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Staley 400 1978
Staley 400 1978
North Wilkesboro Speedway
· 1978 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
185
2
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Dodge
400
175
3
Benny Parsons
DeWitt Racing
Chevrolet
399
170
4
Lennie Pond
Ranier Racing
Chevrolet
399
165
5
Dave Marcis
Osterlund Motorsports
Chevrolet
398
155
6
Bobby Allison
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
397
155
7
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Chevrolet
390
146
8
Dick Brooks
Donlavey Racing
Ford
390
142
9
Skip Manning
Hagan Enterprises
Chevrolet
389
138
10
Richard Childress
Richard Childress Racing
Oldsmobile
388
134
11
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
384
130
12
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Chevrolet
382
127
13
D.K. Ulrich
Ulrich Racing
Chevrolet
375
124
14
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
374
121
15
Ed Negre
Negre Racing
Dodge
372
118
16
Joe Booher
Wawak Racing
Chevrolet
371
115
17
Cecil Gordon
Gordon Racing
Chevrolet
370
112
18
Dick May
Gray Racing
Chevrolet
354
109
19
Baxter Price
Price Racing
Chevrolet
346
106
20
Gary Myers
Gary Myers (Owner)
Chevrolet
295
103
21
Ronnie Thomas
Robertson Racing
Chevrolet
279
100
22
Frank Warren
Warren Racing
Dodge
245
97
23
Roger Hamby
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
214
94
24
Neil Bonnett
Jim Stacy Racing
Dodge
187
96
25
Tighe Scott
Ballard Racing
Chevrolet
150
88
26
Cale Yarborough
Junior Johnson & Associates
Oldsmobile
120
90
27
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
79
82
28
Bill Hollar
Hollar Racing
Chevrolet
76
79
29
John Kennedy
John Kennedy (Owner)
Ford
34
76
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1978 NASCAR Cup season
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DiGard Motorsports
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