Results

The 1978 Music City USA 420 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville race.

Music City USA 420

Saturday, June 3rd, 1978

Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 3 Oldsmobile
  • 5 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 420
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 87.541
  • Cautions: 2 for 22 laps
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Music City USA 420 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
17 22 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 112 112 383 0 0 running
20 5 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 103 103 378 0 0 running
21 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 100 100 321 0 0 engine
13 29 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 124 124 387 0 0 running
25 10 05 Bruce Hill Oldsmobile 88 88 276 0 0 electrical
9 16 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 401 0 0 running
1 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 420 420 0 running
19 28 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 106 106 381 0 0 running
22 8 14 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 97 97 310 0 0 engine
10 18 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 134 134 395 0 0 running
26 3 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 85 85 227 0 0 rear end
4 4 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 160 160 415 0 0 running
14 24 64 Dick Brooks Ford 121 121 387 0 0 running
18 30 19 Dick May Chevrolet 109 109 382 0 0 running
27 14 8 Ed Negre Dodge 82 82 135 0 0 overheating
16 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 115 115 386 0 0 running
28 20 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 79 79 128 0 0 engine
6 13 41 Grant Adcox Chevrolet 150 150 409 0 0 running
12 11 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 127 127 388 0 0 running
11 15 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 390 0 0 running
30 12 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 73 73 12 0 0 ignition
2 1 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 170 170 418 0 0 running
5 9 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 155 155 413 0 0 running
24 23 97 Ralph Jones Ford 91 91 297 0 0 running
8 17 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 142 142 405 0 0 running
3 7 43 Richard Petty Dodge 165 165 416 0 0 running
29 27 86 Richard Waters Chevrolet 76 76 13 0 0 ignition
23 25 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 94 94 300 0 0 overheating
15 19 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 118 118 386 0 0 running
7 21 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 146 146 408 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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