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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

NAPA 400

Riverside International Raceway

June 11th, 1978

Race #14 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 95
  • Miles: 249.9
  • Average Speed: 104.311 mph
  • Cautions: 1
  • Caution Laps: 4
  • Lead Changes: 10
#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 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 180 175 5 95 26 Running
2 7 43 Richard Petty Dodge 175 170 5 95 4 Running
3 5 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 165 5 95 12 Running
4 3 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 165 160 5 95 3 Running
5 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 165 155 10 94 47 Running
6 12 32 Ray Elder Dodge 150 150 0 94 0 Running
7 23 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 146 146 0 94 0 Running
8 9 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 142 142 0 93 0 Running
9 13 51 Jim Thirkettle Buick 138 138 0 93 0 Running
10 10 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 134 134 0 92 0 Running
11 18 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 130 130 0 92 0 Running
12 30 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 127 127 0 92 0 Running
13 29 08 Rick McCray Chevrolet 124 124 0 92 0 Running
14 16 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 121 121 0 91 0 Running
15 15 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 118 118 0 91 0 Running
16 21 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 115 115 0 91 0 Running
17 11 48 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet 112 112 0 90 0 Running
18 27 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 109 109 0 89 0 Running
19 28 12 Richard White Chevrolet 106 106 0 88 0 Running
20 34 17 Harry Goularte Chevrolet 103 103 0 88 0 Running
21 31 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 0 86 0 Running
22 22 52 Don Graham Chevrolet 97 97 0 75 0 Wheel bearing
23 14 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 94 94 0 74 0 Transmission
24 19 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 91 91 0 72 0 Transmission
25 24 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 88 88 0 70 0 Transmission
26 20 64 Dick Brooks Ford 85 85 0 67 0 Engine
27 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 82 82 0 66 0 Overheating
28 35 37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet 79 79 0 59 0 Oil leak
29 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 76 76 0 57 0 Running
30 25 58 Rocky Moran Buick 73 73 0 50 0 Engine
31 32 41 Ernie Stierly Chevrolet 70 70 0 42 0 Transmission
32 6 01 Jimmy Insolo Oldsmobile 72 67 5 29 3 Engine
33 17 99 Don Noel Chevrolet 64 64 0 22 0 Transmission
34 33 55 Bill Baker Buick 61 61 0 20 0 Oil leak
35 8 93 Norm Palmer Dodge 58 58 0 8 0 Crash