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Gabriel 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
June 18, 1978
200 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 21,555
| running
| 60 |
| 2
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 200
| 12,580
| running
| 18 |
| 3
| 2
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 10,880
| running
| 24 |
| 4
| 7
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 6,830
| running
| 5 |
| 5
| 5
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 4,060
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 12
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge Magnum
| 199
| 6,690
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 198
| 5,030
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Chevrolet
| 198
| 4,610
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 195
| 5,400
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 19
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 194
| 4,190
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Oldsmobile
| 193
| 3,870
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 21
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 192
| 3,610
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 28
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 191
| 3,000
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 23
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 190
| 2,715
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 29
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 189
| 2,480
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 15
| Skip Manning
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 188
| 2,110
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 33
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 187
| 1,900
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 24
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 2,345
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 182
| 1,795
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 27
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 180
| 1,670
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 31
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 179
| 1,645
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 18
| Grant Adcox
| 41
| Herb Adcox
| Chevrolet
| 172
| 1,120
| electrical
| 0 |
| 23
| 26
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 169
| 1,085
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 4
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 168
| 4,885
| engine
| 4 |
| 25
| 9
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 152
| 1,035
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 34
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 142
| 1,510
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Oldsmobile
| 130
| 985
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 6
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 129
| 4,660
| engine
| 88 |
| 29
| 8
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 127
| 945
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 32
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Ford
| 122
| 925
| transmission
| 0 |
| 31
| 14
| Al Holbert
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 108
| 1,410
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 16
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 106
| 900
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 35
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 82
| 890
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 36
| Joe Booher
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 46
| 880
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 30
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 30
| 1,370
| rear end
| 0 |
| 36
| 22
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Dodge
| 24
| 4,060
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:40:28
Average Speed: 149.563 MPH
Pole Speed: 43.92 seconds
1 caution for 8 laps
Attendance: 60,000