CUP Series Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500

Sunday, January 22nd, 1978

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA

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  • 22 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Mercury
  • 6 Dodge
  • 1 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 102.269
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • 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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Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
8 9 48 Al Holbert Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 117 0 0 0 0 running
2 3 72 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 175 170 5 0 119 18 0 0 0 running
32 8 73 Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 67 67 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 rear end
30 6 15 Bobby Allison Ford 73 73 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 engine
11 27 67 Buddy Arrington Ford 130 130 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 running
1 4 11 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile 185 175 10 0 119 58 0 0 0 running
25 30 24 Cecil Gordon Chevrolet 88 88 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 clutch
10 19 40 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 134 134 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 running
23 2 88 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 transmission
5 7 2 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 155 155 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 running
3 1 21 David Pearson Mercury 170 165 5 0 119 41 0 0 0 running
15 25 64 Dick Brooks Ford 118 118 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 running
31 28 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 70 70 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 engine
33 33 09 Eddie Bradshaw Chevrolet 64 64 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 driveshaft
19 23 41 Ernie Stierly Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 running
13 15 79 Frank Warren Dodge 124 124 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 running
35 14 44 Gary Johnson Chevrolet 58 58 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 rear end
6 29 95 Hershel McGriff Ford 150 150 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 running
28 21 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 rear end
22 35 53 Jack Simpson Chevrolet 97 97 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 running
17 22 51 Jim Thirkettle Buick 112 112 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 running
7 11 01 Jimmy Insolo Chevrolet 151 146 5 0 118 2 0 0 0 running
27 13 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 82 82 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 clutch
4 16 5 Neil Bonnett Dodge 160 160 0 0 119 0 0 0 0 running
14 10 93 Norm Palmer Dodge 121 121 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 engine
34 26 32 Ray Elder Dodge 61 61 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 transmission
20 18 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 running
16 5 43 Richard Petty Dodge 115 115 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 rear end
24 24 12 Richard White Chevrolet 91 91 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 running
12 34 08 Rick McCray Dodge 127 127 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 running
26 32 58 Rocky Moran Chevrolet 85 85 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 engine
9 20 29 Roy Smith Chevrolet 138 138 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 running
21 12 92 Skip Manning Chevrolet 100 100 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 running
18 31 30 Tighe Scott Chevrolet 109 109 0 0 103 0 0 0 0 running
29 17 39 Vince Giamformaggio Chevrolet 76 76 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 overheating

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