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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

January 22nd, 1978

Race #1 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 119
  • Miles: 313.1
  • Average Speed: 102.269 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 17
  • Lead Changes: 12
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
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