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Race Results : Ontario Motor Speedway

Los Angeles Times 500

Ontario Motor Speedway , Ontario, CA

Sunday, November 19th, 1978 Race 30 of 30 1978 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 137.783
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Entry List
Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 200 134 0 running
2 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 200 16 0 running
3 5 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 170 165 200 2 0 running
4 8 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 160 160 199 0 0 running
5 4 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 155 199 13 0 crash
6 9 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 155 150 198 1 0 running
7 10 98 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 146 146 198 0 0 running
8 7 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 147 142 197 1 0 running
9 11 90 Dick Brooks Mercury 138 138 196 0 0 running
10 16 51 Jim Thirkettle Buick 139 134 196 1 0 running
11 14 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 130 130 196 0 0 running
12 25 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 127 127 195 0 0 running
13 15 68 Janet Guthrie Buick 124 124 194 0 0 running
14 13 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 121 121 192 0 0 running
15 38 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 118 118 190 0 0 running
16 24 48 James Hylton Oldsmobile 115 115 190 0 0 running
17 17 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 190 0 0 running
18 27 12 Richard White Chevrolet 114 109 188 2 0 engine
19 33 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 106 106 188 0 0 running
20 34 58 Rocky Moran Buick 103 103 188 0 0 running
21 36 18 Ed Negre Chrysler 100 100 186 0 0 running
22 19 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 97 97 186 0 0 running
23 18 79 Frank Warren Dodge 94 94 185 0 0 running
24 40 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 91 91 183 0 0 running
25 26 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 88 88 181 0 0 running
26 22 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 85 85 178 0 0 running
27 12 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 82 82 177 0 0 running
28 35 99 Don Noel Chevrolet 79 79 158 0 0 engine
29 20 16 Mel Larson Buick 76 76 138 0 0 ignition
30 32 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 73 73 129 0 0 engine
31 31 19 Dick May Chevrolet 70 70 113 0 0 running
32 39 0 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet 67 67 98 0 0 battery
33 37 7 Harry Goularte Chevrolet 64 64 97 0 0 engine
34 3 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 66 61 83 30 0 engine
35 28 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 58 58 83 0 0 engine
36 29 37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet 55 55 43 0 0 overheating
37 21 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 52 52 42 0 0 suspension
38 6 21 David Pearson Mercury 49 49 28 0 0 engine
39 23 08 Rick McCray Chevrolet 46 46 15 0 0 transmission
40 30 32 Ray Elder Dodge 43 43 2 0 0 engine

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