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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 21 of 22
Combination race with Winston Cup drivers
An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn External page

Sunday, November 19, 1978 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 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: 50905
Lead changes: 30

Glossary 1978 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1978 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	15	Bobby Allison (Cup)	Norris Industries (Bud Moore)	Ford	200	24025	running	134	0
2	1	11	Cale Yarborough (Cup)	1st National City Travelers Checks (Junior Johnson)	Oldsmobile	200	19700	running	16	0
3	5	1	Donnie Allison (Cup)	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	200	12925	running	2	0
4	8	27	Buddy Baker (Cup)	Circus-Circus (M.C. Anderson)	Chevrolet	199	8600	running	0	0
5	4	88	Darrell Waltrip (Cup)	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	199	9200	crash	13	0
6	9	54	Lennie Pond (Cup)	W.I.N. (Harry Ranier)	Chevrolet	198	7140	running	1	0
7	10	98	Jimmy Insolo	Kelly Girl (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	198	5640	running	0	60
8	7	72	Benny Parsons (Cup)	1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	197	7040	running	1	0
9	11	90	Dick Brooks (Cup)	Truxmore Industries (Junie Donlavey)	Mercury	196	5040	running	0	0
10	16	51	Jim Thirkettle	Allied Box & Crate (Jim Thirkettle)	Buick	196	3740	running	1	49
11	14	3	Richard Childress (Cup)	Kansas Jack (Richard Childress)	Oldsmobile	196	4170	running	0	0
12	25	17	Roger Hamby (Cup)	Hamby-Ellis (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	195	3765	running	0	0
13	15	68	Janet Guthrie (Cup)	Singer (Lynda Ferreri)	Buick	194	3090	running	0	0
14	13	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee (Bill Schmitt)	Oldsmobile	192	2960	running	0	48
15	38	24	Cecil Gordon (Cup)	Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon)	Oldsmobile	190	3325	running	0	0
16	24	48	James Hylton (Cup)	Palatine Automotive Parts (James Hylton)	Oldsmobile	190	3330	running	0	0
17	17	64	Tommy Gale (Cup)	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	190	2945	running	0	0
18	27	12	Richard White	Boulevard Automotive (Mike White)	Chevrolet	188	2285	engine	2	47
19	33	8	Ferrel Harris (Cup)	L.R. Cook (Robert Gee)	Chevrolet	188	2625	running	0	0
20	34	58	Rocky Moran (Cup)	Daisy Shoppe (Rocky Moran)	Buick	188	1565	running	0	0
21	36	18	Ed Negre (Cup)	Jones Chrysler-Plymouth (Ed Negre)	Chrysler	186	1515	running	0	0
22	19	52	Jimmy Means (Cup)	Means Racing (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	186	2315	running	0	0
23	18	79	Frank Warren (Cup)	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	185	2055	running	0	0
24	40	4	Gary Myers (Cup)	Spencer's Baby Wear (Gary Myers)	Chevrolet	183	1265	running	0	0
25	26	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering (John Borneman)	Chevrolet	181	1445	running	0	46
26	22	70	J.D. McDuffie (Cup)	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Chevrolet	178	1885	running	0	0
27	12	2	Dave Marcis (Cup)	Kelly Girl (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	177	1215	running	0	0
28	35	99	Don Noel	Noel Fabrication (Don Noel)	Chevrolet	158	1165	engine	0	45
29	20	16	Mel Larson	Riviera Hot Spas	Buick	138	1115	ignition	0	44
30	32	25	Ronnie Thomas (Cup)	Louise Smith (Don Robertson)	Chevrolet	129	1555	engine	0	0
31	31	19	Dick May (Cup)	Belden Asphalt (Henley Gray)	Chevrolet	113	1505	running	0	0
32	39	0	Steve Pfeifer	Leisure Living (Michael McCluney)	Chevrolet	98	955	battery	0	43
33	37	7	Harry Goularte	Associated Concrete (Harry Goularte)	Chevrolet	97	905	engine	0	42
34	3	43	Richard Petty (Cup)	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	83	4555	engine	30	0
35	28	67	Buddy Arrington (Cup)	Leo's Red Mustang (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	83	1305	engine	0	0
36	29	37	Chuck Wahl (Cup)	Excel Trailer (DuWayne Wahl)	Chevrolet	43	795	overheating	0	0
37	21	5	Neil Bonnett (Cup)	Armor All (Rod Osterlund)	Chevrolet	42	4485	suspension	0	0
38	6	21	David Pearson (Cup)	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	28	1275	engine	0	0
39	23	08	Rick McCray	Rick McCray	Chevrolet	15	765	transmission	0	41
40	30	32	Ray Elder	Midland Motor Homes (Dave Hill)	Dodge	2	755	engine	0	40

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Earle Canavan	01		Earle Canavan	Dodge
	Jimmy Insolo	01	Lakes Drywall	Gerald Craker	Oldsmobile
	Ron McGee	03	M.C. Productions	Larry Getz	Chevrolet
	Mike Roche	04		Jim Miller	Chevrolet
	Bruce Hill	05	Bearfinder	Harry Clary	Oldsmobile
	Don Puskarich	13	Oil Field Construction	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet
	Dick Kranzler	14	Parnelli Jones Firestone	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet
	Ed Hale	20	Peralta Chevy	Richard Peralta	Chevrolet
	Ricky Rudd	22	1st National City Travelers Checks	Al Rudd	Chevrolet
	Roy Smith	29	Tropical Rent-A-Car	Dick Midgley	Chevrolet
	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet
	Dave Watson	37	Amsoil	Phil Howard	Chevrolet
	D.K. Ulrich	40	Midwestern Farm Lines	D.K. Ulrich	Buick
	Ernie Stierly	41	Allied Plating	Ernie Stierly	Chevrolet
	Baxter Price	45		Baxter Price	Chevrolet
	Don Graham	52	City Tow	Rodney Friesen	Chevrolet
	Jack Simpson	53	Don's Automotive	Robert Campanella	Chevrolet
	Hal Callentine	74	Cal-Four	Hal Callentine	Chevrolet
	Bobby Wawak	74	Louise Smith	Bobby Wawak	Chevrolet
	Ross Kusah	82	Allied Plating	Charles Elkins	Chevrolet
	Dick Whalen	86		Glenna Dean	Chevrolet
	John Krebs	91	Getty's Automotive	John Krebs	Chevrolet
	Billy Hagan	92	Duck Industries	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet
	Chris Monoleos	92		Kendall Buckstaff	Chevrolet
	Norm Palmer	93		Norm Palmer	Dodge
	Bennie Vaught	94		Gil Bruselas	Chevrolet
	John Kieper	98	Wholesale Truck Parts	John Kieper	Chevrolet

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	Jimmy Insolo	1040
2	Bill Schmitt	970	-70
3	Ray Elder	922	-118
4	Richard White	918	-122
5	John Borneman	879	-161
6	Harry Goularte	850	-190
7	Rick McCray	813	-227
8	Don Graham	752	-288
9	Pat Mintey	717	-323
10	John Krebs	700	-340
11	Steve Pfeifer	664	-376
12	Gary Johnson	625	-415
13	Bill Baker	541	-499
14	Ernie Stierly	405	-635
15	Jack Jeffery	391	-649
16	Frank Bigelow	375	-665
17	Ron Gautsche	243	-797
18	Roy Smith	217	-823
19	Chris Monoleos	207	-833
20	Jim Thirkettle	190	-850
21	Ron Eaton	184	-856