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Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

Carolina 500

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

Sunday, March 5th, 1978 Race 4 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: 116.681
  • Cautions: 8 for 62 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 31, 2023 : Mike Rockenfeller maneuvers through the garage area at Daytona International Speedway during the innovative NASCAR Garage 56 test session,
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Entry List
Carolina 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 9 21 David Pearson Mercury 185 175 492 219 0 running
2 3 15 Bobby Allison Ford 175 170 492 124 0 running
3 6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 170 165 492 45 0 running
4 10 43 Richard Petty Dodge 165 160 490 2 0 running
5 11 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 155 155 489 0 0 running
6 1 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 150 150 483 0 0 running
7 12 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 146 146 481 0 0 running
8 15 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 142 142 477 0 0 running
9 30 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 476 0 0 running
10 25 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 134 134 464 0 0 running
11 8 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 135 130 461 4 0 running
12 31 79 Frank Warren Dodge 127 127 460 0 0 running
13 24 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 124 124 457 0 0 running
14 21 64 Tommy Gale Ford 121 121 445 0 0 running
15 14 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 123 118 444 6 0 running
16 27 18 Joe Frasson Chevrolet 115 115 439 0 0 running
17 34 74 Dick May Chevrolet 112 112 429 0 0 running
18 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 114 109 407 36 0 running
19 32 61 Joe Mihalic Oldsmobile 106 106 398 0 0 running
20 35 97 Ralph Jones Ford 103 103 378 0 0 engine
21 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 105 100 352 33 0 overheating
22 28 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 97 97 352 0 0 engine
23 36 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 328 0 0 running
24 33 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 91 91 280 0 0 engine
25 18 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 88 88 266 0 0 engine
26 13 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 85 85 260 0 0 engine
27 23 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 82 82 259 0 0 oil pump
28 7 90 Dick Brooks Ford 84 79 243 23 0 engine
29 22 8 Ed Negre Dodge 76 76 167 0 0 engine
30 19 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 73 73 145 0 0 engine
31 5 1 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 70 70 119 0 0 engine
32 17 98 Roland Wlodyka Chevrolet 67 67 79 0 0 ignition
33 16 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 64 64 70 0 0 engine
34 20 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 61 61 30 0 0 crash
35 29 26 Jimmy Lee Capps Chevrolet 58 58 28 0 0 crash
36 26 19 Woody Fisher Chevrolet 55 55 0 0 0 crash

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