CUP Series Riverside International Raceway

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Results

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

NAPA 400

Sunday, June 11th, 1978

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

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  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 3 Buick
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Mercury
  • 5 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 95
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 104.311
  • Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
NAPA 400 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 4 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 180 175 95 26 0 running
34 33 55 Bill Baker Buick 61 61 20 0 0 oil leak
8 9 73 Bill Schmitt Oldsmobile 142 142 93 0 0 running
3 5 15 Bobby Allison Ford 170 165 95 12 0 running
18 27 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 109 109 89 0 0 running
5 2 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 165 155 94 47 0 running
12 30 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 127 127 92 0 0 running
28 35 37 Chuck Wahl Chevrolet 79 79 59 0 0 oil leak
14 16 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 121 121 91 0 0 running
16 21 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 115 115 91 0 0 running
4 3 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 165 160 95 3 0 running
27 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 82 82 66 0 0 overheating
26 20 64 Dick Brooks Ford 85 85 67 0 0 engine
21 31 19 Dick May Chevrolet 100 100 86 0 0 running
22 22 52 Don Graham Chevrolet 97 97 75 0 0 wheel bearing
33 17 99 Don Noel Chevrolet 64 64 22 0 0 transmission
31 32 41 Ernie Stierly Chevrolet 70 70 42 0 0 transmission
29 26 79 Frank Warren Dodge 76 76 57 0 0 running
20 34 17 Harry Goularte Chevrolet 103 103 88 0 0 running
17 11 48 Hershel McGriff Chevrolet 112 112 90 0 0 running
24 19 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 91 91 72 0 0 transmission
9 13 51 Jim Thirkettle Buick 138 138 93 0 0 running
32 6 01 Jimmy Insolo Oldsmobile 72 67 29 3 0 engine
23 14 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 94 94 74 0 0 transmission
7 23 54 Lennie Pond Chevrolet 146 146 94 0 0 running
10 10 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 134 134 92 0 0 running
35 8 93 Norm Palmer Dodge 58 58 8 0 0 crash
6 12 32 Ray Elder Dodge 150 150 94 0 0 running
15 15 3 Richard Childress Oldsmobile 118 118 91 0 0 running
2 7 43 Richard Petty Dodge 175 170 95 4 0 running
19 28 12 Richard White Chevrolet 106 106 88 0 0 running
13 29 08 Rick McCray Chevrolet 124 124 92 0 0 running
30 25 58 Rocky Moran Buick 73 73 50 0 0 engine
25 24 25 Ronnie Thomas Chevrolet 88 88 70 0 0 transmission
11 18 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 130 130 92 0 0 running

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