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1978 Staley 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway · 1978 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Darrell Waltrip2292027146400250

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1288Darrell WaltripDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet400146running185
2743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge400129running175
3172Benny ParsonsDeWitt RacingChevrolet399120running170
4554Lennie PondRanier RacingChevrolet3991running165
562Dave MarcisOsterlund MotorsportsChevrolet398running155
6315Bobby AllisonBud Moore EngineeringFord3971running155
71470J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingChevrolet390running146
8990Dick BrooksDonlavey RacingFord390running142
91092Skip ManningHagan EnterprisesChevrolet389running138
10173Richard ChildressRichard Childress RacingOldsmobile388running134
111667Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingDodge384running130
121248James HyltonHylton EngineeringChevrolet382running127
131140D.K. UlrichUlrich RacingChevrolet375running124
142452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingChevrolet374running121
15238Ed NegreNegre RacingDodge372running118
162874Joe BooherWawak RacingChevrolet371running115
172224Cecil GordonGordon RacingChevrolet370running112
182919Dick MayGray RacingChevrolet354running109
192545Baxter PricePrice RacingChevrolet346running106
20214Gary MyersGary Myers (Owner)Chevrolet295oil leak103
212025Ronnie ThomasRobertson RacingChevrolet279handling100
221379Frank WarrenWarren RacingDodge245wheel stud97
231917Roger HambyHamby RacingChevrolet214running94
2485Neil BonnettJim Stacy RacingDodge1871engine96
251530Tighe ScottBallard RacingChevrolet150overheating88
26411Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesOldsmobile1202overheating90
271864Tommy GaleLangley-Woodfield RacingFord79engine82
282729Bill HollarHollar RacingChevrolet76quit79
29260John KennedyJohn Kennedy (Owner)Ford34rear end76

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Darrell Waltrip14636.5%P1
2Richard Petty12932.3%P2
3Benny Parsons12030.0%P3
4Cale Yarborough20.5%P26
5Lennie Pond10.3%P4
6Bobby Allison10.3%P6
7Neil Bonnett10.3%P24
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