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1978 Nashville 420 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 30 Saturday, July 15, 1978 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN 420 laps on a 0.596 mile paved track (250.320 miles) Time of race: 2:48:54 Average speed: 88.924 mph Pole speed: 104.257 mph Cautions: 3 for 15 laps Margin of victory: 2 laps + Attendance: 16500 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Lennie Pond 54 Chevrolet 20.580   104.257   2   Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 20.643   103.938   3   Neil Bonnett 5 Chevrolet 20.747   103.417   4   J.D. McDuffie 70 Chevrolet 20.807   103.119   5   Dave Marcis 2 Chevrolet 20.814   103.084   6   Benny Parsons 72 Chevrolet 20.817   103.070   7   Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 20.904   102.641   8   Darrell Waltrip 88 Chevrolet 20.930   102.500   9   Richard Childress 3 Oldsmobile 20.935   102.489   10   Bruce Hill 05 Oldsmobile 21.047   101.943   11   Bobby Allison 15 Ford 21.058   101.890   12   Richard Petty 43 Dodge 21.059   101.850   13   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 21.174   101.392   14   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 21.213   100.993   15   Ferrel Harris 81 Chevrolet 21.335   100.567   16   Tighe Scott 30 Chevrolet 21.351   100.492   17   Frank Warren 79 Dodge 21.437   100.121   18   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 21.475   99.912   19   Roger Hamby 17 Oldsmobile 21.484   99.870   20   Bobby Fisher 71 Chevrolet 21.520   99.703   21   D.K. Ulrich 40 Chevrolet 21.532   99.647   22   Baxter Price 45 Chevrolet 21.579   99.430   23   Gary Myers 4 Chevrolet 21.646   99.122   24   Grant Adcox 41 Chevrolet 21.698   98.885   25   Elmo Langley 64 Ford 21.782   98.503   26   Ronnie Thomas 25 Chevrolet 21.861   98.147   27   Ralph Jones 97 Ford 21.884   98.044   28   Cecil Gordon 24 Chevrolet 21.959   97.709   29   Dick May 19 Chevrolet 22.000   97.527   30   Walter Ballard 48 Chevrolet 22.169   96.784   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