1978 Music City USA 420

Race 13 of 30

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:51:34
Average speed of winner: 87.541 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Pond pole, Yarborough 1-420

Race notes: Only start for Richard Waters. Cale Yarborough took the points lead from Benny Parsons.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter		420	1	420	running	9065	185
2	1	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N.	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson	105.094	418	0	0	running	4265	170
3	7	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		416	0	0	running	4665	165
4	4	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		415	0	0	running	2465	160
5	9	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor-All	Dodge	Stacy			413	0	0	running	3715	155
6	13	Grant Adcox	41	Krystal	Chevrolet	Adcox			409	0	0	running	1165	150
7	21	Tighe Scott	30	Russ Togs	Chevrolet	Ballard			408	0	0	running	2145	146
8	17	Richard Childress	3	Kansas Jack	Oldsmobile	Childress			405	0	0	running	1985	142
9	16	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			401	0	0	running	1815	138
10	18	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			395	0	0	running	1705	134
11	15	James Hylton	48	Hylton	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		390	0	0	running	1495	130
12	11	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			388	0	0	running	1285	127
13	29	Bobby Wawak	74	Wawak	Chevrolet	Wawak			387	0	0	running	590	124
14	24	Dick Brooks	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			387	0	0	running	1125	121
15	19	Ronnie Thomas	25	Louise Smith	Chevrolet	Don Robertson			386	0	0	running	1465	118
16	26	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			386	0	0	running	745	115
17	22	Baxter Price	45	Price Racing	Chevrolet	Baxter Price			383	0	0	running	695	112
18	30	Dick May	19	Belden Asphalt	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			382	0	0	running	650	109
19	28	Cecil Gordon	24	Chuck Walters	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			381	0	0	running	610	106
20	5	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		378	0	0	running	3050	103
21	6	Bobby Allison	15	Norris Industries	Ford	Moore	Moore		321	0	0	oil pressure	3045	100
22	8	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			310	0	0	engine	335	97
23	25	Roger Hamby	17	Hamby/Ellis Automotive	Chevrolet	Hamby			300	0	0	overheating	325	94
24	23	Ralph Jones	97	Jones Supply	Ford	Ralph Jones			297	0	0	running	315	91
25	10	Bruce Hill	05	Bearfinder	Oldsmobile	Clary			276	0	0	alternator	305	88
26	3	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		227	0	0	rear end	3095	85
27	14	Ed Negre	8	Negre	Dodge	Negre			135	0	0	overheating	535	82
28	20	Gary Myers	4	Spencer Baby Wear	Chevrolet	Gary Myers			128	0	0	engine	275	79
29	27	Richard Waters	86	Newbern	Chevrolet				13	0	0	ignition	265	76
30	12	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet	Means			12	0	0	ignition	505	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	2017	13	3	3	9	9
2	Benny Parsons	1965	13	1	2	8	9
3	Dave Marcis	1898	13	0	0	7	10
4	Darrell Waltrip	1768	13	0	4	6	7
5	Bobby Allison	1765	13	1	2	4	8
6	Lennie Pond	1732	12	2	0	8	9
7	Richard Petty	1702	13	0	0	5	7
8	Buddy Arrington	1665	13	0	0	1	4
9	Richard Childress	1586	13	0	0	0	7
10	Dick Brooks	1533	13	0	0	2	5
11	D.K. Ulrich	1494	13	0	0	0	2
12	Skip Manning	1455	12	0	0	1	4
13	Neil Bonnett	1441	13	3	0	4	6
14	Frank Warren	1366	13	0	0	0	0
15	Tighe Scott	1340	13	0	0	0	3
16	Cecil Gordon	1214	12	0	0	0	1
17	J.D. McDuffie	1205	13	0	0	0	1
18	Jimmy Means	1184	12	0	0	0	2
19	Tommy Gale	1106	11	0	0	0	0
20	David Pearson	1095	9	2	2	4	4
21	Dick May	1094	11	0	0	0	0
22	Ronnie Thomas	1079	11	0	0	0	0
23	Baxter Price	1063	10	0	0	0	0
24	Roger Hamby	1061	11	0	0	0	0
25	James Hylton	936	7	0	0	0	3