The 1978 Gabriel 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.
Sunday, June 18th, 1978
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 3 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 180 | 175 | 200 | 60 | 0 | running |
2 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 175 | 170 | 200 | 18 | 0 | running |
3 | 2 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Oldsmobile | 170 | 165 | 200 | 24 | 0 | running |
4 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 165 | 160 | 200 | 5 | 0 | running |
5 | 5 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Chevrolet | 160 | 155 | 199 | 1 | 0 | running |
6 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 150 | 150 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 146 | 146 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 10 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 11 | 22 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 19 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | 134 | 134 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 20 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Oldsmobile | 130 | 130 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 127 | 127 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 28 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 23 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 118 | 118 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 15 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 188 | 0 | 0 | engine |
17 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 25 | 19 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 182 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 27 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 103 | 103 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 100 | 100 | 179 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 18 | 41 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 172 | 0 | 0 | electrical |
23 | 26 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 169 | 0 | 0 | engine |
24 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 96 | 91 | 168 | 4 | 0 | engine |
25 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | 88 | 88 | 152 | 0 | 0 | engine |
26 | 34 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 142 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 17 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Oldsmobile | 82 | 82 | 130 | 0 | 0 | engine |
28 | 6 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 89 | 79 | 129 | 88 | 0 | engine |
29 | 8 | 05 | Bruce Hill | Oldsmobile | 76 | 76 | 127 | 0 | 0 | engine |
30 | 32 | 0 | John Kennedy | Ford | 73 | 73 | 122 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
31 | 14 | 48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 108 | 0 | 0 | crash |
32 | 16 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Mercury | 67 | 67 | 106 | 0 | 0 | crash |
33 | 35 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 64 | 64 | 82 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 36 | 74 | Joe Booher | Chevrolet | 61 | 61 | 46 | 0 | 0 | engine |
35 | 30 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 58 | 58 | 30 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
36 | 22 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 55 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.