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1978 - Champion Spark Plug 400 Race Results


Race Name - Champion Spark Plug 400
Date - 8/20/1978
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 400 miles
Pole Speed - 164.073 mph
Number of Cautions - 7
Caution Laps - 35
Average Race Speed - 129.56 mph
Lead Changes - 34
Total Race Purse - $126,885
Race Number - 20
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 David Pearson 21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 200 Mercury 56 $16,025
2 3 Cale Yarborough 11 1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson) 200 Oldsmobile 72 $14,275
3 4 Darrell Waltrip 88 Gatorade (DiGard) 200 Chevrolet 43 $10,950
4 7 Dave Marcis 2 Rod Osterlund 200 Chevrolet 12 $6,500
5 2 Bobby Allison 15 Norris Industries (Bud Moore) 198 Ford 4 $7,550
6 12 Dick Brooks 90 Truxmore (Junie Donlavey) 198 Mercury 0 $4,950
7 9 JD McDuffie 70 Bailey Excavating (JD McDuffie) 197 Chevrolet 3 $4,330
8 15 Lennie Pond 54 WIN (Harry Ranier) 196 Oldsmobile 0 $5,400
9 17 Neil Bonnett 5 Armor All (Jim Stacy) 195 Oldsmobile 0 $5,300
10 11 Ferrel Harris 8 Autowize (Robert Gee) 194 Chevrolet 0 $3,820
11 28 Dick May 19 Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) 194 Chevrolet 0 $3,610
12 26 Buddy Arrington 67 Falls Radiator (Buddy Arrington) 193 Dodge 0 $3,390
13 5 Benny Parsons 72 1st National City Travelers Checks (LG DeWitt) 191 Oldsmobile 7 $5,550
14 14 Richard Petty 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 190 Chevrolet 0 $5,075
15 31 Jimmy Means 52 WIXC (Jimmy Means) 190 Chevrolet 0 $2,810
16 24 Tommy Gale 64 Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) 190 Ford 0 $2,370
17 33 Cecil Gordon 24 Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon) 189 Chevrolet 0 $2,135
18 36 Ed Negre 8 Ed Negre 189 Dodge 0 $1,050
19 27 Tighe Scott 30 Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) 187 Chevrolet 0 $1,925
20 34 Gary Myers 4 Spencers Baby Wear (Gary Myers) 185 Chevrolet 0 $1,000
21 30 Baxter Price 45 Baxter Price 183 Chevrolet 0 $1,610
22 29 Joey Arrington 7 Sam Dell (Buddy Arrington) 183 Dodge 0 $950
23 10 DK Ulrich 40 Midwestern Farm Lines (DK Ulrich) 181 Chevrolet 1 $1,555
24 35 Frank Warren 79 Native Tan (Frank Warren) 170 Dodge 0 $1,520
25 23 Blackie Wangerin 39 Blackie Wangerin 143 Mercury 0 $1,330
26 25 Ronnie Thomas 25 Louise Smith (Don Robertson) 139 Chevrolet 0 $1,405
27 18 Janet Guthrie 68 Kelly Girl (Lynda Ferreri) 128 Buick 0 $780
28 21 Ricky Rudd 22 1st National City Travelers Checks (Al Rudd) 113 Chevrolet 1 $2,255
29 19 Donnie Allison 1 Grog Pond (Pee Wee Griffin) 96 Oldsmobile 0 $740
30 16 Roger Hamby 17 HambyEllis (Roger Hamby) 88 Chevrolet 0 $720
31 8 Richard Childress 3 Kansas Jack (Richard Childress) 68 Oldsmobile 1 $1,195
32 32 Earle Canavan 1 Pepsi (Earle Canavan) 59 Dodge 0 $685
33 20 Mel Larson 92 ThermaSol (Billy Hagan) 31 Oldsmobile 0 $1,175
34 13 Bruce Hill 5 Bearfinder (Harry Clary) 23 Oldsmobile 0 $665
35 22 James Hylton 48 Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton) 17 Chevrolet 0 $1,155
36 6 Buddy Baker 27 MC Anderson 9 Oldsmobile 0 $1,130