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Results

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

Richmond 400

Sunday, February 26th, 1978

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 3 Ford
  • 6 Dodge
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 80.304
  • Cautions: 5 for 33 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Richmond 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
20 29 45 Baxter Price Chevrolet 103 103 359 0 0 running
1 3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 180 175 400 109 0 running
6 4 15 Bobby Allison Ford 150 150 396 0 0 running
15 21 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 118 380 0 0 running
3 7 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 170 165 399 69 0 running
17 20 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 112 112 379 0 0 running
16 16 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 115 115 379 0 0 running
4 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 165 160 399 55 0 running
7 6 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 146 146 395 0 0 running
5 5 90 Dick Brooks Ford 155 155 397 0 0 running
29 22 74 Dick May Chevrolet 76 76 71 0 0 rear end
24 27 01 Earle Canavan Dodge 91 91 299 0 0 running
21 14 8 Ed Negre Dodge 100 100 358 0 0 running
14 23 79 Frank Warren Dodge 121 121 380 0 0 running
27 13 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 82 82 154 0 0 engine
11 10 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 389 0 0 running
19 25 26 Jimmy Lee Capps Chevrolet 106 106 369 0 0 running
12 18 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 127 127 385 0 0 running
2 9 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 180 170 400 142 0 running
9 1 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 143 138 393 5 0 running
30 30 09 Nelson Oswald Chevrolet 73 73 50 0 0 flagged
8 11 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 147 142 393 20 0 running
22 8 43 Richard Petty Dodge 97 97 356 0 0 rear end
25 26 37 Roger Hamby Chevrolet 88 88 282 0 0 running
26 12 98 Roland Wlodyka Chevrolet 85 85 177 0 0 crash
18 24 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 109 109 370 0 0 running
13 17 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 124 124 381 0 0 running
10 19 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 134 134 389 0 0 running
23 15 64 Tommy Gale Ford 94 94 322 0 0 running
28 28 19 Woody Fisher Chevrolet 79 79 74 0 0 rear end

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