| Official Race Results |
| National 400 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| October 08, 1978 |
Race 27 of 30 |
| Average
Speed: 141.826 mph |
| Margin of
Victory: 30.2 seconds |
Time of Race: 03:31:57 |
| Lead
Changes: 40 |
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| Cautions: 4 for
21 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
8 |
#15 |
Bobby Allison |
Ford |
Norris
Industries |
185/10 |
334 |
Running |
$22,725 |
| 2 |
10 |
#88 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
175/5 |
334 |
Running |
$16,025 |
| 3 |
12 |
#2 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Osterlund |
170/5 |
334 |
Running |
$12,450 |
| 4 |
5 |
#1 |
Donnie Allison |
Chevrolet |
Hawaiian
Tropic |
165/5 |
334 |
Running |
$8,550 |
| 5 |
1 |
#21 |
David Pearson |
Mercury |
Purolator |
160/5 |
333 |
Running |
$17,300 |
| 6 |
4 |
#54 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
W.i.n. |
150/0 |
330 |
Running |
$9,215 |
| 7 |
6 |
#14 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
Chevrolet |
Cunningham-Kelley |
151/5 |
330 |
Running |
$5,315 |
| 8 |
34 |
#57 |
Dick May |
Ford |
McClure
Motors |
142/0 |
326 |
Running |
$4,665 |
| 9 |
19 |
#3 |
Richard
Childress |
Oldsmobile |
Crc
Chemicals |
138/0 |
325 |
Running |
$6,540 |
| 10 |
14 |
#90 |
Dick Brooks |
Mercury |
Truxmore |
134/0 |
325 |
Fuel Pump |
$6,020 |
| 11 |
22 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Chevrolet |
Bailey
Excavating |
130/0 |
324 |
Running |
$5,760 |
| 12 |
36 |
#30 |
Tighe Scott |
Chevrolet |
Russ
Togs |
127/0 |
322 |
Running |
$5,550 |
| 13 |
15 |
#05 |
Bruce Hill |
Oldsmobile |
Bearfinder |
124/0 |
321 |
Running |
$3,640 |
| 14 |
33 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Reid
Trailer Sales |
121/0 |
321 |
Running |
$5,230 |
| 15 |
37 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
Palatine
Automotive |
118/0 |
320 |
Running |
$4,920 |
| 16 |
32 |
#49 |
Connie Saylor |
Dodge |
Lady
& Son |
115/0 |
320 |
Running |
$3,790 |
| 17 |
26 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Mercury |
Dahlonega
Ford Sales |
112/0 |
319 |
Engine Failure |
$3,240 |
| 18 |
35 |
#17 |
Roger Hamby |
Chevrolet |
Hamby/Ellis
Automotive |
109/0 |
318 |
Running |
$3,140 |
| 19 |
7 |
#12 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
Autosense |
PE |
317 |
Accident |
$3,115 |
| 20 |
23 |
#16 |
Glenn Jarrett |
Oldsmobile |
Bealer
Wholesale/Budweiser |
103/0 |
317 |
Running |
$2,940 |
| 21 |
38 |
#81 |
Ed Negre |
Chrysler |
Jones
Chrysler-Plymouth |
100/0 |
311 |
Running |
$1,790 |
| 22 |
2 |
#11 |
Cale Yarborough |
Oldsmobile |
1st
Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
102/5 |
311 |
Running |
$9,765 |
| 23 |
13 |
#22 |
Ricky Rudd |
Chevrolet |
Busch |
94/0 |
308 |
Running |
$3,710 |
| 24 |
16 |
#92 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
Duck
Industries |
91/0 |
293 |
Engine Failure |
$2,475 |
| 25 |
27 |
#79 |
Frank Warren |
Dodge |
Native
Tan |
88/0 |
278 |
Transmission Failure |
$2,190 |
| 26 |
40 |
#75 |
Butch Mock |
Chevrolet |
Rahighly |
85/0 |
254 |
Running |
$1,265 |
| 27 |
9 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Chevrolet |
STP |
87/5 |
220 |
Ignition |
$4,915 |
| 28 |
3 |
#72 |
Benny Parsons |
Oldsmobile |
1st
Nat'l City Trav. Cks. |
84/5 |
186 |
Accident |
$5,365 |
| 29 |
25 |
#96 |
Baxter Price |
Ford |
Cardinal
Tractor |
76/0 |
179 |
Engine Failure |
$1,165 |
| 30 |
17 |
#5 |
Neil Bonnett |
Chevrolet |
Armor
All |
73/0 |
172 |
Broken Trans. Support |
$4,865 |
| 31 |
24 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny
King Ford & Honda |
70/0 |
159 |
Engine Failure |
$1,680 |
| 32 |
20 |
#00 |
John A. Utsman |
Chevrolet |
Lady
& Son |
67/0 |
125 |
Accident |
$1,015 |
| 33 |
29 |
#41 |
Grant Adcox |
Chevrolet |
Krystal |
64/0 |
116 |
Accident |
$1,000 |
| 34 |
11 |
#27 |
Buddy Baker |
Chevrolet |
NAPA |
61/0 |
110 |
Ignition |
$1,615 |
| 35 |
31 |
#68 |
Janet Guthrie |
Buick |
King
Mountain Truck |
58/0 |
110 |
Steering |
$995 |
| 36 |
39 |
#28 |
Jerry Jolly |
Buick |
Ski
Machine |
55/0 |
96 |
Accident |
$930 |
| 37 |
18 |
#19 |
Bill Dennis |
Chevrolet |
Belden
Asphalt |
52/0 |
66 |
Clutch |
$1,560 |
| 38 |
28 |
#8 |
Skip Manning |
Chevrolet |
Autowize |
49/0 |
59 |
Engine Failure |
$1,525 |
| 39 |
30 |
#99 |
Dick Trickle |
Ford |
Puro
Racing |
46/0 |
24 |
Cracked Cylinder Head |
$910 |
| 40 |
21 |
#71 |
Bobby Fisher |
Chevrolet |
Stroh's
Beer |
43/0 |
3 |
Engine Failure |
$895 |
| * Denotes Rookie |
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