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Champion Spark Plug 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
August 20, 1978
200 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 400 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| David Pearson
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Mercury
| 200
| 16,025
| running
| 56 |
2
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 200
| 14,275
| running
| 72 |
3
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 10,950
| running
| 43 |
4
| 7
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 6,500
| running
| 12 |
5
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 198
| 7,550
| running
| 4 |
6
| 12
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Mercury
| 198
| 4,950
| running
| 0 |
7
| 9
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 197
| 4,330
| running
| 3 |
8
| 15
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Oldsmobile
| 196
| 5,400
| running
| 0 |
9
| 17
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Jim Stacy
| Oldsmobile
| 195
| 5,300
| running
| 0 |
10
| 11
| Ferrel Harris
| 8
| Robert Gee
| Chevrolet
| 194
| 3,820
| running
| 0 |
11
| 28
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Chevrolet
| 194
| 3,610
| running
| 0 |
12
| 26
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 193
| 3,390
| running
| 0 |
13
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Oldsmobile
| 191
| 5,550
| running
| 7 |
14
| 14
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 190
| 5,075
| accident
| 0 |
15
| 31
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 190
| 2,810
| running
| 0 |
16
| 24
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 190
| 2,370
| running
| 0 |
17
| 33
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 189
| 2,135
| running
| 0 |
18
| 36
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 189
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
19
| 27
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 187
| 1,925
| running
| 0 |
20
| 34
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 185
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
21
| 30
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 183
| 1,610
| running
| 0 |
22
| 29
| Joey Arrington
| 7
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 183
| 950
| running
| 0 |
23
| 10
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 181
| 1,555
| running
| 1 |
24
| 35
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 170
| 1,520
| running
| 0 |
25
| 23
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Mercury
| 143
| 1,330
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 139
| 1,405
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 18
| Janet Guthrie
| 68
| Lynda Ferreri
| Buick
| 128
| 780
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 21
| Ricky Rudd
| 22
| Al Rudd
| Chevrolet
| 113
| 2,255
| engine
| 1 |
29
| 19
| Donnie Allison
| 1
| Pee Wee Griffin
| Oldsmobile
| 96
| 740
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 16
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 88
| 720
| overheating
| 0 |
31
| 8
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 68
| 1,195
| engine
| 1 |
32
| 32
| Earle Canavan
| 01
| Earle Canavan
| Dodge
| 59
| 685
| transmission
| 0 |
33
| 20
| Mel Larson
| 92
| Billy Hagan
| Oldsmobile
| 31
| 1,175
| electrical
| 0 |
34
| 13
| Bruce Hill
| 05
| Harry Clary
| Oldsmobile
| 23
| 665
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 17
| 1,155
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 6
| Buddy Baker
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Oldsmobile
| 9
| 1,130
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:05:14
Average Speed: 129.566 MPH
Pole Speed: 43.883 seconds
7 cautions for 35 laps
Attendance: 50,000