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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 1, 1978
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Oldsmobile
| 400
| 14,000
| running
| 19 |
| 2
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 13,450
| running
| 381 |
| 3
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 399
| 6,075
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 397
| 4,875
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Neil Bonnett
| 5
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 4,400
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 2
| Benny Parsons
| 72
| L.G. DeWitt
| Chevrolet
| 395
| 4,000
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 4
| Lennie Pond
| 54
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 395
| 3,500
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Dave Marcis
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Chevrolet
| 394
| 1,975
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 7
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 388
| 2,200
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 10
| Tighe Scott
| 30
| Walter Ballard
| Chevrolet
| 387
| 1,955
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 14
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 385
| 1,820
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 15
| Roger Hamby
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 384
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 380
| 1,650
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 20
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Oldsmobile
| 379
| 1,615
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 27
| Junior Miller
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chevrolet
| 376
| 1,480
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 11
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 373
| 1,295
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 16
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 365
| 1,260
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Nelson Oswald
| 09
| Nelson Oswald
| Chevrolet
| 346
| 625
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 12
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| Chevrolet
| 345
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 17
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| Dodge
| 333
| 775
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 21
| Baxter Price
| 45
| Baxter Price
| Chevrolet
| 324
| 800
| rear end
| 0 |
| 22
| 18
| Gary Myers
| 4
| Gary Myers
| Chevrolet
| 321
| 525
| rear end
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 287
| 755
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 23
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| Dodge
| 208
| 685
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 25
| 24
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Buick
| 141
| 725
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 22
| Cecil Gordon
| 29
| Bill Hollar
| Chevrolet
| 126
| 465
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 26
| John Kennedy
| 0
| John Kennedy
| Ford
| 112
| 455
| rear end
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:43:18
Average Speed: 97.847 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.567 seconds
1 caution for 4 laps
Attendance: 20,000