Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Gwyn Staley 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

April 16th, 1978

Race #8 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 92.345 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 25
  • Lead Changes: 18
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 400 146 Running
2 7 43 Richard Petty Dodge 175 170 5 400 129 Running
3 1 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 170 165 5 399 120 Running
4 5 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 165 160 5 399 1 Running
5 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 155 155 0 398 0 Running
6 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 155 150 5 397 1 Running
7 14 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 146 146 0 390 0 Running
8 9 90 Dick Brooks Ford 142 142 0 390 0 Running
9 10 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 138 138 0 389 0 Running
10 17 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 134 134 0 388 0 Running
11 16 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 130 130 0 384 0 Running
12 12 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 127 127 0 382 0 Running
13 11 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 124 124 0 375 0 Running
14 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 121 121 0 374 0 Running
15 23 8 Ed Negre Dodge 118 118 0 372 0 Running
16 28 74 Joe Booher Chevrolet 115 115 0 371 0 Running
17 22 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 112 112 0 370 0 Running
18 29 19 Dick May Chevrolet 109 109 0 354 0 Running
19 25 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 0 346 0 Running
20 21 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 103 103 0 295 0 Oil leak
21 20 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 100 100 0 279 0 Handling
22 13 79 Frank Warren Dodge 97 97 0 245 0 Wheel
23 19 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 94 94 0 214 0 Running
24 8 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 96 91 5 187 1 Engine
25 15 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 88 88 0 150 0 Overheating
26 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 90 85 5 120 2 Overheating
27 18 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 0 79 0 Engine
28 27 29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 79 79 0 76 0 Quit
29 26 0 John Kennedy Ford 76 76 0 34 0 Rear end