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1978 American 500
1978-10-22 at Rockingham Speedway
1 |
1 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
376 |
#11 Oldsmobile |
185 |
492 |
Finish |
$17,310 |
2 |
4 |
Bobby Allison |
|
0 |
#15 Ford |
170 |
490 |
Finish |
$11,650 |
3 |
3 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
24 |
#88 Chevy |
170 |
488 |
Finish |
$9,550 |
4 |
12 |
Benny Parsons |
|
11 |
#72 Chevy |
165 |
486 |
Finish |
$7,900 |
5 |
8 |
Dick Brooks |
|
1 |
#90 Ford |
160 |
486 |
Finish |
$6,050 |
6 |
11 |
Richard Petty |
|
18 |
#43 Chevy |
155 |
485 |
Finish |
$7,000 |
7 |
5 |
Lennie Pond |
|
12 |
#54 Chevy |
151 |
485 |
Finish |
$6,100 |
8 |
10 |
Dave Marcis |
|
2 |
#2 Chevy |
147 |
484 |
Finish |
$4,200 |
9 |
21 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
138 |
473 |
Finish |
$4,230 |
10 |
24 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
0 |
#3 Oldsmobile |
134 |
472 |
Finish |
$4,320 |
11 |
14 |
Dick May |
|
0 |
#92 Chevy |
130 |
471 |
Finish |
$3,560 |
12 |
20 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
1 |
#70 Chevy |
132 |
468 |
Finish |
$3,240 |
13 |
23 |
Jimmy Means |
|
0 |
#52 Chevy |
124 |
465 |
Finish |
$2,960 |
14 |
13 |
James Hylton |
|
10 |
#48 Chevy |
126 |
464 |
Finish |
$2,720 |
15 |
26 |
Cecil Gordon |
|
0 |
#24 Oldsmobile Unk |
118 |
459 |
Finish |
$2,510 |
16 |
28 |
Frank Warren |
|
0 |
#79 Dodge |
115 |
448 |
Finish |
$2,250 |
17 |
27 |
Gary Myers |
|
0 |
#4 Chevy |
112 |
444 |
Finish |
$1,300 |
18 |
18 |
Tommy Gale |
|
0 |
#64 Ford |
109 |
444 |
Finish |
$1,865 |
19 |
30 |
Baxter Price |
|
0 |
#45 Chevy |
106 |
441 |
Finish |
$1,730 |
20 |
2 |
Donnie Allison |
|
12 |
#1 Chevy |
108 |
423 |
Driver Sick |
$1,250 |
21 |
17 |
Tighe Scott |
|
3 |
#30 Chevy |
105 |
374 |
Spindle |
$1,495 |
22 |
7 |
Buddy Baker |
|
14 |
#27 Chevy |
102 |
324 |
Cylinder Head |
$1,400 |
23 |
25 |
Joe Frasson |
|
0 |
#18 Buick |
94 |
293 |
Engine |
$775 |
24 |
16 |
David Pearson |
|
8 |
#21 Mercury |
96 |
284 |
Clutch |
$1,325 |
25 |
6 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
0 |
#22 Chevy |
88 |
262 |
Valve |
$2,225 |
26 |
19 |
Roger Hamby |
|
0 |
#17 Chevy |
85 |
215 |
Head Gasket |
$1,200 |
27 |
36 |
Bobby Wawak |
|
0 |
#31 Chevy |
82 |
214 |
Engine |
$675 |
28 |
33 |
Junior Miller |
|
0 |
#95 Chevy |
79 |
122 |
Quit |
$630 |
29 |
29 |
Elmo Langley |
|
0 |
#19 Buick Unk |
76 |
88 |
Engine |
$1,120 |
30 |
32 |
Johnny Halford |
|
0 |
#87 Chevy |
0 |
84 |
Engine |
$610 |
31 |
9 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
0 |
#5 Chevy |
70 |
76 |
Engine |
$4,300 |
32 |
34 |
Charlie Blanton |
|
0 |
#59 Chevy |
0 |
52 |
Ignition |
$590 |
33 |
22 |
Ronnie Thomas |
|
0 |
#25 Chevy |
64 |
34 |
Engine |
$1,080 |
34 |
31 |
Ferrel Harris |
|
0 |
#81 Chevy |
61 |
6 |
Accident |
$570 |
35 |
15 |
Ed Negre |
|
0 |
#8 Dodge |
58 |
4 |
Engine |
$1,060 |
36 |
35 |
Bill Hollar |
|
0 |
#29 Chevy |
55 |
0 |
Quit |
$550 |