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1978 Winston Gardena 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 15 of 22 Sunday, August 6, 1978 at Ascot Park, Gardena, CA 100 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (50.000 miles) Time of race: 0:38:54 Average speed: 77.097 mph Pole speed: 73.752 mph Cautions: 3 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 1 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 14 17 0   Steve Pfeifer CARI Machine   (Michael McCluney) Oldsmobile 46 215 crash 0 37 17 6 01   Jimmy Insolo Lake's Drywall   (Gerald Craker) Pontiac 37 180 overheating 0 34 2 2 2   Richard White Boulevard Automotive   (Mike White) Chevrolet 100 925 running 25 49 15 9 02   Frank Bigelow Coventry Automotive   (R.F. Bigelow) Chevrolet 41 200 overheating 0 36 16 10 4   Jack Jeffery Bowers Machine   (Dick Bowman) Oldsmobile 40 190 crash 0 35 9 4 08   Rick McCray Bob's Paint & Body   (Rick McCray) Chevrolet 84 340 running 0 42 7 14 16   Alan Brown Phil's Mobile / Add-More Corp. Chevrolet 93 380 running 0 0 12 3 17   Harry Goularte Associated Concrete   (Harry Goularte) Chevrolet 51 245 engine 0 39 20 20 22   St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Dodge 3 150 suspension 0 31 18 18 32   Ray Elder Midland Motor Homes   (Dave Hill) Dodge 18 170 head gasket 0 33 19 19 34   Steve Reich Town & Country Auto Wrecking   (Robinson & McDaniel) Dodge 10 160 head gasket 0 0 4 16 35   Pat Mintey RES Electric   (Pat Mintey) Chevrolet 100 575 running 0 47 11 8 52   Don Graham City Tow   (Rodney Friesen) Buick 62 270 overheating 0 40 8 11 55   Bill Baker Golden West Lumber   (Bill Baker) Chevrolet 91 410 running 0 43 5 1 57   Ron Gautsche Tognotti's Auto World   (Don Guy) Chevrolet 99 450 running 0 46 10 12 65   Hank Millwee – Chevrolet 80 325 running 0 0 13 15 69   Stuart Lyndon – Ford 48 225 battery 0 38 3 7 73   Bill Schmitt Old Milwaukee   (Bill Schmitt) Pontiac 100 765 running 73 48 1 5 91   John Krebs Getty's Automotive   (John Krebs) Chevrolet 100 1275 running 2 60 6 13 92   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (John Borneman) Chevrolet 93 475 running 0 45

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Richard White 1 25 25   Bill Schmitt 26 98 73   John Krebs 99 100 2 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jimmy Insolo 705     2   Bill Schmitt 698   -7   3   Ray Elder 681   -24   4   Richard White 660   -45   5   John Borneman 634   -71   6   Harry Goularte 592   -113   7   Rick McCray 582   -123   8   Don Graham 553   -152   9   Bill Baker 541   -164   10   Pat Mintey 508   -197   11   John Krebs 495   -210   12   Gary Johnson 451   -254   13   Steve Pfeifer 442   -263   14   Ernie Stierly 367   -338   15   Frank Bigelow 292   -413   16   Ron Gautsche 243   -462   17   Jack Jeffery 241   -464   18   Roy Smith 217   -488   19   Chris Monoleos 175   -530   20   Dick Whalen 152   -553   21   Ron McGee 142   -563