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1978 Los Angeles Times 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 30
Sunday, November 19, 1978 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:37:44
Average Speed: 137.783 mph
Pole Speed: 156.19 mph

Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.7 sec
Attendance: 50,905
Lead changes: 30

Glossary 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1978 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	15	Bobby Allison	Norris Industries (Bud Moore)	Ford	200	24,025	running	134	185
3	5	1	Donnie Allison	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	200	12,925	running	2	170
35	28	67	Buddy Arrington	Leo's Red Mustang (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	83	1,305	engine	0	58
4	8	27	Buddy Baker	Circus-Circus (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	199	8,600	running	0	160
37	21	5	Neil Bonnett	Armor All (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	42	4,485	suspension	0	52
25	26	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering (John Borneman)	Chevrolet	181	1,445	running	0	88
9	11	90	Dick Brooks	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	196	5,040	running	0	138
11	14	3	Richard Childress	Kansas Jack (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	196	4,170	running	0	130
40	30	32	Ray Elder	Midland Motor Homes (Dave Hill)	Dodge	2	755	engine	0	43
17	17	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	190	2,945	running	0	112
15	38	24	Cecil Gordon	Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	190	3,325	running	0	118
33	37	7	Harry Goularte	Associated Concrete (Harry Goularte)	Chevrolet	97	905	engine	0	64
13	15	68	Janet Guthrie	Singer (Lynda Ferreri)	Buick	194	3,090	running	0	124
12	25	17	Roger Hamby	Hamby-Ellis (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	195	3,765	running	0	127
19	33	8	Ferrel Harris	L.R. Cook (Robert Gee)	Chevrolet	188	2,625	running	0	106
16	24	48	James Hylton	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	190	3,330	running	0	115
7	10	98	Jimmy Insolo	Kelly Girl (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	198	5,640	running	0	146
29	20	16	Mel Larson	Riviera Hot Spas	Buick	138	1,115	ignition	0	76
27	12	2	Dave Marcis	Kelly Girl (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	177	1,215	running	0	82
31	31	19	Dick May	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	113	1,505	running	0	70
39	23	08	Rick McCray	Rick McCray	Chevrolet	15	765	transmission	0	46
26	22	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	178	1,885	running	0	85
22	19	52	Jimmy Means	Means Racing (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	186	2,315	running	0	97
20	34	58	Rocky Moran	Daisy Shoppe (Rocky Moran)	Buick	188	1,565	running	0	103
24	40	4	Gary Myers	Spencer's Baby Wear (Gary Myers)	Chevrolet	183	1,265	running	0	91
21	36	18	Ed Negre	Jones Chrysler-Plymouth (Ed Negre)	Chrysler	186	1,515	running	0	100
28	35	99	Don Noel	Noel Fabrication (Don Noel)	Chevrolet	158	1,165	engine	0	79
8	7	72	Benny Parsons	1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	197	7,040	running	1	147
38	6	21	David Pearson	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	28	1,275	engine	0	49
34	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	83	4,555	engine	30	66
32	39	0	Steve Pfeifer	Leisure Living (Michael McCluney)	Chevrolet	98	955	battery	0	67
6	9	54	Lennie Pond	W.I.N. (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	198	7,140	running	1	155
14	13	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee (Bill Schmitt)	Oldsmobile	192	2,960	running	0	121
10	16	51	Jim Thirkettle	Allied Box & Crate	Buick	196	3,740	running	1	139
30	32	25	Ronnie Thomas	Louise Smith (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	129	1,555	engine	0	73
36	29	37	Chuck Wahl	Excel Trailer (DuWayne Wahl)	Chevrolet	43	795	overheating	0	55
5	4	88	Darrell Waltrip	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	199	9,200	crash	13	160
23	18	79	Frank Warren	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	185	2,055	running	0	94
18	27	12	Richard White	Boulevard Automotive (Mike White)	Chevrolet	188	2,285	engine	2	114
2	1	11	Cale Yarborough	1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	200	19,700	running	16	175

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Allison	1	2	2
Richard Petty	3	5	3
Lennie Pond	6	6	1
Richard Petty	7	13	7
Bobby Allison	14	14	1
Richard Petty	15	15	1
Jim Thirkettle	16	16	1
Richard White	17	18	2
Benny Parsons	19	19	1
Donnie Allison	20	20	1
Bobby Allison	21	42	22
Richard Petty	43	47	5
Bobby Allison	48	49	2
Richard Petty	50	52	3
Darrell Waltrip	53	56	4
Bobby Allison	57	69	13
Richard Petty	70	77	8
Bobby Allison	78	80	3
Richard Petty	81	83	3
Cale Yarborough	84	88	5
Darrell Waltrip	89	96	8
Bobby Allison	97	111	15
Darrell Waltrip	112	112	1
Bobby Allison	113	149	37
Cale Yarborough	150	152	3
Bobby Allison	153	172	20
Donnie Allison	173	173	1
Bobby Allison	174	178	5
Cale Yarborough	179	186	8
Bobby Allison	187	200	14

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Cale Yarborough	4841
2	Bobby Allison	4367	-474
3	Darrell Waltrip	4362	-479
4	Benny Parsons	4350	-491
5	Dave Marcis	4335	-506
6	Richard Petty	3949	-892
7	Lennie Pond	3794	-1047
8	Dick Brooks	3769	-1072
9	Buddy Arrington	3626	-1215
10	Richard Childress	3566	-1275
11	J.D. McDuffie	3255	-1586
12	Neil Bonnett	3129	-1712
13	Tighe Scott	3110	-1731
14	Frank Warren	3036	-1805
15	Dick May	2936	-1905
16	David Pearson	2756	-2085
17	Jimmy Means	2756	-2085
18	Ronnie Thomas	2733	-2108
19	Cecil Gordon	2641	-2200
20	Tommy Gale	2639	-2202

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