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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway

October 1st, 1978

Race #26 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 400
  • Miles: 250.0
  • Average Speed: 97.847 mph
  • Cautions: 1
  • Caution Laps: 4
  • Lead Changes: 1
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 180 175 5 400 19 Running
2 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 170 10 400 381 Running
3 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 165 0 399 0 Running
4 8 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 160 160 0 397 0 Running
5 5 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 155 155 0 397 0 Running
6 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 150 150 0 395 0 Running
7 4 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 146 146 0 395 0 Running
8 9 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 0 394 0 Running
9 7 90 Dick Brooks Ford 138 138 0 388 0 Running
10 10 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 134 134 0 387 0 Running
11 14 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 130 130 0 385 0 Running
12 15 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 127 127 0 384 0 Running
13 13 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 380 0 Running
14 20 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 121 121 0 379 0 Running
15 27 24 Junior Miller Chevrolet 118 118 0 376 0 Running
16 11 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 115 115 0 373 0 Running
17 16 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 0 365 0 Running
18 25 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 109 109 0 346 0 Engine
19 12 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 106 106 0 345 0 Running
20 17 8 Ed Negre Dodge 103 103 0 333 0 Running
21 21 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 100 100 0 324 0 Rear end
22 18 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 97 97 0 321 0 Rear end
23 19 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 0 287 0 Rear end
24 23 79 Frank Warren Dodge 91 91 0 208 0 Oil pump
25 24 19 Dick May Buick 88 88 0 141 0 Engine
26 22 29 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 85 85 0 126 0 Rear end
27 26 0 John Kennedy Ford 82 82 0 112 0 Rear end