Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Nashville 420

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

July 15th, 1978

Race #17 of the 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 420
  • Miles: 210.0
  • Average Speed: 88.924 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 15
  • Lead Changes: 5
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 10 420 411 Running
2 8 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 5 418 1 Running
3 9 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 170 165 5 415 7 Running
4 5 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 0 414 0 Running
5 4 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 160 155 5 413 1 Running
6 6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 150 150 0 412 0 Running
7 11 15 Bobby Allison Ford 146 146 0 411 0 Running
8 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford 142 142 0 409 0 Running
9 15 81 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 138 138 0 405 0 Running
10 26 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 134 134 0 405 0 Running
11 24 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 130 130 0 405 0 Running
12 18 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 0 402 0 Running
13 17 79 Frank Warren Dodge 124 124 0 396 0 Running
14 10 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 121 121 0 394 0 Running
15 23 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 118 118 0 390 0 Running
16 25 64 Elmo Langley Ford 115 115 0 389 0 Running
17 19 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 112 112 0 383 0 Running
18 29 19 Dick May Chevrolet 109 109 0 380 0 Running
19 28 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 106 106 0 379 0 Running
20 21 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 103 103 0 377 0 Running
21 27 97 Ralph Jones Ford 100 100 0 372 0 Running
22 16 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 97 97 0 357 0 Running
23 12 43 Richard Petty Dodge 94 94 0 341 0 Engine
24 14 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 91 91 0 201 0 Ignition
25 7 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 88 88 0 197 0 Brakes
26 1 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 85 85 0 171 0 Engine
27 22 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 82 82 0 91 0 Engine
28 3 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 79 79 0 50 0 Clutch
29 20 71 Bobby Fisher Chevrolet 76 76 0 30 0 Crash
30 0 48 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 0 Did not start