Winston Cup Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1978 - NAPA 400 Race Results
Race Name - NAPA 400Date - 6/11/1978Race Track - Riverside International RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.62 milesRace Length (Miles) - 249 milesPole Speed - 112.882 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 4Average Race Speed - 104.31 mphLead Changes - 10Total Race Purse - $116,750Race Number - 14 | More Races from 1978 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 72 | 1st National City Travelers Checks (LG DeWitt) | 95 | Chevrolet | 26 | $22,750 |
2 | 7 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP (Petty Enterprises) | 95 | Dodge | 4 | $14,200 |
3 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 15 | Norris Industries (Bud Moore) | 95 | Ford | 12 | $10,050 |
4 | 3 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Shoneys (Rod Osterlund) | 95 | Chevrolet | 3 | $5,850 |
5 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 11 | 1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson) | 94 | Oldsmobile | 47 | $8,400 |
6 | 12 | Ray Elder | 32 | Midland Motor Homes (Dave Hill) | 94 | Dodge | 0 | $4,000 |
7 | 23 | Lennie Pond | 54 | WIN (Harry Ranier) | 94 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,230 |
8 | 9 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Old Milwaukee (Bill Schmitt) | 93 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $3,820 |
9 | 13 | Jim Thirkettle | 51 | Allied Box Crate | 93 | Buick | 0 | $2,760 |
10 | 10 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Armor All (Jim Stacy) | 92 | Dodge | 0 | $4,900 |
11 | 18 | Tighe Scott | 30 | Russ Togs (Walter Ballard) | 92 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,940 |
12 | 30 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chuck Walters (Cecil Gordon) | 92 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,730 |
13 | 29 | Rick McCray | 8 | Bobs Paint Body (Rick McCray) | 92 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,020 |
14 | 16 | DK Ulrich | 40 | DK Ulrich | 91 | Chevrolet | 0 | $2,310 |
15 | 15 | Richard Childress | 3 | CRC Chemicals (Richard Childress) | 91 | Oldsmobile | 0 | $2,025 |
16 | 21 | Darrell Waltrip | 88 | Gatorade (DiGard) | 91 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,725 |
17 | 11 | Hershel McGriff | 48 | Hershel McGriff | 90 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,640 |
18 | 27 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Reid Trailer Sales (Buddy Arrington) | 89 | Ford | 0 | $1,605 |
19 | 28 | Richard White | 12 | Lindsay Auto Parts (Mike White) | 88 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,070 |
20 | 34 | Harry Goularte | 17 | Associated Concrete (Harry Goularte) | 88 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,025 |
21 | 31 | Dick May | 19 | Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray) | 86 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,400 |
22 | 22 | Don Graham | 52 | City Tow (Rodney Friesen) | 75 | Chevrolet | 0 | $875 |
23 | 14 | John Borneman | 81 | Borneman Plastering (John Borneman) | 74 | Chevrolet | 0 | $850 |
24 | 19 | JD McDuffie | 70 | JD McDuffie | 72 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,325 |
25 | 24 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Louise Smith (Don Robertson) | 70 | Chevrolet | 0 | $1,800 |
26 | 20 | Dick Brooks | 64 | Sunny King Ford Honda (Elmo Langley) | 67 | Ford | 0 | $1,275 |
27 | 1 | David Pearson | 21 | Purolator (Wood Brothers) | 66 | Mercury | 0 | $1,650 |
28 | 35 | Chuck Wahl | 37 | Excel Trailer (DuWayne Wahl) | 59 | Chevrolet | 0 | $725 |
29 | 26 | Frank Warren | 79 | Native Tan (Frank Warren) | 57 | Dodge | 0 | $1,200 |
30 | 25 | Rocky Moran | 58 | Daisy Shoppe (Rocky Moran) | 50 | Buick | 0 | $675 |
31 | 32 | Ernie Stierly | 41 | Allied Plating (Ernie Stierly) | 42 | Chevrolet | 0 | $650 |
32 | 6 | Jimmy Insolo | 1 | Lakes Drywall (Gerald Craker) | 29 | Oldsmobile | 3 | $625 |
33 | 17 | Don Noel | 99 | Don Noel | 22 | Chevrolet | 0 | $600 |
34 | 33 | Bill Baker | 55 | Golden West Lumber (Bill Baker) | 20 | Buick | 0 | $550 |
35 | 8 | Norm Palmer | 93 | Norm Palmer | 8 | Dodge | 0 | $500 |