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1978 Winston Western 500 qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 30 Sunday, January 22, 1978 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 3:02:55 Average speed: 102.269 mph Pole speed: 113.204 mph Cautions: 4 for 17 laps Margin of victory: 1 sec Attendance: 70000 Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   Results not available. OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Ronnie Thomas (#25), Roland Wlodyka (#98), Dick Whalen (#86), Bob Brown (#74), Mike Kempton (#69), Jocko Maggiacomo (#63), Bill Baker (#55), Lennie Pond (#54), Bob Switzer (#51), Mike Brockman (#50), Chuck Wahl (#37), Glenn Francis (#33), Steve Pfeifer (#0), John Dineen (#18), Roger Hamby (#17), Harry Goularte (#17), Bennie Vaught (#16), Dick Kranzler (#14), Evan Noyes, Jr. (#10), Ed Negre (#8), John Soares (#7), Pappy Pryor (#06), Ron McGee (#03), John Kennedy (#0)