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1978 - Nashville 420 Race Results


Race Name - Nashville 420
Date - 7/15/1978
Race Track - Nashville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.596 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 250 miles
Pole Speed - 104.257 mph
Number of Cautions - 3
Caution Laps - 15
Average Race Speed - 88.924 mph
Lead Changes - 5
Total Race Purse - $59,395
Race Number - 17
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Cale Yarborough 11 1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson) 420 Oldsmobile 411 $11,240
2 8 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 418 Chevrolet 1 $6,715
3 9 Richard Childress 3 Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) 415 Oldsmobile 7 $3,860
4 5 Dave Marcis 2 Shoneys (Rod Osterlund) 414 Chevrolet 0 $2,690
5 4 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 413 Chevrolet 1 $2,445
6 6 Benny Parsons 72 1st National City Travelers Checks (LG DeWitt) 412 Chevrolet 0 $3,865
7 11 Bobby Allison 15 Norris Industries (Bud Moore) 411 Ford 0 $2,765
8 13 Dick Brooks 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 409 Ford 0 $1,985
9 15 Ferrel Harris 81 Autowize (Robert Gee) 405 Chevrolet 0 $1,115
10 26 Ronnie Thomas 25 Louise Smith (Don Robertson) 405 Chevrolet 0 $2,265
11 24 Grant Adcox 41 Krystal (Herb Adcox) 405 Chevrolet 0 $915
12 18 Buddy Arrington 67 Buddy Arrington 402 Dodge 0 $1,505
13 17 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 396 Dodge 0 $1,420
14 10 Bruce Hill 5 Bearfinder (Harry Clary) 394 Oldsmobile 0 $815
15 23 Gary Myers 4 Spencers Baby Wear (Gary Myers) 390 Chevrolet 0 $765
16 25 Elmo Langley 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 389 Ford 0 $1,165
17 19 Roger Hamby 17 HambyEllis (Roger Hamby) 383 Chevrolet 0 $1,005
18 29 Dick May 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 380 Chevrolet 0 $850
19 28 Cecil Gordon 24 Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon) 379 Chevrolet 0 $610
20 21 DK Ulrich 40 DK Ulrich 377 Chevrolet 0 $600
21 27 Ralph Jones 97 Jones Supply (Ralph Jones) 372 Ford 0 $595
22 16 Tighe Scott 30 Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) 357 Chevrolet 0 $585
23 12 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 341 Dodge 0 $3,025
24 14 Jimmy Means 52 Means Racing (Jimmy Means) 201 Chevrolet 0 $565
25 7 Sterling Marlin 14 CunninghamKelley (HB Cunningham) 197 Chevrolet 0 $555
26 1 Lennie Pond 54 WIN (Harry Ranier) 171 Chevrolet 0 $795
27 22 Baxter Price 45 Baxter Price 91 Chevrolet 0 $535
28 3 Neil Bonnett 5 Armor All (Rod Osterlund) 50 Chevrolet 0 $3,125
29 20 Bobby Fisher 71 Bobby Fisher 30 Chevrolet 0 $515
30 30 Walter Ballard 48 James Hylton 0 Chevrolet 0 $505