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1978 NAPA 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 7 of 22 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, June 11, 1978 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 95 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (248.900 miles) Time of race: 2:23:10 Average speed: 104.311 mph Pole speed: 112.882 mph Cautions: 1 for 4 laps Margin of victory: 29 sec Attendance: 28000 Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 27 1 21   David Pearson   (Cup) Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Mercury 66 1650 overheating 0 0 5 2 11   Cale Yarborough   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Junior Johnson) Oldsmobile 94 8400 running 47 0 4 3 2   Dave Marcis   (Cup) Shoney's   (Rod Osterlund) Chevrolet 95 5850 running 3 0 1 4 72   Benny Parsons   (Cup) 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt) Chevrolet 95 22750 running 26 0 3 5 15   Bobby Allison   (Cup) Norris Industries   (Bud Moore) Ford 95 10050 running 12 0 32 6 01   Jimmy Insolo Lake's Drywall   (Gerald Craker) Oldsmobile 29 625 engine 3 41 2 7 43   Richard Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 95 14200 running 4 0 35 8 93   Norm Palmer Norm Palmer Dodge 8 500 crash 0 39 8 9 73   Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee   (Bill Schmitt) Oldsmobile 93 3820 running 0 49 10 10 5   Neil Bonnett   (Cup) Armor All   (Jim Stacy) Dodge 92 4900 running 0 0 17 11 48   Hershel McGriff   (Cup) Hershel McGriff Chevrolet 90 1640 running 0 0 6 12 32   Ray Elder Midland Motor Homes   (Dave Hill) Dodge 94 4000 running 0 60 9 13 51   Jim Thirkettle Allied Box & Crate   (Jim Thirkettle) Buick 93 2760 running 0 48 23 14 81   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (John Borneman) Chevrolet 74 850 transmission 0 43 15 15 3   Richard Childress   (Cup) CRC Chemicals   (Richard Childress) Oldsmobile 91 2025 running 0 0 14 16 40   D.K. Ulrich   (Cup) D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet 91 2310 running 0 0 33 17 99   Don Noel   (Cup) Don Noel Chevrolet 22 600 transmission 0 0 11 18 30   Tighe Scott   (Cup) Russ Togs   (Walter Ballard) Chevrolet 92 2940 running 0 0 24 19 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet 72 1325 transmission 0 0 26 20 64   Dick Brooks   (Cup) Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 67 1275 engine 0 0 16 21 88   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup) Gatorade   (DiGard) Chevrolet 91 4725 running 0 0 22 22 52   Don Graham City Tow   (Rodney Friesen) Chevrolet 75 875 wheel bearing 0 44 7 23 54   Lennie Pond   (Cup) W.I.N.   (Harry Ranier) Chevrolet 94 3230 running 0 0 25 24 25   Ronnie Thomas   (Cup) Louise Smith   (Don Robertson) Chevrolet 70 1800 transmission 0 0 30 25 58   Rocky Moran   (Cup) Daisy Shoppe   (Rocky Moran) Buick 50 675 engine 0 0 29 26 79   Frank Warren   (Cup) Native Tan   (Frank Warren) Dodge 57 1200 running 0 0 18 27 67   Buddy Arrington   (Cup) Reid Trailer Sales   (Buddy Arrington) Ford 89 1605 running 0 0 19 28 12   Richard White Lindsay Auto Parts   (Mike White) Chevrolet 88 1070 running 0 46 13 29 08   Rick McCray Bob's Paint & Body   (Rick McCray) Chevrolet 92 2020 running 0 47 12 30 24   Cecil Gordon   (Cup) Chuck Walters   (Cecil Gordon) Chevrolet 92 2730 running 0 0 21 31 19   Dick May   (Cup) Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 86 1400 running 0 0 31 32 41   Ernie Stierly Allied Plating   (Ernie Stierly) Chevrolet 42 650 transmission 0 42 34 33 55   Bill Baker Golden West Lumber   (Bill Baker) Buick 20 550 oil leak 0 40 20 34 17   Harry Goularte Associated Concrete   (Harry Goularte) Chevrolet 88 1025 running 0 45 28 35 37   Chuck Wahl   (Cup) Excel Trailer   (DuWayne Wahl) Chevrolet 59 725 oil leak 0 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Cale Yarborough 1 9 9   Jimmy Insolo 10 12 3   Dave Marcis 13 15 3   Cale Yarborough 16 39 24   Benny Parsons 40 40 1   Cale Yarborough 41 54 14   Richard Petty 55 58 4   Benny Parsons 59 66 8   Bobby Allison 67 78 12   Benny Parsons 79 95 17 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jimmy Insolo 343     2   Ray Elder 325   -18   3   Bill Schmitt 317   -26   4   Richard White 316   -27   5   Rick McCray 292   -51   6   John Borneman 280   -63   7   Harry Goularte 255   -88   8   Gary Johnson 251   -92   9   Don Graham 237   -106   10   Ernie Stierly 234   -109   10   Bill Baker 234   -109   12   Frank Bigelow 208   -135   13   Ron Gautsche 197   -146   14   Pat Mintey 192   -151   15   John Krebs 191   -152   16   Dick Whalen 152   -191   17   Steve Pfeifer 150   -193   18   Ron McGee 142   -201   19   Jim Thirkettle 141   -202   20   Johnny Steele 108   -235   21   Norm Palmer 86   -257