Race Results : Riverside International Raceway

Winston Western 500

Sunday, January 22nd, 1978

Riverside International Raceway , Riverside, CA

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  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 102.269
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 119 58 0 running
2 3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 175 170 119 18 0 running
3 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 170 165 119 41 0 running
4 16 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 160 160 119 0 0 running
5 7 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 155 155 118 0 0 running
6 29 95 Hershel McGriff Ford 150 150 118 0 0 running
7 11 01 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 151 146 118 2 0 running
8 9 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 142 142 117 0 0 running
9 20 29 Roy Smith Chevrolet 138 138 115 0 0 running
10 19 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 134 134 115 0 0 running
11 27 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 130 130 114 0 0 running
12 34 08 Rick McCray Dodge 127 127 113 0 0 running
13 15 79 Frank Warren Dodge 124 124 112 0 0 running
14 10 93 Norm Palmer Dodge 121 121 111 0 0 engine
15 25 64 Dick Brooks Ford 118 118 111 0 0 running
16 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 115 115 104 0 0 rear end
17 22 51 Jim Thirkettle Buick 112 112 104 0 0 running
18 31 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 109 109 103 0 0 running
19 23 41 Ernie Stierly Chevrolet 106 106 99 0 0 running
20 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 103 103 90 0 0 running
21 12 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 100 100 85 0 0 running
22 35 53 Jack Simpson Chevrolet 97 97 74 0 0 running
23 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 94 94 70 0 0 transmission
24 24 12 Richard White Chevrolet 91 91 70 0 0 running
25 30 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 88 88 52 0 0 clutch
26 32 58 Rocky Moran Chevrolet 85 85 51 0 0 engine
27 13 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 82 82 50 0 0 clutch
28 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 79 79 45 0 0 rear end
29 17 39 Vince Giamformaggio Chevrolet 76 76 41 0 0 overheating
30 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 73 73 40 0 0 engine
31 28 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 70 70 36 0 0 engine
32 8 73 Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 67 67 19 0 0 rear end
33 33 09 Eddie Bradshaw Chevrolet 64 64 15 0 0 driveshaft
34 26 32 Ray Elder Dodge 61 61 12 0 0 transmission
35 14 44 Gary Johnson Chevrolet 58 58 3 0 0 rear end

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