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Wilkes 400 1978
Wilkes 400 1978
North Wilkesboro Speedway
· 1978 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
400
180
2
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
180
3
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
399
165
4
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet
397
160
5
Neil Bonnett
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
397
155
6
Benny Parsons
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
395
150
7
Lennie Pond
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
395
146
8
Dave Marcis
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
394
142
9
Dick Brooks
Donlavey Racing
Ford
388
138
10
Tighe Scott
Ballard Racing
Chevrolet
387
134
11
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
385
130
12
Roger Hamby
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
384
127
13
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
380
124
14
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Oldsmobile
379
121
15
Junior Miller
Gordon Racing
Chevrolet
376
118
16
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
373
115
17
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
365
112
18
Nelson Oswald
Oswald Racing
Chevrolet
346
109
19
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
345
106
20
Ed Negre
Negre Racing
Dodge
333
103
21
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
324
100
22
Gary Myers
Gary Myers (Owner)
Chevrolet
321
97
23
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
287
94
24
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
208
91
25
Dick May
Gray Racing
Buick
141
88
26
Cecil Gordon
Hollar Racing
Chevrolet
126
85
27
John Kennedy
John Kennedy (Owner)
Ford
112
82
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1978 NASCAR Cup season
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Junior Johnson & Associates
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