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1978 Qualifying Race #1     Post NASCAR Daytona Qualifier race number 1 Thursday, February 16, 1978 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 50 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles) Time of race: 1:00:58 Average speed: 123.018 mph Pole speed: 187.536 mph Cautions: 4 for 23 laps Margin of victory: 2 cl Attendance: 55000 Lead changes: 11 Glossary    Daytona Qualifier Page

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 4 1 11   Cale Yarborough 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Junior Johnson) Oldsmobile 50 2000 running 14 1 2 51   A.J. Foyt Valvoline   (A.J. Foyt) Buick 50 10000 running 21 26 3 27   Buddy Baker M.C. Anderson Oldsmobile 24 150 crash 5 10 4 3   Richard Childress CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress) Oldsmobile 50 875 running 0 2 5 21   David Pearson Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 50 5000 running 1 5 6 9   Bill Elliott Dahlonega Ford Sales   (George Elliott) Mercury 50 1000 running 4 24 7 15   Bobby Allison Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 26 500 crash 4 28 8 79   Frank Warren Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 12 115 – 0 8 9 98   Roland Wlodyka Rod Osterlund Buick 50 925 running 0 20 10 64   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 42 600 – 0 15 11 39   Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin Mercury 49 725 running 1 25 12 34   Nestor Peles Steve Peles Chevrolet 25 400 – 0 6 13 30   Tighe Scott Scotty's Fashions   (Ballard Racing) Oldsmobile 50 975 running 0 9 14 67   Buddy Arrington Rossmeyer   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 50 900 running 0 27 15 83   Claude Aubin Ray Racing Chevrolet 23 125 – 0 18 16 18   Joe Frasson Joe Frasson Dodge 48 650 running 0 3 17 1   Donnie Allison Hawaiian Tropic   (Hoss Ellington) Oldsmobile 50 3000 running 0 17 18 49   Claude Ballot-Lena JMS   (G.C. Spencer) Dodge 49 675 running 0 23 19 52   Jimmy Means Howard's Machine Shop   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 36 525 – 0 7 20 41   Grant Adcox Krystal   (Herb Adcox) Chevrolet 50 950 running 0 19 21 45   Baxter Price Baxter Price Chevrolet 47 625 running 0 12 22 6   Ferrel Harris Autowize   (Jim Stacy) Dodge 49 825 crash 0 22 23 05   Bruce Hill Bearfinder   (Harry Clary) Oldsmobile 38 575 – 0 11 24 61   Joe Mihalic Jim Norris Oldsmobile 50 850 running 0 13 25 57   Dick May McClure Motors   (Alfred McClure) Ford 49 800 crash 0 16 26 33   Jim Hurtubise Moran Electric   (Jeff Handy) Chevrolet 49 700 running 0 14 27 26   Jimmy Lee Capps Hearne Produce   (David Sellers) Chevrolet 49 775 running 0 21 28 25   Sam Sommers Hearne's Vette Shop   (Don Robertson) Chevrolet 41 375 – 0 29 29 59   Tommy Robbs Porter & Queen Chevrolet 10 110 – 0