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Delaware 500

Sunday, September 17th, 1978

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

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  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 5 Dodge
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.323
  • Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • 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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Delaware 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
13 18 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 124 124 0 0 472 0 0 0 0 running
23 30 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 420 0 0 0 0 running
26 9 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 311 0 0 0 0 engine
1 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 185 175 10 0 500 267 0 0 0 running
22 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 97 97 0 0 432 0 0 0 0 running
3 6 27 Buddy Baker Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 499 1 0 0 0 running
2 8 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 175 170 5 0 500 221 0 0 0 running
14 27 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 468 0 0 0 0 running
5 7 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 160 155 5 0 497 1 0 0 0 running
28 25 29 Dave Dion Ford 79 79 0 0 238 0 0 0 0 engine
8 10 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 493 0 0 0 0 running
4 5 21 David Pearson Mercury 160 160 0 0 498 0 0 0 0 running
6 14 90 Dick Brooks Ford 150 150 0 0 496 0 0 0 0 running
10 15 92 Dick May Chevrolet 134 134 0 0 485 0 0 0 0 running
9 13 1 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 138 138 0 0 489 0 0 0 0 running
16 26 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 115 115 0 0 460 0 0 0 0 running
15 29 8 Ed Negre Dodge 118 118 0 0 467 0 0 0 0 running
36 34 61 Ferrel Harris Chrysler 55 55 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 quit
21 32 79 Frank Warren Dodge 100 100 0 0 438 0 0 0 0 running
20 21 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 438 0 0 0 0 engine
33 1 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 69 64 5 0 80 10 0 0 0 engine
37 35 81 Jabe Thomas Chevrolet 52 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 quit
34 17 18 James Hylton Chevrolet 61 61 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 quit
32 24 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 67 67 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 engine
31 33 19 Joey Arrington Dodge 70 70 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 rear end
7 12 54 Lennie Pond Oldsmobile 146 146 0 0 493 0 0 0 0 running
35 37 35 Louis Gatto Chevrolet 58 58 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 flagged
29 4 5 Neil Bonnett Oldsmobile 76 76 0 0 220 0 0 0 0 crash
24 36 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 335 0 0 0 0 engine
19 31 34 Nestor Peles Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 439 0 0 0 0 running
30 28 97 Ralph Jones Ford 73 73 0 0 186 0 0 0 0 engine
12 3 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 127 127 0 0 482 0 0 0 0 running
27 11 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 82 82 0 0 269 0 0 0 0 ignition
18 22 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 109 109 0 0 457 0 0 0 0 running
11 16 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 130 130 0 0 483 0 0 0 0 running
25 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 320 0 0 0 0 oil pan
17 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 112 112 0 0 458 0 0 0 0 running

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