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Volunteer 500

Saturday, August 26th, 1978

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Ford
  • 3 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 88.628
  • Cautions: 10 for 59 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
16 22 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 115 115 0 0 453 0 0 0 0 running
2 3 72 Benny Parsons Oldsmobile 175 170 5 0 500 65 0 0 0 running
30 28 36 Bill Green Chevrolet 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 crash
22 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 102 97 5 0 253 6 0 0 0 engine
28 27 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 transmission
12 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 127 127 0 0 475 0 0 0 0 running
1 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 10 0 500 327 0 0 0 running
13 26 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 124 124 0 0 469 0 0 0 0 running
9 10 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 477 0 0 0 0 running
3 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 499 46 0 0 0 running
6 9 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 150 150 0 0 495 0 0 0 0 running
4 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 160 160 0 0 497 0 0 0 0 running
25 18 19 Dick May Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 123 0 0 0 0 crash
29 30 7 Ed Negre Dodge 76 76 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 clutch
18 8 8 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 109 109 0 0 425 0 0 0 0 running
15 24 79 Frank Warren Dodge 118 118 0 0 458 0 0 0 0 running
14 19 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 465 0 0 0 0 running
8 5 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 481 0 0 0 0 running
17 16 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 112 112 0 0 438 0 0 0 0 running
19 23 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 353 0 0 0 0 ignition
26 1 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 90 85 5 0 103 30 0 0 0 handling
20 14 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 287 0 0 0 0 engine
24 29 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 195 0 0 0 0 flagged
27 25 97 Ralph Jones Ford 82 82 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 engine
7 13 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 151 146 5 0 494 24 0 0 0 running
5 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 160 155 5 0 495 2 0 0 0 running
10 15 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 134 134 0 0 477 0 0 0 0 running
11 7 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 130 130 0 0 476 0 0 0 0 running
23 17 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 232 0 0 0 0 spindle
21 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 0 0 279 0 0 0 0 engine

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