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1978 Carolina 500


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 30
Sunday, March 5, 1978 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles)

Time of race: 4:17:17
Average speed: 116.681 mph
Pole speed: 141.94 mph
Cautions: 8 for 62 laps
Margin of victory: 1.3 sec
Attendance: 35000
Lead changes: 24

Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 921   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers)Mercury49216665running219185
2 315   Bobby Allison Norris Industries   (Bud Moore)Ford49214570running124175
3 672   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt)Chevrolet49211220running45170
41043   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge4908470running2165
51154   Lennie Pond W.I.N., Inc.   (Harry Ranier)Chevrolet4893920running0155
6 15   Neil Bonnett Armor All   (Jim Stacy)Dodge4836870running0150
71292   Skip Manning Stratagraph   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet4815020running0146
8153   Richard Childress Kansas Jack   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet4774570running0142
93067   Buddy Arrington Buddy ArringtonDodge4764100running0138
102552   Jimmy Means Howard's Machine Shop   (Jimmy Means)Chevrolet4643690running0134
11 82   Dave Marcis Rod OsterlundChevrolet4611970running4135
123179   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren)Dodge4603230running0127
132425   Ronnie Thomas Hugh's Vette Shop   (Don Robertson)Chevrolet4573440running0124
142164   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford4452700running0121
151448   James Hylton Southland Industries   (James Hylton)Chevrolet4442490running6123
162718   Joe Frasson Joe FrassonChevrolet4391270running0115
173474   Dick May Bobby WawakChevrolet4291170running0112
18 411   Cale Yarborough 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Junior Johnson)Oldsmobile4076270running36114
193261   Joe Mihalic Jim NorrisOldsmobile398970running0106
203597   Ralph Jones Ralph JonesFord378900engine0103
21 288   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard Racing)Chevrolet3524720overheating33105
222824   Cecil Gordon Transmissions Unlimited   (Cecil Gordon)Chevrolet3521760engine097
233645   Baxter Price Baxter PriceChevrolet328725running094
243301   Earle Canavan Earle CanavanDodge280700engine091
251870   J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffieChevrolet2661550engine088
261340   D.K. Ulrich D.K. UlrichChevrolet2601290engine085
272317   Roger Hamby Hamby-Ellis   (Roger Hamby)Chevrolet259625oil pump082
28 790   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Ford2431230engine2384
29228   Ed Negre Ed NegreDodge1671195engine076
301941   Grant Adcox Krystal   (Herb Adcox)Chevrolet145550engine073
31 51   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet119545engine070
321798   Roland Wlodyka Rod OsterlundChevrolet79590ignition067
331627   Buddy Baker M.C. Anderson Racing   (M.C. Anderson)Chevrolet701210engine064
342030   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Walter Ballard)Chevrolet301030crash061
352926   Jimmy Lee Capps Hearne Produce   (David Lee Sellers)Chevrolet28525crash058
362619   Woody Fisher Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet01010crash055

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Darrell Waltrip13333
  Bobby Allison34341
  James Hylton35406
  Bobby Allison4112585
  David Pearson1261261
  Cale Yarborough1271282
  Richard Petty1291302
  Dave Marcis1311344
  Bobby Allison13515723
  David Pearson1581581
  Bobby Allison15916911
  Cale Yarborough17017910
  David Pearson1801801
  Dick Brooks18120323
  Benny Parsons20422320
  Cale Yarborough2242252
  Benny Parsons22624520
  Cale Yarborough24626722
  David Pearson268433166
  Bobby Allison4344341
  David Pearson43544915
  Bobby Allison4504523
  Benny Parsons4534575
  David Pearson45849235

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Benny Parsons 695    
2   Cale Yarborough 644   -51  
3   Dave Marcis 586   -109  
4   Bobby Allison 578   -117  
5   Neil Bonnett 535   -160  
6   Richard Childress 516   -179  
7   Dick Brooks 512   -183  
8   Buddy Arrington 501   -194  
9   Skip Manning 497   -198  
10   Lennie Pond 469   -226  
11   Frank Warren 463   -232  
12   Darrell Waltrip 448   -247  
13   Richard Petty 446   -249  
13   D.K. Ulrich 446   -249  
15   Tighe Scott 434   -261  
16   David Pearson 416   -279  
17   Cecil Gordon 397   -298  
18   J.D. McDuffie 322   -373  
19   Jimmy Means 319   -376  
20   Tommy Gale 303   -392  
21   Dick May 297   -398