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1978 - Firecracker 400 Race Results


Race Name - Firecracker 400
Date - 7/4/1978
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 400 miles
Pole Speed - 186.803 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps - 21
Average Race Speed - 154.34 mph
Lead Changes - 29
Total Race Purse - $162,435
Race Number - 16
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 3 David Pearson 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 160 Mercury 57 $18,450
2 1 Cale Yarborough 11 1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson) 160 Oldsmobile 56 $18,350
3 8 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 159 Chevrolet 14 $13,550
4 7 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 159 Dodge 4 $10,800
5 14 Lennie Pond 54 WIN (Harry Ranier) 158 Chevrolet 2 $7,350
6 9 Dave Marcis 2 Shoneys (Rod Osterlund) 158 Chevrolet 4 $6,390
7 28 Dale Earnhardt 96 Cardinal Tractor (Will Cronkrite) 157 Ford 0 $3,990
8 33 Ferrel Harris 81 Autowize (Robert Gee) 157 Chevrolet 0 $3,390
9 23 Bill Elliott 9 Dahlonega Ford Sales (George Elliott) 157 Mercury 0 $3,190
10 22 Tighe Scott 30 Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) 156 Oldsmobile 0 $5,020
11 36 Janet Guthrie 68 Kelly Girl (Lynda Ferreri) 154 Chevrolet 0 $4,710
12 20 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 153 Chevrolet 0 $4,500
13 40 Jimmy Means 52 Means Racing (Jimmy Means) 152 Chevrolet 0 $4,280
14 34 Joe Frasson 18 Joe Frasson 152 Chevrolet 0 $2,490
15 29 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 152 Ford 0 $3,820
16 30 Dick May 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 151 Chevrolet 0 $3,310
17 26 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 151 Dodge 0 $2,950
18 37 Satch Worley 47 Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe) 150 Oldsmobile 0 $1,790
19 35 DK Ulrich 40 Ulbricht Construction (DK Ulrich) 149 Chevrolet 0 $2,590
20 31 Baxter Price 45 Baxter Price 146 Chevrolet 0 $2,305
21 25 Ricky Rudd 22 1st National City Travelers Checks (Al Rudd) 143 Buick 0 $2,970
22 18 Grant Adcox 41 Krystal (Herb Adcox) 142 Chevrolet 0 $1,290
23 15 Neil Bonnett 5 Armor All (Rod Osterlund) 140 Chevrolet 0 $4,440
24 19 Richard Childress 3 Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) 136 Oldsmobile 0 $1,835
25 38 Ronnie Thomas 25 Louise Smith (Don Robertson) 129 Chevrolet 0 $2,290
26 2 Benny Parsons 72 1st National City Travelers Checks (LG DeWitt) 92 Oldsmobile 11 $5,465
27 10 Bobby Allison 15 Norris Industries (Bud Moore) 75 Ford 8 $4,940
28 32 Paul Fess 82 Lasky Construction (Stan Lasky) 75 Chevrolet 0 $835
29 21 Raymond Williams 16 Thundercraft Boat (Bobby Reeves) 74 Buick 0 $1,290
30 12 Al Holbert 48 Southland Industries (James Hylton) 69 Oldsmobile 0 $1,555
31 16 Blackie Wangerin 39 Blackie Wangerin 61 Mercury 0 $1,030
32 39 Cecil Gordon 24 Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon) 57 Chevrolet 0 $1,505
33 13 Donnie Allison 1 Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington) 55 Chevrolet 1 $980
34 24 Buddy Arrington 67 Rossmeyer (Buddy Arrington) 55 Dodge 0 $1,455
35 27 Claude BallotLena 49 Lady Son Auction (GC Spencer) 45 Dodge 0 $1,005
36 11 Dick Brooks 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 35 Mercury 0 $1,425
37 4 Buddy Baker 27 Olympic Tan (MC Anderson) 28 Oldsmobile 3 $1,620
38 6 Coo Coo Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 22 Chevrolet 0 $915
39 5 Skip Manning 92 Stratagraph (Billy Hagan) 9 Buick 0 $1,460
40 17 Bruce Hill 5 Bearfinder (Harry Clary) 9 Oldsmobile 0 $905