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1978 Qualifying Race #2

   

NASCAR Daytona Qualifier race number 2
Friday, February 17, 1978 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
50 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:44:12
Average speed: 169.683 mph
Pole speed: 186.425 mph
Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Attendance: 55000
Lead changes: 14

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PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
6175   Neil Bonnett Armor All   (Jim Stacy)Dodge50975running0
23 690   Dick Brooks Truxmore   (Junie Donlavey)Mercury5525engine0
272801   Earle Canavan Earle CanavanDodge11250
282319   Woody Fisher Belden Asphalt   (Henley Gray)Chevrolet11150
291160   Tom Frank Viglione Racing   (Lou Viglione)Chevrolet0 did not start0
101566   Harry Gant C.C.C.   (Emerson Racing)Buick49875running0
182424   Cecil Gordon Transmissions Unlimited   (Cecil Gordon)Chevrolet326500
191068   Janet Guthrie Kelly Girl   (Lynda Ferreri)Chevrolet286250
152017   Roger Hamby Burger King   (Hamby Automotive)Chevrolet48725running0
71348   Al Holbert Southland Industries   (James Hylton)Chevrolet50950running0
4 153   Ron Hutcherson Valvoline   (A.J. Foyt)Buick502000running1
131428   Jerry Jolly Ski Machine   (Charles Dean)Chevrolet49800running0
9 792   Skip Manning Valvoline   (Billy Hagan)Buick50900running0
5212   Dave Marcis Shoney's   (Rod Osterlund)Chevrolet501000running0
8 514   Coo Coo Marlin Cunningham-Kelley   (H.B. Cunningham)Chevrolet50925running0
11 870   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie)Chevrolet49850running0
26268   Ed Negre Ed NegreDodge31500
212909   Nelson Oswald Perfect Alignment   (Nelson Oswald)Chevrolet135750
3 372   Benny Parsons 1st National City Travelers Checks   (L.G. DeWitt)Oldsmobile503000running2
2 243   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge505000running26
141254   Lennie Pond W.I.N.   (Harry Ranier)Oldsmobile48775running1
242591   Earl Ross Valvoline of Canada   (Harold Miller)Chevrolet55000
20 922   Ricky Rudd 1st National City Travelers Checks   (Al Rudd)Chevrolet21600crash0
221884   Morgan Shepherd Makar Enterprises   (Jim Makar)Mercury105500
253007   Steve Stolarek Auto Parts Plus   (Jerry Hansen)Chevrolet44000
172240   D.K. Ulrich D.K. UlrichChevrolet48675running0
161900   John Utsman Ed WhitakerChevrolet48700running0
122789   Jim Vandiver O.L. NixonChevrolet49825running0
1 488   Darrell Waltrip Gatorade   (DiGard)Chevrolet5010000running20
301674   Bobby Wawak Wawak Racing   (Bobby Wawak)Chevrolet0 did not start0

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
12222  
23264   #22 accident turn 1 
275024  
  Percent of race run under caution: 8.0%             Average green flag run: 23.0 laps