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Results

The 1978 Capital City 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 400

Sunday, September 10th, 1978

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 3 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 79.568
  • Cautions: 5 for 27 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Capital City 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 13 92 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 146 146 392 0 0 running
22 20 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 97 97 317 0 0 running
6 6 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 150 150 397 0 0 running
2 2 15 Bobby Allison Ford 175 170 400 44 0 running
16 18 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 115 115 376 0 0 running
4 10 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 160 160 399 0 0 running
17 25 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 112 112 375 0 0 running
1 1 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 180 175 400 65 0 running
26 4 29 Dave Dion Ford 85 85 85 0 0 rear end
9 11 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 143 138 388 1 0 running
5 7 90 Dick Brooks Ford 155 155 397 0 0 running
15 26 8 Dick May Dodge 118 118 379 0 0 running
30 24 1 Ed Negre Chrysler 73 73 6 0 0 brakes
28 23 81 Ferrel Harris Chevrolet 79 79 28 0 0 overheating
23 28 79 Frank Warren Dodge 94 94 256 0 0 handling
21 19 4 Gary Myers Chevrolet 100 100 350 0 0 running
8 12 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 142 142 391 0 0 running
18 8 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 109 109 374 0 0 running
13 21 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 124 124 381 0 0 running
19 27 19 Joey Arrington Chevrolet 106 106 364 0 0 running
12 9 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 132 127 384 1 0 running
3 3 5 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 175 165 400 276 0 running
25 29 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 88 88 172 0 0 overheating
11 15 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 130 130 387 0 0 running
20 5 43 Richard Petty Chevrolet 108 103 356 13 0 rear end
10 14 17 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 134 134 388 0 0 running
14 17 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 121 121 381 0 0 running
27 16 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 82 82 49 0 0 crash
24 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford 91 91 198 0 0 engine
29 30 80 Wayne Morgan Chevrolet 76 76 16 0 0 overheating

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