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Gwyn Staley 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 16, 1978
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Bertha/Chevrolet
| 400
| 13,075
| running
| 146 |
| 2
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 400
| 7,950
| running
| 129 |
| 3
| 1
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 9,300
| running
| 120 |
| 4
| 5
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 399
| 3,175
| running
| 1 |
| 5
| 6
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 398
| 1,675
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 397
| 3,950
| running
| 1 |
| 7
| 14
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 390
| 2,200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 390
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 389
| 1,830
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 17
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 388
| 1,770
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 16
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 384
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 12
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 382
| 1,590
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 11
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 375
| 1,505
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 24
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 374
| 1,320
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 23
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 372
| 1,185
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 28
| Joe Booher
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 371
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 22
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 370
| 1,025
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 29
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 354
| 750
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 346
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 295
| 500
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 21
| 20
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 279
| 1,225
| handling
| 0 |
| 22
| 13
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 245
| 650
| wheel
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 214
| 430
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 8
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 187
| 2,885
| engine
| 1 |
| 25
| 15
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 150
| 600
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 120
| 4,365
| overheating
| 2 |
| 27
| 18
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 79
| 580
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 27
| Bill Hollar
| 29
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 76
| 320
| quit
| 0 |
| 29
| 26
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Ford
| 34
| 360
| rear end
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:42:26
Average Speed: 92.345 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.735 seconds
4 cautions for 25 laps
Attendance: 18,000