The 1978 Richmond 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.
Sunday, February 26th, 1978
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 180 | 175 | 400 | 109 | 0 | running |
2 | 9 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | 180 | 170 | 400 | 142 | 0 | running |
3 | 7 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 170 | 165 | 399 | 69 | 0 | running |
4 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 165 | 160 | 399 | 55 | 0 | running |
5 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 155 | 155 | 397 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 4 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 150 | 150 | 396 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 6 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 146 | 146 | 395 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 11 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 147 | 142 | 393 | 20 | 0 | running |
9 | 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 143 | 138 | 393 | 5 | 0 | running |
10 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 389 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 10 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 130 | 130 | 389 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 385 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 17 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 124 | 124 | 381 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 23 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 121 | 121 | 380 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 118 | 118 | 380 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 16 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 379 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 20 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 112 | 112 | 379 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 24 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 370 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 25 | 26 | Jimmy Lee Capps | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 369 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 29 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 359 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 14 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | 100 | 100 | 358 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 97 | 97 | 356 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
23 | 15 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 94 | 94 | 322 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 27 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 91 | 91 | 299 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 26 | 37 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 282 | 0 | 0 | running |
26 | 12 | 98 | Roland Wlodyka | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 177 | 0 | 0 | crash |
27 | 13 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 154 | 0 | 0 | engine |
28 | 28 | 19 | Woody Fisher | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
29 | 22 | 74 | Dick May | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
30 | 30 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 50 | 0 | 0 | flagged |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.