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1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results

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28 races on paved tracks
2 races on road courses

10 short track races
18 superspeedway races

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#
Date
Site
Cars
Winner(s)
St
Make/Model
Len
Sfc
Miles
Purse
Pole
Cau
Laps
Speed
LC
1
01/22/78
Riverside
35
4
Oldsmobile
2.620
R
312
125,345
113.204
4
17
102.269
12
2
02/19/78
Daytona
41
33
Ford
2.500
P
500
402,730
187.536
5
24
159.730
37
3
02/26/78
Richmond
30
3
Chevrolet
0.542
P
217
70,910
93.382
5
33
80.304
10
4
03/05/78
Rockingham
36
9
Mercury
1.017
P
500
122,760
141.940
8
62
116.681
24
5
03/19/78
Atlanta
40
4
Ford
1.522
P
499
183,015
162.006
4
16
142.520
9
6
04/02/78
Bristol
29
7
Chevrolet
0.533
P
267
87,510
110.409
4
40
92.401
13
7
04/09/78
Darlington
36
8
Chevrolet
1.366
P
501
144,785
151.862
7
44
127.544
24
8
04/16/78
North Wilkesboro
29
2
Chevrolet
0.625
P
250
68,965
108.510
4
25
92.345
18
9
04/23/78
Martinsville
30
3
Chevrolet
0.525
P
263
96,500
88.637
4
27
77.971
6
10
05/14/78
Talladega
41
1
Oldsmobile
2.660
P
500
220,995
191.904
5
30
155.699
44
11
05/21/78
Dover
40
3
Mercury
1.000
P
500
117,400
135.452
6
37
114.664
17
12
05/28/78
Charlotte
40
17
Chevrolet
1.500
P
600
310,491
160.551
6
32
138.355
43
13
06/03/78
Nashville
30
2
Oldsmobile
0.596
P
250
57,500
105.094
2
22
87.541
1
14
06/11/78
Riverside
35
4
Chevrolet
2.620
R
249
116,750
112.882
1
4
104.311
10
15
06/18/78
Michigan
36
3
Oldsmobile
2.000
P
400
135,625
163.036
1
8
149.563
25
16
07/04/78
Daytona
40
3
Mercury
2.500
P
400
162,435
186.803
4
21
154.340
29
17
07/15/78
Nashville
29
2
Oldsmobile
0.596
P
250
59,395
104.257
3
15
88.924
5
18
07/30/78
Pocono
40
4
Chevrolet
2.500
P
500
134,675
149.235
1
3
142.540
37
19
08/06/78
Talladega
41
5
Oldsmobile
2.660
P
500
193,895
192.917
4
17
174.700
67
20
08/20/78
Michigan
36
1
Mercury
2.000
P
400
126,885
164.073
7
35
129.566
34
21
08/26/78
Bristol
30
4
Oldsmobile
0.533
P
267
73,380
110.958
10
59
88.628
16
22
09/04/78
Darlington
40
6
Oldsmobile
1.366
P
501
200,170
153.685
9
72
116.828
21
23
09/10/78
Richmond
30
1
Chevrolet
0.542
P
217
73,485
91.964
5
27
79.568
16
24
09/17/78
Dover
37
2
Ford
1.000
P
500
118,620
135.480
3
18
119.323
7
25
09/24/78
Martinsville
30
6
Oldsmobile
0.525
P
263
101,430
86.558
4
19
79.185
6
26
10/01/78
North Wilkesboro
27
3
Oldsmobile
0.625
P
250
73,685
109.397
1
4
97.847
1
27
10/08/78
Charlotte
40
8
Ford
1.500
P
501
259,980
161.355
4
21
141.826
40
28
10/22/78
Rockingham
36
1
Oldsmobile
1.017
P
500
133,570
142.067
5
52
117.288
19
29
11/05/78
Atlanta
39
13
Chevrolet
1.522
P
499
158,615
168.425
7
63
124.312
25
30
11/19/78
Ontario
40
2
Ford
2.500
P
500
165,940
156.190
4
17
137.783
30

NTT = No Time Trials; DFP = Drew For Pole; MQ = Metric Qualifying