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Race Results : North Wilkesboro Speedway

Wilkes 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway , North Wilkesboro, NC

Sunday, October 1st, 1978 Race 26 of 30 1978 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 27
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 97.847
  • Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 10, 2024 : Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.
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Entry List
Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 180 175 400 19 0 running
2 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 170 400 381 0 running
3 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 165 165 399 0 0 running
4 8 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 160 160 397 0 0 running
5 5 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 155 155 397 0 0 running
6 2 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 150 150 395 0 0 running
7 4 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 146 146 395 0 0 running
8 9 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 394 0 0 running
9 7 90 Dick Brooks Ford 138 138 388 0 0 running
10 10 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 134 134 387 0 0 running
11 14 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 130 130 385 0 0 running
12 15 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 127 127 384 0 0 running
13 13 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 380 0 0 running
14 20 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 121 121 379 0 0 running
15 27 24 Junior Miller Chevrolet 118 118 376 0 0 running
16 11 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 115 115 373 0 0 running
17 16 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 365 0 0 running
18 25 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 109 109 346 0 0 engine
19 12 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 106 106 345 0 0 running
20 17 8 Ed Negre Dodge 103 103 333 0 0 running
21 21 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 100 100 324 0 0 rear end
22 18 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 97 97 321 0 0 rear end
23 19 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 94 94 287 0 0 rear end
24 23 79 Frank Warren Dodge 91 91 208 0 0 oil pump
25 24 19 Dick May Buick 88 88 141 0 0 engine
26 22 29 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 85 85 126 0 0 rear end
27 26 0 John Kennedy Ford 82 82 112 0 0 rear end

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