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World Cup 400

ASA Stock Car race
I-70 Speedway, Odessa, MO
October 15, 1978
400 laps on 0.54 mile paved oval; 216 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	23	Dick Trickle				400	9,500	running
2	3	Mike Eddy				400	4,925	running
3	10	John Anderson				400	3,860	running
4	4	Bob Senneker				399	3,100	running
5	7	Jerry Makara				399	2,535	running
6	17	Dave Watson				398	2,000
7	20	Dave Roahrig				394	1,750
8	22	Harold Scott				384	1,500
9	33	Terry Bivins				384	1,470
10	35	Jim Back				383	1,380
11	25	Ray Young				382	950
12	26	Pat Schauer				376	900
13	29	Dave Chase				371	900
14	30	Jim Campbell				368	650
15	16	Evert DeWitt				345	750
16	8	Mark Martin				320	740
17	18	Bob Strait				320	650
18	34	Lenny Breedlove				296	850
19	21	Larry Schuler				279	550
20	31	Bob Weltmeyer  Larry Detjens				221	900
21	11	Bob Sensiba  Butch Miller				218	475
22	2	Joe Shear				214	440
23	36	Vester Cates  Dennis Roberts				214	530
24	14	Jim Whisler  Fred Whisler				209	445
25	27	L.J. Lines				175	410
26	9	Dave Marcis				153	410
27	12	Don Gregory				111	430
28	15	Ed Hoffman				94	400
29	24	Ken Tadolini				91	400
30	13	Tom Reffner				88	400
31	6	Larry Detjens				71	450
32	5	Mike Miller				67	440
33	1	Bob Sensiba				65	450
34	32	Fritz Wilson				38	725
35	19	Doug Strasburg				26	400
36	28	Joe Ruttman				7	450

Notes: Bob Weltmeyer relieved by Larry Detjens.
Butch Miller relieved by Bob Sensiba.
Vester Cales relieved by Dennis Roberts.
Fred Whisler relieved by Jim Whisler.
Time of race: 02:43:25
Average Speed: 79.306 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.17 seconds
Race Purse: $ 58,200