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Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
January 22, 1978
119 laps on 2.62 mile road course; 311.78 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| 1977 Oldsmobile 442
| 119
| 20,850
| running
| 58 |
2
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 119
| 14,800
| running
| 18 |
3
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1976 Mercury Cougar
| 119
| 9,850
| running
| 41 |
4
| 16
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| 1974 Dodge
| 119
| 8,800
| running
| 0 |
5
| 7
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 118
| 4,050
| running
| 0 |
6
| 29
| Hershel McGriff
| 95
| George Jefferson
| 1976 Ford
| 118
| 2,850
| running
| 0 |
7
| 11
| Jimmy Insolo
| 01
| Gerald Craker
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 118
| 4,400
| running
| 2 |
8
| 9
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 117
| 4,250
| running
| 0 |
9
| 20
| Roy Smith
| 29
| Dick Midgley
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 115
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
10
| 19
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 115
| 3,880
| running
| 0 |
11
| 27
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1978 Dodge
| 114
| 3,470
| running
| 0 |
12
| 34
| Rick McCray
| 08
| Rick McCray
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 113
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
13
| 15
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1974 Dodge
| 112
| 3,160
| running
| 0 |
14
| 10
| Norm Palmer
| 93
| Norm Palmer
| 1978 Dodge
| 111
| 1,600
| engine
| 0 |
15
| 25
| Dick Brooks
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1976 Ford
| 111
| 2,840
| running
| 0 |
16
| 5
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1974 Dodge Magnum
| 104
| 5,100
| rear end
| 0 |
17
| 22
| Jim Thirkettle
| 51
|
| 1977 Buick
| 104
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
18
| 31
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 103
| 2,530
| running
| 0 |
19
| 23
| Ernie Stierly
| 41
| Ernie Stierly
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 99
| 1,870
| running
| 0 |
20
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 90
| 2,205
| running
| 0 |
21
| 12
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 85
| 1,980
| running
| 0 |
22
| 35
| Jack Simpson
| 53
| Chester Papienski
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 74
| 1,105
| running
| 0 |
23
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 70
| 4,780
| transmission
| 0 |
24
| 24
| Richard White
| 12
| Mike White
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 70
| 1,195
| running
| 0 |
25
| 30
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 52
| 1,635
| clutch
| 0 |
26
| 32
| Rocky Moran
| 58
| Rocky Moran
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 51
| 955
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 13
| John Borneman Jr.
| 81
| Arthur Godfrey
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 50
| 1,025
| clutch
| 0 |
28
| 21
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 45
| 1,455
| rear end
| 0 |
29
| 17
| Vince Giamformaggio
| 39
| Sam Arakalian
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 41
| 805
| overheating
| 0 |
30
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1978 Ford
| 40
| 4,455
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 28
| Don Puskarich
| 13
| Matt Puskarich
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 36
| 700
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 8
| Bill Schmitt
| 73
| Bill Schmitt
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 19
| 1,650
| rear end
| 0 |
33
| 33
| Ed Bradshaw
| 09
| Chester Papienski
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 15
| 600
| driveshaft
| 0 |
34
| 26
| Ray Elder
| 32
| Dave Hill
| 1974 Dodge
| 12
| 550
| transmission
| 0 |
35
| 14
| Gary Johnson
| 44
| Ted Armstrong
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 3
| 500
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| Glen Steurer
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1978 Dodge
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
|
| John Kennedy
| 0
|
| 1976 Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Dick Whalen
| 86
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Steve Pfeifer
| 0
| McCluney Racing
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Dick Kranzler
| 14
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Bill Baker
| 55
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Ed Negre
| 8
|
| 1974 Dodge
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Chuck Bown
| 02
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Glen Francis
| 33
|
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| John Dineen
| 18
|
| 1976 Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Chuck Wahl
| 37
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Lennie Pond
| 54
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Roger Hamby
| 17
|
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Mike Kempton
| 69
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| John Soares Jr.
| 7
|
| 1974 Plymouth
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Larry Pryor
| 06
|
| 1974 Dodge
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Bob Switzer
| 51
|
| 1976 Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Harry Goularte
| 17
|
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Mike Brockman
| 50
|
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Evan Noyes
| 10
|
| 1974 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Bobby Brown
| 74
|
|
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Roland Wlodyka
| 98
| Rod Osterlund
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Jocko Maggiacomo
| 63
|
| 1978 AMC Matador
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Ron McGee
| 03
|
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Bennie Vaught
| 16
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:02:55
Average Speed: 102.269 MPH
Pole Speed: 83.319 seconds
4 cautions for 17 laps
Attendance: 70,000