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Richmond 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
February 26, 1978
400 laps on 0.542 mile paved oval; 216.8 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 13,200
| running
| 109 |
| 2
| 9
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 6,050
| running
| 142 |
| 3
| 7
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 399
| 8,050
| running
| 69 |
| 4
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 5,250
| running
| 55 |
| 5
| 5
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 397
| 3,325
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 396
| 4,225
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 395
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 393
| 2,450
| running
| 20 |
| 9
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 393
| 4,050
| running
| 5 |
| 10
| 19
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 389
| 2,080
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 10
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 389
| 1,920
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 385
| 1,825
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 17
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 381
| 1,690
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 23
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 380
| 1,580
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 21
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 380
| 1,370
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 16
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 379
| 1,235
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 379
| 1,075
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 24
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 370
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Jimmy Lee Capps
| 26
| David Lee Sellers
| Chevrolet
| 369
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 29
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 359
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 358
| 750
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 356
| 3,175
| rear end
| 0 |
| 23
| 15
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 322
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 27
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 299
| 435
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 26
| Roger Hamby
| 37
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 282
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 12
| Roland Wlodyka
| 98
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 177
| 460
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 13
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 154
| 665
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 28
| Woody Fisher
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 74
| 600
| rear end
| 0 |
| 29
| 22
| Dick May
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 71
| 325
| rear end
| 0 |
| 30
| 30
| Nelson Oswald
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Chevrolet
| 50
| 300
| flagged
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:41:59
Average Speed: 80.304 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.895 seconds
5 cautions for 33 laps
Attendance: 20,000