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1978 Qualifying Race #2 qualifying results     Post NASCAR Daytona Qualifier race number 2 Friday, February 17, 1978 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 50 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles) Time of race: 0:44:12 Average speed: 169.683 mph Pole speed: 186.425 mph Cautions: 1 for 4 laps Margin of victory: 1 cl Attendance: 55000 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    Daytona Qualifier Page

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Ron Hutcherson 53 Buick 48.277   186.425   2   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 48.415   185.893   3   Benny Parsons 72 Oldsmobile 48.585   185.243   4   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 48.656   184.973   5   Coo Coo Marlin 14 Chevrolet 48.977   183.760   6   Dick Brooks 90 Mercury 49.054   183.472   7   Skip Manning 92 Buick 49.222   182.846   8   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 49.410   182.150   9   Ricky Rudd 22 Chevrolet 49.667   181.207   10   Janet Guthrie 68 Chevrolet 50.074   179.734   11   Tom Frank 60 Chevrolet 50.757   177.316   12   Lennie Pond 54 Oldsmobile 49.035   183.543   13   Al Holbert 48 Chevrolet 49.880   180.434   14   Jerry Jolly 28 Chevrolet 50.997   176.481   15   Harry Gant 66 Buick 51.244   175.631   16   Bobby Wawak 74 Chevrolet 52.535   171.315   17   Neil Bonnett 5 Dodge 49.194   182.950   18   Morgan Shepherd 84 Mercury 49.830   180.615   19   John Utsman 00 Chevrolet 50.303   178.916   20   Roger Hamby 17 Chevrolet 50.629   177.764   21   Dave Marcis 2 Chevrolet 49.443   182.028   22   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 50.050   179.821   23   Woody Fisher 19 Chevrolet 50.576   177.951   24   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 50.899   176.821   25   Harold Miller 91 Chevrolet 51.089   176.164   26   Ed Negre 8 Dodge 51.525   174.673   27   Jim Vandiver 89 Chevrolet 51.792   173.773   28   Earle Canavan 01 Dodge 52.935   170.020   29   Nelson Oswald 09 Chevrolet 54.469   165.232   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:   not available