 16 Glenn Jarrett Oldsmobile 103 103 0 317 0 Running
21 38 81 Ed Negre Chrysler 100 100 0 311 0 Running
22 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 102 97 5 311 59 Running
23 13 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 94 94 0 308 0 Running
24 16 92 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 91 91 0 293 0 Engine
25 27 79 Frank Warren Dodge 88 88 0 278 0 Transmission
26 40 75 Butch Mock Chevrolet 85 85 0 254 0 Running
27 9 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 87 82 5 220 102 Ignition
28 3 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 84 79 5 186 3 Crash
29 25 96 Baxter Price Ford 76 76 0 179 0 Engine
30 17 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 73 73 0 172 0 Transmission
31 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 70 70 0 159 0 Engine
32 20 00 John Utsman Chevrolet 67 67 0 125 0 Crash
33 29 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 64 64 0 116 0 Crash
34 11 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 61 61 0 110 0 Ignition
35 31 68 Janet Guthrie Buick 58 58 0 110 0 Steering
36 39 28 Jerry Jolly Buick 55 55 0 96 0 Crash
37 18 19 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 52 52 0 66 0 Clutch
38 28 8 Skip Manning Chevrolet 49 49 0 59 0 Engine
39 30 99 Dick Trickle Ford 46 46 0 24 0 Engine
40 21 71 Bobby Fisher Chevrolet 43 43 0 3 0 Engine