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1978 NAPA National 500 crew chiefs


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 30
Sunday, October 8, 1978 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:31:57
Average speed: 141.826 mph
Pole speed: 161.355 mph
Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
Margin of victory: 30.2 sec
Attendance: 80000
Lead changes: 40

Glossary    1978 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1978 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race:
NbrDriverOwnerCarCrew Chief
1Donnie AllisonHoss EllingtonChevroletSheldon Pittman
3Richard ChildressRichard ChildressOldsmobileCliff Champion
05Bruce HillHarry ClaryOldsmobileDon Hartzell
11Cale YarboroughJunior JohnsonOldsmobileTim Brewer
15Bobby AllisonBud MooreFordBud Moore
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. DeWittOldsmobileJake Elder
81Ed NegreEd NegreChryslerNorman Negre
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!