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1978 Los Angeles Times 500
1978-11-19 at Ontario Motor Speedway
	| 1 | 
	2 | 
	Bobby Allison | 
	 | 
	134 | 
	#15 Ford  | 
	
	185 | 
	200 | 
	Finish | 
	$16,775 | 
	| 2 | 
	1 | 
	Cale Yarborough | 
	 | 
	16 | 
	#11 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	175 | 
	200 | 
	Finish | 
	$15,550 | 
	| 3 | 
	5 | 
	Donnie Allison | 
	 | 
	2 | 
	#1 Chevy  | 
	
	170 | 
	200 | 
	Finish | 
	$10,500 | 
	| 4 | 
	8 | 
	Buddy Baker | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#27 Chevy  | 
	
	160 | 
	199 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,750 | 
	| 5 | 
	4 | 
	Darrell Waltrip | 
	 | 
	13 | 
	#88 Chevy  | 
	
	160 | 
	199 | 
	Accident | 
	$8,200 | 
	| 6 | 
	9 | 
	Lennie Pond | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#54 Chevy  | 
	
	155 | 
	198 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,140 | 
	| 7 | 
	10 | 
	Jimmy Insolo | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#98 Chevy  | 
	
	146 | 
	198 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,640 | 
	| 8 | 
	7 | 
	Benny Parsons | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#72 Chevy  | 
	
	147 | 
	197 | 
	Finish | 
	$7,040 | 
	| 9 | 
	11 | 
	Dick Brooks | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#90 Mercury  | 
	
	138 | 
	196 | 
	Finish | 
	$5,040 | 
	| 10 | 
	16 | 
	Jim Thirkettle | 
	 | 
	1 | 
	#51 Buick  | 
	
	139 | 
	196 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,740 | 
	| 11 | 
	14 | 
	Richard Childress | 
	Richard Childress Racing | 
	0 | 
	#3 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	130 | 
	196 | 
	Finish | 
	$4,170 | 
	| 12 | 
	25 | 
	Roger Hamby | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#17 Chevy  | 
	
	127 | 
	195 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,765 | 
	| 13 | 
	15 | 
	Janet Guthrie | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#68 Buick  | 
	
	124 | 
	194 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,090 | 
	| 14 | 
	13 | 
	Bill Schmitt | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#73 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	121 | 
	192 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,960 | 
	| 15 | 
	38 | 
	Cecil Gordon | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#24 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	118 | 
	190 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,325 | 
	| 16 | 
	24 | 
	James Hylton | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#48 Oldsmobile  | 
	
	115 | 
	190 | 
	Finish | 
	$3,130 | 
	| 17 | 
	17 | 
	Tommy Gale | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#64 Ford  | 
	
	112 | 
	190 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,945 | 
	| 18 | 
	27 | 
	Richard White | 
	 | 
	2 | 
	#12 Chevy  | 
	
	114 | 
	188 | 
	Engine | 
	$2,285 | 
	| 19 | 
	33 | 
	Ferrel Harris | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#8 Chevy  | 
	
	106 | 
	188 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,625 | 
	| 20 | 
	34 | 
	Rocky Moran | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#58 Buick  | 
	
	103 | 
	188 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,565 | 
	| 21 | 
	36 | 
	Ed Negre | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#18 Chrysler  | 
	
	100 | 
	186 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,515 | 
	| 22 | 
	19 | 
	Jimmy Means | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#52 Chevy  | 
	
	97 | 
	186 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,315 | 
	| 23 | 
	18 | 
	Frank Warren | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#79 Dodge  | 
	
	94 | 
	185 | 
	Finish | 
	$2,055 | 
	| 24 | 
	40 | 
	Gary Myers | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#4 Chevy  | 
	
	91 | 
	183 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,365 | 
	| 25 | 
	26 | 
	John Borneman | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#81 Chevy  | 
	
	88 | 
	181 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,445 | 
	| 26 | 
	22 | 
	J.D. McDuffie | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#70 Chevy  | 
	
	85 | 
	178 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,885 | 
	| 27 | 
	12 | 
	Dave Marcis | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#2 Chevy  | 
	
	82 | 
	177 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,315 | 
	| 28 | 
	35 | 
	Don Noel | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#99 Chevy  | 
	
	79 | 
	158 | 
	Rod | 
	$1,165 | 
	| 29 | 
	20 | 
	Mel Larson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#16 Buick  | 
	
	76 | 
	138 | 
	Ignition | 
	$1,115 | 
	| 30 | 
	32 | 
	Ronnie Thomas | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#25 Chevy  | 
	
	73 | 
	129 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,555 | 
	| 31 | 
	31 | 
	Dick May | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#19 Chevy  | 
	
	70 | 
	113 | 
	Finish | 
	$1,505 | 
	| 32 | 
	39 | 
	Steve Pfeifer | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#0 Chevy  | 
	
	67 | 
	98 | 
	Battery | 
	$955 | 
	| 33 | 
	37 | 
	Harry Goularte | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#7 Chevy  | 
	
	64 | 
	97 | 
	Engine | 
	$905 | 
	| 34 | 
	3 | 
	Richard Petty | 
	 | 
	30 | 
	#43 Chevy  | 
	
	66 | 
	83 | 
	Engine | 
	$4,555 | 
	| 35 | 
	28 | 
	Buddy Arrington | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#67 Ford  | 
	
	58 | 
	83 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,305 | 
	| 36 | 
	29 | 
	Chuck Wahl | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#37 Chevy  | 
	
	55 | 
	43 | 
	Overheating | 
	$795 | 
	| 37 | 
	21 | 
	Neil Bonnett | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#5 Chevy  | 
	
	52 | 
	42 | 
	Suspension | 
	$4,485 | 
	| 38 | 
	6 | 
	David Pearson | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#21 Mercury  | 
	
	49 | 
	28 | 
	Engine | 
	$1,275 | 
	| 39 | 
	23 | 
	Rick McCray | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#08 Chevy  | 
	
	46 | 
	15 | 
	Drive Line | 
	$765 | 
	| 40 | 
	30 | 
	Ray Elder | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	#32 Dodge  | 
	
	43 | 
	2 | 
	Rod | 
	$755 |