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Winternationals

NHRA Top Fuel race
Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, CA
February 12, 1978
4 laps on 0.25 mile drag strip; 1 mile

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Kelly Brown				4	12,000	F-winner	4
2	5	Gordon Fabeck				4		F-Brown	0
3	16	Rick Ramsey				3		SF-Brown	0
4	15	Dick LaHaie				3		SF-Fabeck	0
5	6	Shirley Muldowney				2		QF-Brown	0
6	9	Richard Tharp				2		QF-Fabeck	0
7	11	Rob Bruins				2		QF-LaHaie	0
8	4	John Abbott				2		QF-Ramsey	0
9	10	Jeb Allen				1		R1-Brown	0
10	13	Marvin Graham				1		R1-Fabeck	0
11	1	Don Garlits			Swamp Rat XXIV	1		R1-Tharp	0
12	7	Gary Beck				1		R1-LaHaie	0
13	12	John Kimble				1		R1-Abbott	0
14	8	Terry Capp				1		R1-Ramsey	0
15	14	Larry Sutton				1		R1-Muldowney	0
16	3	Pat Dakin	2	Gary L. Rupp	417 Donovan	1		R1-Bruins	0

Notes: Scheduled for February 5; postponed by rain
Halted for rain after first round.
Quarterfinals completed February 13 before program halted for snow.
Semifinals and final round completed February 14.