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1978 Southern 500 crew chiefs


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 22 of 30
Monday, September 4, 1978 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 4:17:46
Average speed: 116.828 mph
Pole speed: 153.685 mph
Cautions: 9 for 72 laps
Margin of victory: 3 sec
Attendance: 65000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race:
NbrDriverOwnerCarCrew Chief
1Donnie AllisonHoss EllingtonChevroletSheldon Pittman
3Richard ChildressRichard ChildressChevroletCliff Champion
05Bruce HillHarry ClaryOldsmobileDon Hartzell
8Ed NegreEd NegreChryslerNorman Negre
11Cale YarboroughJunior JohnsonOldsmobileTim Brewer
15Bobby AllisonBud MooreFordBud Moore
25Ronnie ThomasDon RobertsonChevroletMarshall Ralsten
27Buddy BakerM.C. AndersonChevroletDavid Ifft
30Tighe ScottWalter BallardChevroletWalter Ballard
41Grant AdcoxHerb AdcoxChevroletGeorge White
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesChevroletDale Inman
48James HyltonJames HyltonChevroletKirk Shelmerdine
54Lennie PondHarry RanierChevroletHerb Nab
67Buddy ArringtonBuddy ArringtonDodgeJoey Arrington
72Benny ParsonsL.G. DeWittChevroletJake Elder
88Darrell WaltripDiGardChevroletBuddy Parrott
90Dick BrooksJunie DonlaveyMercuryJunie Donlavey
92Terry LabonteBilly HaganChevroletDarrell 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!