Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Winston Western 500
Riverside International Raceway
January 22nd, 1978
Race #1 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
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1 | 4 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 185 | 175 | 10 | 119 | 58 | Running |
2 | 3 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 175 | 170 | 5 | 119 | 18 | Running |
3 | 1 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | 170 | 165 | 5 | 119 | 41 | Running |
4 | 16 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Dodge | 160 | 160 | 0 | 119 | 0 | Running |
5 | 7 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 155 | 155 | 0 | 118 | 0 | Running |
6 | 29 | 95 | Hershel McGriff | Ford | 150 | 150 | 0 | 118 | 0 | Running |
7 | 11 | 01 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | 151 | 146 | 5 | 118 | 2 | Running |
8 | 9 | 48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 0 | 117 | 0 | Running |
9 | 20 | 29 | Roy Smith | Chevrolet | 138 | 138 | 0 | 115 | 0 | Running |
10 | 19 | 40 | DK Ulrich | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 0 | 115 | 0 | Running |
11 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Ford | 130 | 130 | 0 | 114 | 0 | Running |
12 | 34 | 08 | Rick McCray | Dodge | 127 | 127 | 0 | 113 | 0 | Running |
13 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | 124 | 124 | 0 | 112 | 0 | Running |
14 | 10 | 93 | Norm Palmer | Dodge | 121 | 121 | 0 | 111 | 0 | Engine |
15 | 25 | 64 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 118 | 118 | 0 | 111 | 0 | Running |
16 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Dodge | 115 | 115 | 0 | 104 | 0 | Rear end |
17 | 22 | 51 | Jim Thirkettle | Buick | 112 | 112 | 0 | 104 | 0 | Running |
18 | 31 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 0 | 103 | 0 | Running |
19 | 23 | 41 | Ernie Stierly | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 0 | 99 | 0 | Running |
20 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 0 | 90 | 0 | Running |
21 | 12 | 92 | Skip Manning | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 0 | 85 | 0 | Running |
22 | 35 | 53 | Jack Simpson | Chevrolet | 97 | 97 | 0 | 74 | 0 | Running |
23 | 2 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 0 | 70 | 0 | Transmission |
24 | 24 | 12 | Richard White | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 0 | 70 | 0 | Running |
25 | 30 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 0 | 52 | 0 | Clutch |
26 | 32 | 58 | Rocky Moran | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 0 | 51 | 0 | Engine |
27 | 13 | 81 | John Borneman | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 0 | 50 | 0 | Clutch |
28 | 21 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 0 | 45 | 0 | Rear end |
29 | 17 | 39 | Vince Giamformaggio | Chevrolet | 76 | 76 | 0 | 41 | 0 | Overheating |
30 | 6 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | 73 | 73 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Engine |
31 | 28 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 0 | 36 | 0 | Engine |
32 | 8 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Rear end |
33 | 33 | 09 | Eddie Bradshaw | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Driveshaft |
34 | 26 | 32 | Ray Elder | Dodge | 61 | 61 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Transmission |
35 | 14 | 44 | Gary Johnson | Chevrolet | 58 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Rear end |