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1978 Southern 500
1978-09-04 at Darlington Raceway
1 |
6 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
203 |
#11 Oldsmobile |
185 |
367 |
Finish |
$26,200 |
2 |
2 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
44 |
#88 Chevy |
175 |
367 |
Finish |
$15,390 |
3 |
9 |
Richard Petty |
|
1 |
#43 Chevy |
170 |
366 |
Finish |
$10,775 |
4 |
19 |
Terry Labonte |
|
0 |
#92 Chevy |
160 |
356 |
Finish |
$9,000 |
5 |
3 |
Bobby Allison |
|
21 |
#15 Ford |
160 |
355 |
Finish |
$10,375 |
6 |
16 |
Bill Elliott |
|
0 |
#9 Mercury |
150 |
355 |
Finish |
$5,200 |
7 |
25 |
James Hylton |
|
0 |
#48 Chevy |
146 |
353 |
Finish |
$7,000 |
8 |
29 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
142 |
350 |
Finish |
$6,380 |
9 |
28 |
Ronnie Thomas |
|
0 |
#25 Chevy |
138 |
349 |
Finish |
$6,270 |
10 |
4 |
Benny Parsons |
|
12 |
#72 Chevy |
139 |
348 |
Finish |
$7,650 |
11 |
35 |
Jimmy Means |
|
0 |
#52 Chevy |
130 |
345 |
Finish |
$5,260 |
12 |
40 |
Frank Warren |
|
0 |
#79 Dodge |
127 |
340 |
Finish |
$5,065 |
13 |
33 |
Tommy Gale |
|
0 |
#64 Ford |
124 |
337 |
Finish |
$4,780 |
14 |
32 |
Gary Myers |
|
0 |
#4 Chevy |
121 |
336 |
Finish |
$3,150 |
15 |
31 |
Baxter Price |
|
0 |
#45 Chevy |
118 |
326 |
Engine |
$4,320 |
16 |
14 |
Dale Earnhardt |
|
0 |
#96 Ford |
115 |
313 |
Finish |
$3,100 |
17 |
36 |
Joe Frasson |
|
0 |
#18 Chevy |
112 |
305 |
Finish |
$2,850 |
18 |
39 |
Ralph Jones |
|
0 |
#97 Ford |
109 |
303 |
Finish |
$2,700 |
19 |
18 |
Roger Hamby |
|
0 |
#17 Chevy |
106 |
297 |
Finish |
$2,550 |
20 |
24 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
0 |
#70 Chevy |
103 |
281 |
Head Gasket |
$3,460 |
21 |
34 |
Ed Negre |
|
0 |
#8 Chrysler |
100 |
259 |
Finish |
$3,175 |
22 |
38 |
Bob Burcham |
|
0 |
#19 Chevy |
97 |
243 |
Accident |
$2,790 |
23 |
23 |
Tighe Scott |
|
0 |
#30 Chevy |
94 |
241 |
Finish |
$2,730 |
24 |
7 |
Donnie Allison |
|
59 |
#1 Chevy |
96 |
224 |
Accident |
$3,725 |
25 |
11 |
Dick Brooks |
|
0 |
#90 Mercury |
88 |
221 |
Push Rod |
$2,645 |
26 |
5 |
Lennie Pond |
|
0 |
#54 Chevy |
85 |
215 |
Steering |
$4,950 |
27 |
21 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
0 |
#3 Oldsmobile Unk |
82 |
179 |
Valve |
$2,175 |
28 |
1 |
David Pearson |
|
14 |
#21 Mercury |
84 |
166 |
Accident |
$3,575 |
29 |
17 |
D.K. Ulrich |
|
0 |
#40 Chevy |
76 |
163 |
Accident |
$2,275 |
30 |
15 |
Coo Coo Marlin |
|
1 |
#14 Chevy |
78 |
162 |
Accident |
$1,625 |
31 |
22 |
Grant Adcox |
|
0 |
#41 Chevy |
70 |
153 |
Accident |
$1,675 |
32 |
12 |
Buddy Baker |
|
11 |
#27 Chevy |
72 |
149 |
Engine |
$2,175 |
33 |
37 |
Blackie Wangerin |
|
0 |
#39 Mercury |
64 |
142 |
Engine |
$1,375 |
34 |
8 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
0 |
#5 Chevy |
61 |
124 |
Engine |
$4,550 |
35 |
10 |
Dave Marcis |
|
0 |
#2 Chevy |
58 |
122 |
Accident |
$1,325 |
36 |
13 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
1 |
#22 Chevy |
60 |
122 |
Accident |
$3,025 |
37 |
30 |
Bobby Wawak |
|
0 |
#74 Chevy |
52 |
112 |
Accident |
$1,335 |
38 |
26 |
Dick May |
|
0 |
#57 Ford |
49 |
101 |
Oil Pump |
$1,250 |
39 |
27 |
Earle Canavan |
|
0 |
#01 Dodge |
46 |
84 |
Overheating |
$1,325 |
40 |
20 |
Bruce Hill |
|
0 |
#05 Oldsmobile |
43 |
80 |
Rear End |
$1,200 |