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1978 Daytona 500 crew chiefs Qualifying Race #1 Qualifying Race #2 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 30 Sunday, February 19, 1978 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:07:49 Average speed: 159.73 mph Pole speed: 187.536 mph Cautions: 5 for 24 laps Margin of victory: 33.2 sec Attendance: 140000 Lead changes: 37 Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race: Nbr Driver Owner Car Crew Chief 1 Donnie Allison Hoss Ellington Oldsmobile Sheldon Pittman 3 Richard Childress Richard Childress Oldsmobile Cliff Champion 5 Neil Bonnett Jim Stacy Dodge Harry Hyde 05 Bruce Hill Harry Clary Oldsmobile Don Hartzell 6 Ferrel Harris Jim Stacy Dodge Harry Hyde 8 Ed Negre Ed Negre Dodge Norman Negre 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Oldsmobile Tim Brewer 15 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Ford Bud Moore 27 Buddy Baker M.C. Anderson Oldsmobile David Ifft 30 Tighe Scott Walter Ballard Oldsmobile Walter Ballard 41 Grant Adcox Herb Adcox Chevrolet George White 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Dale Inman 54 Lennie Pond Harry Ranier Oldsmobile Herb Nab 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington Dodge Joey Arrington 72 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Oldsmobile Jake Elder 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Chevrolet Buddy Parrott 89 Jim Vandiver O.L. Nixon Chevrolet Tom Vandiver 90 Dick Brooks Junie Donlavey Mercury Junie Donlavey 92 Skip Manning Billy Hagan Buick Darrell Bryant A note about crew chief data:   Crew chief data has been compiled from various sources and is unverified in some cases.  If you find an error or can fill in missing data please contact us.   Thanks!