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1978 Champion Spark Plug 400
1978-08-20 at Michigan International Speedway
1 |
1 |
David Pearson |
|
56 |
#21 Mercury |
180 |
200 |
Finish |
$12,000 |
2 |
3 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
72 |
#11 Oldsmobile |
180 |
200 |
Finish |
$13,275 |
3 |
4 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
43 |
#88 Chevy |
170 |
200 |
Finish |
$9,325 |
4 |
7 |
Dave Marcis |
|
12 |
#2 Chevy |
165 |
200 |
Finish |
$5,950 |
5 |
2 |
Bobby Allison |
|
4 |
#15 Ford |
160 |
198 |
Finish |
$7,300 |
6 |
12 |
Dick Brooks |
|
0 |
#90 Mercury |
150 |
198 |
Finish |
$4,950 |
7 |
9 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
3 |
#70 Chevy |
151 |
197 |
Finish |
$4,330 |
8 |
15 |
Lennie Pond |
|
0 |
#54 Oldsmobile |
142 |
196 |
Finish |
$5,400 |
9 |
17 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
0 |
#5 Oldsmobile |
138 |
195 |
Finish |
$5,300 |
10 |
11 |
Ferrel Harris |
|
0 |
#8 Chevy |
134 |
194 |
Finish |
$3,820 |
11 |
28 |
Dick May |
|
0 |
#19 Chevy |
130 |
194 |
Finish |
$3,610 |
12 |
26 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
127 |
193 |
Finish |
$3,390 |
13 |
5 |
Benny Parsons |
|
7 |
#72 Oldsmobile |
129 |
191 |
Finish |
$5,150 |
14 |
14 |
Richard Petty |
|
0 |
#43 Chevy |
121 |
190 |
Accident |
$5,075 |
15 |
31 |
Jimmy Means |
|
0 |
#52 Chevy |
118 |
190 |
Finish |
$2,810 |
16 |
24 |
Tommy Gale |
|
0 |
#64 Ford |
115 |
190 |
Finish |
$2,370 |
17 |
33 |
Cecil Gordon |
|
0 |
#24 Chevy |
112 |
189 |
Finish |
$2,135 |
18 |
36 |
Ed Negre |
|
0 |
#81 Dodge Unk |
109 |
189 |
Finish |
$1,050 |
19 |
27 |
Tighe Scott |
|
0 |
#30 Chevy |
106 |
187 |
Finish |
$1,925 |
20 |
34 |
Gary Myers |
|
0 |
#4 Chevy |
103 |
185 |
Finish |
$1,000 |
21 |
30 |
Baxter Price |
|
0 |
#45 Chevy |
100 |
183 |
Finish |
$1,615 |
22 |
29 |
Joey Arrington |
|
0 |
#7 Dodge |
97 |
183 |
Finish |
$950 |
23 |
10 |
D.K. Ulrich |
|
1 |
#40 Chevy |
99 |
181 |
Finish |
$1,555 |
24 |
35 |
Frank Warren |
|
0 |
#79 Dodge |
91 |
170 |
Finish |
$1,520 |
25 |
23 |
Blackie Wangerin |
|
0 |
#39 Mercury |
88 |
143 |
Engine |
$1,330 |
26 |
25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
|
0 |
#25 Chevy |
85 |
139 |
Engine |
$1,405 |
27 |
18 |
Janet Guthrie |
|
0 |
#68 Buick |
0 |
128 |
Engine |
$780 |
28 |
21 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
1 |
#22 Chevy |
84 |
113 |
Cylinder Head |
$2,255 |
29 |
19 |
Donnie Allison |
|
0 |
#1 Oldsmobile |
76 |
96 |
Valve |
$740 |
30 |
16 |
Roger Hamby |
|
0 |
#17 Chevy |
73 |
88 |
Overheating |
$720 |
31 |
8 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
1 |
#3 Oldsmobile |
75 |
68 |
Valve |
$1,195 |
32 |
32 |
Earle Canavan |
|
0 |
#01 Dodge |
67 |
59 |
Transmission |
$685 |
33 |
20 |
Mel Larson |
|
0 |
#92 Oldsmobile |
64 |
31 |
Electrical |
$1,175 |
34 |
13 |
Bruce Hill |
|
0 |
#05 Oldsmobile |
61 |
23 |
Engine |
$665 |
35 |
22 |
James Hylton |
|
0 |
#48 Chevy |
58 |
17 |
Engine |
$1,155 |
36 |
6 |
Buddy Baker |
|
0 |
#27 Oldsmobile |
55 |
9 |
Engine |
$1,130 |