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Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

American 500

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

Sunday, October 22nd, 1978 Race 28 of 30 1978 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.288
  • Cautions: 5 for 52 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Entry List
American 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 492 376 0 running
2 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 170 490 0 0 running
3 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 488 23 0 running
4 12 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 165 160 486 11 0 running
5 8 90 Dick Brooks Ford 160 155 486 1 0 running
6 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 155 150 485 18 0 running
7 5 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 151 146 485 13 0 running
8 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 147 142 484 2 0 running
9 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 473 0 0 running
10 24 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 134 134 472 0 0 running
11 14 92 Dick May Chevrolet 130 130 471 0 0 running
12 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 132 127 468 1 0 running
13 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 465 0 0 running
14 13 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 126 121 464 10 0 running
15 26 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 118 118 459 0 0 running
16 28 79 Frank Warren Dodge 115 115 448 0 0 running
17 27 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 112 112 444 0 0 running
18 18 64 Tommy Gale Ford 109 109 444 0 0 running
19 30 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 106 106 441 0 0 running
20 2 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 108 103 423 12 0 driver ill
21 17 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 105 100 374 3 0 spindle
22 7 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 102 97 324 14 0 engine
23 25 18 Joe Frasson Buick 94 94 293 0 0 engine
24 16 21 David Pearson Mercury 96 91 284 8 0 clutch
25 6 22 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 88 88 262 0 0 engine
26 19 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 85 85 215 0 0 engine
27 36 31 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 82 82 214 0 0 engine
28 33 95 Junior Miller Chevrolet 79 79 122 0 0 quit
29 29 19 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 76 76 88 0 0 engine
30 32 87 Johnny Halford Chevrolet 73 73 84 0 0 engine
31 9 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 70 70 76 0 0 engine
32 34 59 Charlie Blanton Chevrolet 67 67 52 0 0 ignition
33 22 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 64 64 34 0 0 engine
34 31 81 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 61 61 6 0 0 crash
35 15 8 Ed Negre Dodge 58 58 4 0 0 engine
36 35 29 Bill Hollar Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 0 quit

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