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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Champion Spark Plug 400

Michigan International Speedway

August 20th, 1978

Race #20 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 129.566 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 35
  • Lead Changes: 34
#23 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 180 175 5 200 56 Running
2 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 180 170 10 200 72 Running
3 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 200 43 Running
4 7 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 165 160 5 200 12 Running
5 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 160 155 5 198 4 Running
6 12 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 150 150 0 198 0 Running
7 9 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 151 146 5 197 3 Running
8 15 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 142 142 0 196 0 Running
9 17 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 138 138 0 195 0 Running
10 11 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 134 134 0 194 0 Running
11 28 19 Dick May Chevrolet 130 130 0 194 0 Running
12 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 0 193 0 Running
13 5 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 129 124 5 191 7 Running
14 14 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 121 121 0 190 0 Crash
15 31 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 118 118 0 190 0 Running
16 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 0 190 0 Running
17 33 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 112 112 0 189 0 Running
18 36 8 Ed Negre Dodge 109 109 0 189 0 Running
19 27 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 106 106 0 187 0 Running
20 34 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 103 103 0 185 0 Running
21 30 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 100 100 0 183 0 Running
22 29 7 Joey Arrington Dodge 97 97 0 183 0 Running
23 10 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 99 94 5 181 1 Running
24 35 79 Frank Warren Dodge 91 91 0 170 0 Running
25 23 39 Blackie Wangerin Mercury 88 88 0 143 0 Engine
26 25 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 85 85 0 139 0 Engine
27 18 68 Janet Guthrie Buick 82 82 0 128 0 Engine
28 21 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 84 79 5 113 1 Engine
29 19 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 76 76 0 96 0 Engine
30 16 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 73 73 0 88 0 Overheating
31 8 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 75 70 5 68 1 Engine
32 32 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 67 67 0 59 0 Transmission
33 20 92 Mel Larson Oldsmobile 64 64 0 31 0 Electrical
34 13 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 61 61 0 23 0 Engine
35 22 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 58 58 0 17 0 Engine
36 6 27 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 55 55 0 9 0 Engine