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NAPA 400
NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
June 11, 1978
95 laps on 2.62 mile road course; 248.9 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 95
| 22,750
| running
| 26 |
2
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1978 Dodge Magnum
| 95
| 14,200
| running
| 4 |
3
| 5
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| 1978 Ford Thunderbird
| 95
| 10,050
| running
| 12 |
4
| 3
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| 1978 Chevrolet
| 95
| 5,850
| running
| 3 |
5
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| 1977 Oldsmobile
| 94
| 8,400
| running
| 47 |
6
| 12
| Ray Elder
| 32
| Dave Hill
| 1978 Dodge
| 94
| 4,000
| running
| 0 |
7
| 23
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 94
| 3,230
| running
| 0 |
8
| 9
| Bill Schmitt
| 73
| Bill Schmitt
| 1978 Oldsmobile
| 93
| 3,820
| running
| 0 |
9
| 13
| Jim Thirkettle
| 51
|
| 1977 Buick
| 93
| 2,760
| running
| 0 |
10
| 10
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| 1978 Dodge
| 92
| 4,900
| running
| 0 |
11
| 18
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| 1975 Chevrolet
| 92
| 2,940
| running
| 0 |
12
| 30
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 92
| 2,730
| running
| 0 |
13
| 29
| Rick McCray
| 08
| Rick McCray
| Chevrolet
| 92
| 2,020
| running
| 0 |
14
| 16
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 91
| 2,310
| running
| 0 |
15
| 15
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| 1977 Oldsmobile
| 91
| 2,025
| running
| 0 |
16
| 21
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| 1978 Chevrolet
| 91
| 4,725
| running
| 0 |
17
| 11
| Hershel McGriff
| 48
| Hershel McGriff
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 90
| 1,640
| running
| 0 |
18
| 27
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| 1976 Ford
| 89
| 1,605
| running
| 0 |
19
| 28
| Richard White
| 12
| Mike White
| 1977 Chevrolet Nova
| 88
| 1,070
| running
| 0 |
20
| 34
| Harry Goularte
| 17
| Harry Goularte
| 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 88
| 1,025
| running
| 0 |
21
| 31
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 86
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
22
| 22
| Don Graham
| 52
| Rodney Friesen
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 75
| 875
| wheel bearing
| 0 |
23
| 14
| John Borneman Jr.
| 81
| John Borneman
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 74
| 850
| transmission
| 0 |
24
| 19
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 72
| 1,325
| transmission
| 0 |
25
| 24
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 70
| 1,800
| transmission
| 0 |
26
| 20
| Dick Brooks
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 67
| 1,275
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1976 Mercury Cougar
| 66
| 1,650
| overheating
| 0 |
28
| 35
| Chuck Wahl
| 37
| DuWayne Wahl
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 59
| 725
| oil leak
| 0 |
29
| 26
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1978 Dodge
| 57
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
30
| 25
| Rocky Moran
| 58
| Rocky Moran
| 1977 Buick
| 50
| 675
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 32
| Ernie Stierly
| 41
| Ernie Stierly
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 42
| 650
| transmission
| 0 |
32
| 6
| Jimmy Insolo
| 01
| Gerald Craker
| 1976 Oldsmobile
| 29
| 625
| engine
| 3 |
33
| 17
| Don Noel
| 99
| Don Noel
| 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 22
| 600
| transmission
| 0 |
34
| 33
| Bill Baker
| 55
| Bill Baker
| Buick
| 20
| 550
| oil leak
| 0 |
35
| 8
| Norm Palmer
| 93
| Norm Palmer
| 1978 Dodge
| 8
| 500
| accident
| 0 |
|
| Vince Giamformaggio
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Dick Whalen
| 86
|
| 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Steve Pfeifer
| 0
|
| 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| John Dineen
| 18
|
| Ford
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Gary Mathews
| 41
| Ernie Stierly
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Gary Johnson
| 44
|
| 1976 Chevrolet Chevelle
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Hal Callentine
| 74
|
| 1976 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Mike Brockman
| 50
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
|
| Ed Hale
| 20
|
| 1977 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:23:10
Average Speed: 104.311 MPH
Pole Speed: 83.556 seconds
1 caution for 4 laps
Attendance: 28,000