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  • 1978

1978 / NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National Series

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Races

Date Circuit Q Race
January 22 Riverside International Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Winston Western 500
February 19 Daytona International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500
February 26 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond 400
March 5 North Carolina Motor Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Carolina 500
March 19 Atlanta International Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta 500
April 2 Bristol International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Southeastern 500
April 9 Darlington Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Rebel 500
April 16 North Wilkesboro Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Gwyn Stanley 400
April 23 Martinsville Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Virginia 500
May 14 Alabama International Motor Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Winston 500
May 21 Dover Downs International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Mason-Dixon 500
May 28 Charlotte Motor Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series World 600
June 3 Nashville Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Music City USA 420
June 11 Riverside International Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Napa 400
June 18 Michigan International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Gabriel 400
July 4 Daytona International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Firecracker 400
July 15 Nashville Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Nashville 420
July 30 Pocono International Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 500
August 6 Alabama International Motor Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Talladega 500
August 20 Michigan International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Spark Plug 400
August 26 Bristol International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Volunteer 500
September 4 Darlington Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Southern 500
September 10 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Capital City 400
September 17 Dover Downs International Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Delaware 500
September 24 Martinsville Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Old Dominion 500
October 1 North Wilkesboro Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Wilkes 400
October 8 Charlotte Motor Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Napa National 500
October 22 North Carolina Motor Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series American 500
November 5 Atlanta International Raceway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Dixie 500
November 19 Ontario Motor Speedway 1978 NASCAR Cup Series Los Angeles Times 500

Standings

1 Cale Yarborough 4841
2 Bobby Allison 4367
3 Darrell Waltrip 4362
4 Benny Parsons 4350
5 Dave Marcis 4335
6 Richard Petty 3949
7 Lennie Pond 3794
8 Dick Brooks 3769
9 Buddy Arrington 3626
10 Richard Childress 3566
11 J.D. McDuffie 3255
12 Neil Bonnett 3129
13 Tighe Scott 3110
14 Frank Warren 3036
15 Dick May 2936
16 Jimmy Means 2756
16 David Pearson 2756
18 Ronnie Thomas 2733
19 Cecil Gordon 2641
20 Tommy Gale 2639
21 Roger Hamby 2617
22 D.K. Ulrich 2452
23 Baxter Price 2418
24 Buddy Baker 2130
25 Donnie Allison 1993
26 James Hylton 1965
27 Gary Myers 1915
28 Ed Negre 1857
29 Skip Manning 1802
29 Grant Adcox 1467
31 Ricky Rudd 1260
32 Bruce Hill 1214
33 Bill Elliott 1176
34 Al Holbert 1142
35 Ferrel Harris 1066
36 Coo Coo Marlin 765
37 Blackie Wangerin 760
38 Bobby Wawak 680
39 Terry Labonte 659
40 Ralph Jones 634
41 Janet Guthrie 592
42 Earle Canavan 559
43 Dale Earnhardt 558
44 Roland Wlodyka 549
45 Joe Frasson 533
46 Nelson Oswald 501
47 Joe Mihalic 419
48 Jim Thirkettle 389
49 Jimmy Insolo 369
50 Satch Worley 368
51 John Kennedy 350
52 Bill Schmitt 330
53 Harry Gant 325
54 Connie Saylor 318
55 Richard White 308
56 Chuck Bown 301
57 Nestor Peles 297
58 Rick McCray 297
59 John Utsman 292
60 Joey Arrington 273
60 Joe Booher 273
62 John Borneman 264
63 Rocky Moran 261
64 Jimmy Lee Capps 258
65 Dave Dion 256
66 Ray Elder 254
67 Elmo Langley 243
68 Woody Fisher 237
69 Sterling Marlin 226
70 Ron Hutcherson 221
71 Jerry Jolly 201
72 Junior Miller 197
73 Bill Hollar 189
74 Norm Palmer 179
75 Ernie Stierly 176
76 Morgan Shepherd 170
77 Harry Goularte 167
78 Mel Larson 140
79 Roy Smith 138
80 Chuck Wahl 134
81 Jim Vandiver 131
82 Sam Sommers 127
83 Wayne Morgan 122
84 Hershel McGriff 112
85 Marty Robbins 109
86 Glenn Jarrett 103
87 Bob Burcham 97
87 Don Graham 97
87 Jack Simpson 97
90 Butch Mock 85
91 Steve Moore 82
92 Don Noel 79
92 Billy McGinnis 79
94 Vince Giamformaggio 76
94 Richard Waters 76
94 Raymond Williams 76
97 Walter Ballard 73
97 Bill Green 73
99 Don Puskarich 70
100 Steve Pfeifer 67
101 Eddie Bradshaw 64
102 Bill Baker 61
103 Louis Gatto 58
103 Gary Johnson 58
105 Butch Hartman 55
106 Bill Dennis 52
106 Jocko Maggiacomo 52
106 Jabe Thomas 52
109 Dick Trickle 46
110 Bobby Fisher 43
Standings uploaded by Danilowski