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Race Results : Dover Motor Speedway

Delaware 500

Dover Motor Speedway , Dover, DE

Sunday, September 17th, 1978 Race 24 of 30 1978 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.323
  • Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Entry List
Delaware 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 500 267 0 running
2 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 500 221 0 running
3 6 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 499 1 0 running
4 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 160 160 498 0 0 running
5 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 155 497 1 0 running
6 14 90 Dick Brooks Ford 150 150 496 0 0 running
7 12 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 146 146 493 0 0 running
8 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 493 0 0 running
9 13 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 138 138 489 0 0 running
10 15 92 Dick May Chevrolet 134 134 485 0 0 running
11 16 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 130 130 483 0 0 running
12 3 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 127 127 482 0 0 running
13 18 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 124 124 472 0 0 running
14 27 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 121 121 468 0 0 running
15 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 118 118 467 0 0 running
16 26 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 115 115 460 0 0 running
17 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 458 0 0 running
18 22 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 109 109 457 0 0 running
19 31 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 106 106 439 0 0 running
20 21 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 103 103 438 0 0 engine
21 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 438 0 0 running
22 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 97 97 432 0 0 running
23 30 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 420 0 0 running
24 36 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 91 91 335 0 0 engine
25 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 88 88 320 0 0 oil pan
26 9 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 85 85 311 0 0 engine
27 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 82 82 269 0 0 ignition
28 25 29 Dave Dion Ford 79 79 238 0 0 engine
29 4 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 76 76 220 0 0 crash
30 28 97 Ralph Jones Ford 73 73 186 0 0 engine
31 33 19 Joey Arrington Dodge 70 70 143 0 0 rear end
32 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 67 67 140 0 0 engine
33 1 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 69 64 80 10 0 engine
34 17 18 James Hylton Chevrolet 61 61 10 0 0 quit
35 37 35 Louis Gatto Chevrolet 58 58 5 0 0 flagged
36 34 61 Ferrel Harris Chrysler 55 55 3 0 0 quit
37 35 81 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet 52 52 1 0 0 quit

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